READIT - 2009 - Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
READIT - 2009 - Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
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totally around Internet protocols and stresses the role of Web sites <strong>for</strong> a vast and diverse<br />
array of services that follow a utility model.<br />
The development of the digital library (DL) requires the following technologies:<br />
1.1 Contents processing technology<br />
Technology that provides effective creation, storage, and retrieval of primary<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation and secondary in<strong>for</strong>mation: including digital conversion from conventional,<br />
non-digital media.<br />
1.2 In<strong>for</strong>mation access technology<br />
Technology that enables efficient accesses to myriad types of in<strong>for</strong>mation without<br />
time or location limitations.<br />
1.3 Human-friendly, intelligent interface<br />
User interface that brings, to diverse users, increased intellectual productivity and<br />
an improvement to the active cultural environment.<br />
1.4 Interoperability<br />
Technology to make interoperable works possible in heterogeneous environments.<br />
1.5 Scalability<br />
Technology that enables DL systems to handle increases in in<strong>for</strong>mation and users.<br />
1.6 Open system development<br />
Development using international and de facto standards, without loss of<br />
per<strong>for</strong>mance.<br />
1.7 Highly flexible system development<br />
Technology that can adjust quickly to new in<strong>for</strong>mation and related changes to<br />
social systems.<br />
2. HARDWARE INFRASTRUCTURE<br />
Establishing appropriate infrastructure would facilitate effective and scalable<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation retrieval solutions. In this context, libraries need to plan networking, server,<br />
workstation, capture devices, storage solutions etc.<br />
2.1 Server Technology<br />
Servers are basically specialized into three classes: database servers with large<br />
high speed disks and very fast local communications, applications servers with fast<br />
processors, and communications servers with fast communications peripherals. They are<br />
usually adaptations of the same basic range of machines with specialized equipment and<br />
larger capacities added. This means that a good basic plat<strong>for</strong>m can be utilized <strong>for</strong> all three<br />
classes. If the basic plat<strong>for</strong>m server is scalable, then each of the specialized servers will<br />
be scalable, and the library will be able to grow as needed. The real point of the<br />
specialized servers is to allow the library to buy capacity (whether it is storage,
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