Mitra Sameie
Abstract
This study aims to conceptually analyze the Delos reference model and the 5S Framework and to identify key relations between the concepts and indicators of the model and the framework in the organization and evaluation of digital libraries. The research method is conceptual analysis of Delos reference ...
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This study aims to conceptually analyze the Delos reference model and the 5S Framework and to identify key relations between the concepts and indicators of the model and the framework in the organization and evaluation of digital libraries. The research method is conceptual analysis of Delos reference model and 5S Framework in the organization and evaluation of digital libraries. The Delos reference model focuses on the identification of core concepts and relations that encompass a digital library, while the 5S Framework focuses on the concepts of information and knowledge organization. The six areas of Delos reference model include content, user, functionality, quality, policy, and architecture that explain the core concepts and relations of digital libraries in a transparent and structured manner and are used as a foundation for evaluation of digital libraries. However, the 5S Framework mostly focuses on explaining key concepts and information organization in digital libraries such as digital objects, metadata, sets, and services. The organization of the three separate systems (digital library, digital library system, and digital library management system) in the same framework has made the Delos reference model complicated. However, the 5S Framework simply depicts all activities and services of a digital library in five processes. The Delos reference model, compared with the 5S Framework, lacks a strong emphasis on the social aspects of digital libraries. The Delos reference model and the 5s Framework can assist digital library designers in organizing, designing and evaluating digital libraries for coordination of practices, solutions, and development and integration of digital library systems. The Delos model and the 5S Framework have common relationships with digital libraries in the areas such as streams, content, communities, and users.
