创建数字图书馆前要问的52个问题--来自编目精灵

创建数字图书馆前要问的52个问题
建立一个数字图书馆，不应该是一项任务，更不应该是一种宿命，而应该是一种选择——基于多方思考后的理性选择。《数字图书馆工具箱》为思考提供了一个框架。
《数字图书馆工具箱》第三版 (The Digital Library Toolkit / by Dr. Peter Noerr. 3rd ed. Sun Microsystems, 2003. (PDF: 555K ; 151 p.) 是受Sun公司委托的图书馆白皮书之一，完成于2003年。作者Peter Noerr自言其中“未来”部分早已过时，但基本原理仍然可靠。
在起始部分，约占全文1/5篇幅，分类提出了“创建数字图书馆前要问的52个问题”(Questions to Ask Before Creating a Digital Library) 及可能的答案。
什么是... What Is ... ... 数字图书馆？a Digital Library? ... 数字资料？Digital Material? ... 技术尖端？the Bleeding Edge of Technology? ... 自动标引？Automatic Indexing?
政策 Policy 需要数字图书馆吗？Is There a Need for a Digital Library? 是当前图书馆的扩展吗？Is the Current Library Expanding? 图书馆对特定项目重要吗？Is the Library Central to the Specific Project? 图书馆信息的价值？How Valuable is the Library‘s Information? 信息在改变吗？Is the Information Changing? 图书馆或组织需要自己的数字图书馆吗？Do the Library or Organization Want an In-House Digital Library? 数字图书馆应当与传统图书馆共存吗？Should a Digital Library Coexist with a Conventional One? 目标是运行一个图书馆还是管理资料？Is the Object to Run a Library or Manage Material?
用户 Audience 用户对新的服务/资料有需求吗？Is There a Demand for New Services and/or Material? 市场大小已测定？Has the Market Been Sized? 用户构成？How is it Composed? 如何使用数字图书馆？How Will a Digital Library Be Used? 如何访问数字图书馆？How Will a Digital Library Be Accessed? 有竞争吗？Is There Competition?
理由 Reasons 扩展服务？To Expand Services? 使图书馆对组织更重要？To Make the Library More Central to the Organization? 产生收入？To Generate Income? 推广馆藏？To Promote Collections? 提升图书馆形象？To Raise the Library‘s Profile? 迫于工作人员压力？Because of Staff Pressure?
其它选择 Alternatives 什么也不做？Do Nothing? 外包？Out-Source? 提供一个网关？Provide a Gateway?
费用 Costs 启动费用？What are Start-Up Costs? 持续费用？What are Ongoing Costs? 如何减少费用？How to Reduce Costs? 收入 Income
资料来源 Sources of Material 内部资料？Internal Sources? 档案及其它？Archives, Etc.? 外部原始资料？External Original Sources?
传送 Delivery 本地资料并传送？Local Material and Delivery? 代理传送？Proxy Delivery? 传送到何处？Where is it Delivered? 传送的持久性？How Permanent is the Delivery? 需要什么能力？What Capabilities are Required? 传送安全 Deliver Security
版权/知识产权 Copyright/IPR 谁拥有资料？Who Owns the Material? 复用与分发 Re-Use and Dissemination 收费？Charging? 部分传送？Partial Delivery? 作为代理？Act as an Agent? 公平使用 Fair Use 安全 Security 水印及其它保护 Watermarks and Other Protections
技术 Technology 标准？Standards? 专属解决方案 Proprietary Solutions 可升级性 Scalability 未来可能性 Future Possibilities
保存/处理 Preservation/Handling 资料不可替代？Is Material Irreplaceable? 资料有多种用途？Is the Material Multi-Use?