Journal article
The Virtual Hospital: experiences in creating and sustaining a digital library
Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, Vol.86(4), pp.553-563
10/1998
PMCID: PMC226451
PMID: 9803300
Abstract
A university and its faculty encompass a wealth of content, which is often freely supplied to commercial publishers who profit from it. Emerging digital library technology holds promise for allowing the creation of digital libraries and digital presses that can allow faculty and universities to bypass commercial publishers, retain control of their content, and distribute it directly to users, allowing the university and faculty to better serve their constituencies. The purpose of this paper is to show how this can be done. A methodology for overcoming the technical, social, political, and economic barriers involved in creating, distributing and organizing a digital library was developed, implemented, and refined over seven years. Over the seven years, 120 textbooks and booklets were placed in the Virtual Hospital digital library, from 159 authors in twenty-nine departments and four colleges at The University of Iowa. The digital library received extensive use by individuals around the world. A new paradigm for academic publishing was created, involving a university and faculty owned peer reviewed digital press implemented using digital library technology. The concept has been embraced by The University of Iowa, and it has pledged to sustain the digital press in order to allow. The University of Iowa to fulfill its mission of creating, organizing, and disseminating information better.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Virtual Hospital: experiences in creating and sustaining a digital library
- Creators
- Michael P D'Alessandro - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Radiology, Iowa City 52242, USA. michael-dalessandro@uiowa.eduJeffrey R Galvin - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Radiology, Iowa City 52242, USA. michael-dalessandro@uiowa.eduWilliam E Erkonen - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Radiology, Iowa City 52242, USA. michael-dalessandro@uiowa.eduTeresa A Choi - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Radiology, Iowa City 52242, USA. michael-dalessandro@uiowa.eduDavid L Lacey - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Radiology, Iowa City 52242, USA. michael-dalessandro@uiowa.eduStephana I Colbert - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Radiology, Iowa City 52242, USA. michael-dalessandro@uiowa.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, Vol.86(4), pp.553-563
- PMID
- 9803300
- PMCID
- PMC226451
- NLM abbreviation
- Bull Med Libr Assoc
- ISSN
- 0025-7338
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/1998
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9984051888102771
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