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Finding a Needle in a Haystack

The BEIC Digital Library in Search of Its Space on the Web: A Case Study

Authors : Chiara Consonni, Paul Gabriele Weston

Published in: Digital Libraries on the Move

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The paper describes the strategies undertaken by BEIC Digital Library in order to find its identity and space on the Web. It will be of interest and value to other digital libraries facing the same challenges or in search of new strategies to promote their collections and to monitor their use.

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Metadata
Title
Finding a Needle in a Haystack
Authors
Chiara Consonni
Paul Gabriele Weston
Copyright Year
2016
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41938-1_18

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