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Learning Commons inside the library of Tec de Monterrey, Mexico City. Learning commons, also known as scholars' commons, information commons or digital commons, are learning spaces, [1] [2] similar to libraries and classrooms that share space for information technology, remote or online education, tutoring, [3] [4] collaboration, content creation, meetings, socialization, playing games and ...
The Biodiversity Heritage Library website, an example of a digital library. A digital library (also called an online library, an internet library, a digital repository, a library without walls, or a digital collection) is an online database of digital objects that can include text, still images, audio, video, digital documents, or other digital media formats or a library accessible through the ...
The earliest digital reference services were launched in the mid-1980s, primarily by academic and medical libraries, and provided by e-mail.These early-adopter libraries launched digital reference services for two main reasons: to extend the hours that questions could be submitted to the reference desk, and to explore the potential of campus-wide networks, which at that time was a new technology.
Libraries in virtual worlds are part of an immersive 3D environment that can be used for entertainment and educational purposes. [1] Due to increasing interest in digital services, some libraries and librarians have established virtual services in Second Life and other virtual worlds.
The main components of digital library framework are user interfaces, repository, handle system, and search system. [5] The handle system and search system are the major components that should be designed with interoperability features to search across different repositories owned by different vendors.
Wolfgang Appelt and Peter Mambrey publish a paper on using BSCW as a virtual learning environment. ETUDES 2.3 released. ETUDES 2.5 is released in December. The system is used at several community colleges in California, including Foothill, LasPositas, and Miracosta.
Metelwin Digital Library General, heritage: Online digital library containing books, magazines, journals, newspapers and manuscripts with index and searchable OCR text. Contains digitized regional heritage collections and collections of different ephemeral printed materials. All content free for use. Metelwin Digital Library Metropolitan Museum ...
A digital environment is an integrated communications environment where digital devices communicate and manage the content and activities within it. The concept is based on digital electronics systems which are integrated and implemented for a global community. [ 1 ]