A REFERENCE QUALITY MODEL AND FRAMEWORK (5S) FOR GOOD DIGITAL LIBRARIES: ISSUES AND APPLICATIONS

Abstract

The digital library universe is a complex framework bringing together many disciplines and fields, spanning data management, information retrieval, library sciences, document management, information systems, web image processing, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction and digital curation. The digital library universe is also interplay of professional roles, encompassing cataloguing and curating, defining, customizing and maintaining the digital library and its services, as well as developing and customizing software. This paper discusses some key issues in the development of good digital libraries with reference quality model. In this paper the main emphasis is on the meaning of quality in digital libraries (DLs) by proposing a model with the help of framework of digital libraries: 5s (Streams, Structures, Spaces, Scenarios and Societies). A digital library theory based on 5S is defined by proposing a formal ontology that defines the fundamental concepts, relationships, and axiomatic rules that govern the DL domain. The ontology is an axiomatic, formal treatment of DLs, which distinguishes it from other approaches that informally define a number of architectural invariants. This paper first gives an overview of digital libraries briefly. The applicability, versatility, and unifying power of the 5S theory are demonstrated through its use in a number of distinct applications including: 1) building and interpreting a DL taxonomy; 2) utilization as a formal basis for a DL description language, digital library visualization and generation tools, and a log format specific for DLs; and 4) defining a quality model for DLs. The key issues for digital libraries are interoperability, model and theory, preservation, accessibility, metadata and so on.