In this presentation, I compare between Bibliotheca Alexandrina vs. Library of Congress in terms of Information System and E-Commerce. Comparison points Online Services, Technologies and Accessibility.
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Digital Libraries
An
IR (information retrieval) system
Born-digital vs. digitized
Repositories and Archives
Hybrid libraries
NGO vs. Commercial (B2P)
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Library of Congress
Established
in 1800
Largest library in the world by shelf space
and number of books
Open for the public, but cannot check
out books!
De facto research center and the
national library of the US
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Established
in 2002 to commemorate the
Ancient Library of Alexandria
Contains specialized libraries for maps,
multimedia, and the blind
Print-on-demand books via the Espresso
Book Machine
CULTURAMA patented in 2007