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IT3803

Digital Libraries

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2011
Duration 1 semester
Examination arrangement Assignment and Written examination

About

About the course

Course content

The course treats different aspects of web-based digital libraries: information objects, systems architecture, technology and applications.
Modelling, design, and description of content: general methods, specific methods for selected applications and/or user groups. The FRBR-model is presented. Interoperability between systems and collections. Open Access; Open Archives The course introduces several models and architectures for (distributed) digital libraries, examples: Geo-referenced Digital libraries, Digital libraries and e-Learning. Evaluation of digital libraries, and of the main components such as technology, content, users and usage.

Learning outcome

During the course the students will learn through theory and practice how to design and develop systems with collections of multi-media objects, where the multi-media objects can be retrieved and re-used in applications.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, student presentations, exercises, projects, report.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Course materials

Collection of articles and Internet documents.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
MNFIT383 7.5 sp
MNFIT383 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Informatics
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Computer Science

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Assignment and Written examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010

Oppgave
Weighting 40/100
Skriftlig eksamen
Weighting 60/100 Date 2010-12-01 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

Ordinary examination - Spring 2011

Oppgave
Weighting 40/100
Skriftlig eksamen
Weighting 60/100 Date 2011-06-10 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

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