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SIG-DL

SIG-DL provides a forum for discussion about research, development, and use of digital libraries in corporate, academic, and public contexts.

About Our SIG

Welcome to the Special Interest Group in Digital Libraries (SIG-DL). We are a special interest group of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).

SIG-DL provides a forum for discussion about research, development, and use of digital libraries in corporate, academic, and public contexts.

It is concerned with all aspects of digital library design and implementation including:

  • copyright issues
  • networked infrastructures
  • interoperability of distributed databases
  • database management
  • policies and standards in relation to the digitization of material
  • metadata
  • preservation
  • providing electronic access and authentication
  • software, hardware, and peopleware
  • project management

SIG-DL also works to facilitate increased international, interdisciplinary and inter-societal collaboration focusing on digital libraries and related issues.

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Publications & Resources

For more information on the SIG, our meetings, and our history, please visit this page.

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How to Join

To be a member, one first needs to be a member of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). When completing the Membership Application Form, select the special interest group (SIG) of your choice.

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Here is why you should join ASIS&T and SIG-DL:

  • Participate in an international community of scholars and practitioners in digital libraries
  • Join ongoing discussions of issues currently affecting digital libraries
  • See job postings related to digital libraries and information science positions
  • Access pre-publication results of research from digital library initiatives
  • Receive conference and event announcements, and subscriptions to the Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology and the Bulletin of ASIS&T
  • Access to other publications of the Society, including conference proceedings
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