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International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries

TPDL 2013: Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries pp 1–12Cite as

Sustainability of Digital Libraries: A Conceptual Model

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Major factors related to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of digital libraries have been discussed. Some research in digital information systems and services in general, and digital libraries in particular, have been discussed to illustrate different issues of sustainability. Based on these discussions the paper, for the first time, proposes a conceptual model and a theoretical research framework for sustainable digital libraries. It shows that the sustainable business models to support digital libraries should also support equitable access supported by specific design and usability guidelines that facilitate easier, better and cheaper access, support the personal, institutional and social culture of users, and at the same time conform with the policy and regulatory frameworks of the respective regions, countries and institutions.

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  1. Centre for Information and Knowledge Management, University of Technology Sydney, P.O. Box 2007, Sydney, Australia

    Gobinda G. Chowdhury

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  1. Department of Computer and Information Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491, Trondheim, Norway

    Trond Aalberg

  2. Department of Archives and Library Science, Ionian University, 49100, Corfu, Greece

    Christos Papatheodorou

  3. Department of Library Information and Archive Sciences, University of Malta, MSD2280, Msida, Malta

    Milena Dobreva

  4. Library and Information Center, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece

    Giannis Tsakonas

  5. National Archives of Malta, RBT1043, Rabat, Malta

    Charles J. Farrugia

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Chowdhury, G.G. (2013). Sustainability of Digital Libraries: A Conceptual Model. In: Aalberg, T., Papatheodorou, C., Dobreva, M., Tsakonas, G., Farrugia, C.J. (eds) Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries. TPDL 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8092. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40501-3_1

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