SUMMARY

 

Ľubica Jedličková: Useful digital content and the knowledge society

Inseparable part of dictionary of a contemporary man there are the terms such as Internet, virtual reality, electronic mail etc. They relate with the development of information and communication technologies and their radical pressure on all areas of society life. On one hand the electronic communication environment represents possibilities of improving the quality of life, on the other hand it creates pressure which can affect a man negatively. The process of information society development has come to the phase which is being referred to as a new economic model – the knowledge society is being formed. Amount of information in the shape of broad spectrum of the digital content causes the information chaos. The libraries have the place of their own in the communication chain and they are being affected by all changes reflecting in the process of information communication. The content which is being mediated to the users has to saturate not only their information needs but also respect form requirements in the shape of linking up services. The digital content requires
adequate tools of its presentation – from creation, holding and preservation to dissemination. Libraries are not only the information provider but also their “user” who is processing the content and retroactively provides further already in the new quality – enriched with added value. The useful digital content only represents potential to formation of quality human resources.

The possibility and the right to access to that content must be given to all citizens without exception, the questions of digital discrimination are the sensitive ones.

 

Blanka Vorlíčková: Electronic systems of the cultural heritage

The article deals with electronic systems of the cultural heritage problems and accessing hereof heritage in the web environment. It goes in for characteristics and division of that systems, it introduces the main organizations and conferences becoming involved in the given problem, it shortly defines current activities in that field in the world and in the Czech Republic. As for an example there is the nineteen systems mentioned there at the close accessing cultural heritage of various specialization and contents.

 


In ITlib. Informačné technológie a knižnice [online], 2007, č. 02 [cit. 2007-15-06].
Dostupné na internete <http://www.cvtisr.sk/itlib/itlib072/summary.htm>. ISSN 1336-0779.

ITlib. Informačné technológie a knižnice