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'The editors have brought together many of the top theorists and practitioners in the development and deployment of digital libraries. There are authoritative contributions on the early development of digital libraries, analysis of the key policies issues, and critical appraisal of the implementation of workplace digital library services. Anyone interested in digital libraries will find this a very stimulating volume.' Michael Breaks, Heriot Watt University,UK '... an excellent choice for all LIS professionals and managers involved in digital and hybrid library practices who expect to learn from the experiences of others. It is also an excellent choice for all LIS educators specialising in this field and post-graduate students who need an overview of developments, practical realities and expectations of the future. Digital Libraries: Policy Planning and Practice concludes with a very useful and extensive bibliography. It is highly recommended to its intended audience, and is considered good value for money.' The Electronic Journal, June 2005 '...useful...the editors have put together an interesting mix of papers, from an international perspective, discussing different strands of planning and managing digital libraries...the real weight of the book is in the case studies...a practical work...' Library and Information Update 'While reading, I was already marking the book with my notes not for this review buut for my courses in Information Management.' Information Research Dec 2004 '...a useful reference source, providing insights from real-life projects that have been implemented in North America, Europe, the Middle East and South Africa.' Library Management, Vol 29, 2008

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Judith Andrews is Director of Library Services at the University of Central England, Birmingham, UK, and Director of the UCEEL Project (the University of Central England Electronic Library). Professor Derek Law is Head of the Information Resources Directorate at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, and has been associated with the development of networked information services at national level for over a decade. Judith Andrews, Derek Law, William H. Mischo, Stephen Pinfield, Mike Lesk, Stevan Harnad, Susan S. Lazinger, Pete Dalton, Stella Thebridge, Rebecca Hartland-Fox, Alan Dawson, Chris Dodd, Edward A. Fox, Gail McMillan, Hussein Suleman, Marcos Goncalves, Ming Luo, ,Jon W. Dunn, Mary Wallace Davidson, Jan R. Holloway, Gerald Bernbom, Diane Kresh, Mel Collier .

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