Introduction: This WWW site has been developed to assist those interested in learning about digital libraries. It is based upon materials tested in 2 Virginia Tech courses taught Fall 1997:
Students in those courses especially liked Michael Lesk's "Practical Digital Libraries: Books, Bytes & Bucks" so we refer to it as a supplemental text throughout this site.
There is a set of quizzes (to be added) to test your knowledge of the chapters in Dr. Lesk's book. We also will support discussion related to these course materials through:
Revisions: This site will undergo frequent changes, so do check back. The latest revision was completed 6/27/98.
Acknowledgements: This WWW site was developed in part through funding from NSF grants CDA-9312611, DUE-9752408, and DUE-9752190.
Please send comments/suggestions to Ed
Fox.
(c) Copyright 1998, Edward A. Fox, Rajat Gupta