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O i i d R ti Di it lOrganizing and Representing Digital Collections: 

THEMATIC COLLECTIONS

Judith Rogers

University of the Virgin Islands

“It follows from the nature of digital contentIt follows from the nature of digital content, much of which is online, that the organisation of 

digital content cannot bedigital content cannot be

limited to the silos of individual institutions.”  (P t J h L 2008)(Peter Johan Lor 2008)

Research practices in 2012Research practices in 2012

Samantha Olga

Professor Eduardo

The assignmentThe assignment

Choose a Caribbean island and describe the d f h d devidence of human experiences documented 

in historical maps of that island. 

WeWeb site for the Digital Library ofWeWeb site for the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)( )

http://www.dloc.com

CollectionsCollections

Maps doc type

“It follows from the nature of digital contentIt follows from the nature of digital content, much of which is online, that the organisation of 

digital content cannot bedigital content cannot be

limited to the silos of individual institutions.”  (P t J h L 2008)(Peter Johan Lor 2008)

References

• Dempsey, Lorcan. “Libraries and the Long Tail

References

Dempsey, Lorcan.  Libraries and the Long Tail Some Thoughts about Libraries in a Network Age.”  D‐Lib Magazine12.4 (2006) Age. ib Maga ine .4 ( 006)

• Lor, Peter Johan. “Digital Libraries and Archiving Knowledge: Some CriticalArchiving Knowledge: Some Critical Questions.” South African Journal of Library & Information Science74 2 (2008): 116‐128Information Science74.2 (2008): 116‐128.