Scholarly Communication and the Digital Library: Problems and Issues
Authors
Stephen P. Harter
School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University
Abstract
This paper considers a range of definitions for a digital library from the perspective of scholarly communication and the properties of a traditional research library. It then explores some of the problems and issues involved in creating and maintaining a digital library, depending on the characteristics one wants it to have. The paper stresses the need to consider the requirements of scholarship and research as we build the digital libraries of the future.
