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Components of an NSDL Architecture: Technical Scope and Functional Model [PDF]
We describe work leading toward specification of a technical architecture for the National Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education Digital Library (NSDL). This includes a technical scope and a functional model, with some elaboration on the particularly rich set of library services that NSDL is expected eventually to encompass.
arxiv
Experimental DML over digital repositories in Japan [PDF]
In this paper the authors show an overview of Virtual Digital Mathematics Library in Japan (DML-JP), contents of which consist of metadata harvested from institutional repositories in Japan and digital repositories in the world. DML-JP is, in a sense, a subject specific repository which collaborate with various digital repositories.
arxiv
Representing Digital Assets using MPEG-21 Digital Item Declaration [PDF]
Various XML-based approaches aimed at representing compound digital assets have emerged over the last several years. Approaches that are of specific relevance to the digital library community include the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS), the IMS Content Packaging XML Binding, and the XML Formatted Data Units (XFDU) developed by CCSDS ...
arxiv
NCore: Architecture and Implementation of a Flexible, Collaborative Digital Library [PDF]
NCore is an open source architecture and software platform for creating flexible, collaborative digital libraries. NCore was developed by the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) project, and it serves as the central technical infrastructure for NSDL.
arxiv
Revealing digital documents. Concealed structures in data [PDF]
This short paper gives an introduction to a research project to analyze how digital documents are structured and described. Using a phenomenological approach, this research will reveal common patterns that are used in data, independent from the particular technology in which the data is available.
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