Shaping the library of the future: Digital library developments at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Research Library

摘要

This paper offers an overview of current efforts at the Research Library, Los Alamos National Laboratory, (LANL), to develop digital library services. Current projects of LANL's Library without Walls initiative are described. Although the architecture of digital libraries generally is experimental and subject to debate, one principle of LANL's approach to delivering library information is the use of Mosaic as a client for the Research Library's resources. Several projects under development have significant ramifications for delivering library services over the Internet. Specific efforts via Mosaic include support for preprint databases, providing access to citation databases, and access to a digital image database of unclassified Los Alamos technical reports. (ERA citation 19:033360)