An overview of the information retrieval features of twenty digital libraries
Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems
[October 2000]
Chowdhury, GG~Chowdhury, Sudatta
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Abstract: A number of digital libraries have been set up in the course of various research and development activities in different parts of the world during the last few years. How do these digital libraries fair in terms of information retrieval features? This paper looks into this question by reviewing the information retrieval features of 20 digital libraries chosen from around the globe. The ˙rst part of the paper brie˙y describes the features of the chosen digital libraries in terms of their nature and content. The second part looks into the information retrieval features of each digital library. Unique features of some digital libraries have been indicated. Major areas of research that would improve the information retrieval features of the future digital libraries have been indicated.
https://librarytechnology.org/document/8754/