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Assessment of Digitized Library and Archives Materials: A Literature Review

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posted on 2016-04-29, 17:33 authored by Elizabeth Joan KellyElizabeth Joan Kelly
Professional literature about the assessment of digital libraries reflects a growing interest in both improving the user experience and in justifying the creation of digital collections to multiple stakeholders. This article explores some of the current key themes in digital library assessment literature through a review of current literature (2004-2014) gathered from both scholarly and popular resources online. The majority of scholarship about digital library assessment utilizes usability testing and Web statistics for data collection, while studies about altmetrics, the reuse of digital library materials, cost benefit analysis, and the holistic evaluation of digital libraries are also present in the literature. Exploring the literature about digital library assessment allows libraries to create effective and sustainable evaluation models based on the successes and short-comings of previously completed projects.

This is a post-print (post peer-review) version of a manuscript originally published in The Journal of Web Librarianship 8, no. 4 (2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19322909.2014.954740

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