Table of Contents

The Digital Library: A Biography
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
Preface
Section 1: The Biography
Introduction
Aspiration and the "Skunk Works": The Young Digital Library
Origins
Funding
Characteristics
Rolling Projects into Programs: The Maturing Digital Library
Characteristics
Technical and Organizational Integration
Marketing and Promotion
From Integration to Interdependency: The Adult Digital Library
Digital Libraries as Infrastructure
Move Toward Permanent Funding
Continued Experimentation
Deep Interdependency
Competition Within the University
Conclusion
Section 2: CASE STUDIES
California Digital Library (University of California)
History
Initial Progress and Future Challenges
Harvard University (Cambridge)
History
Now and the Future
Challenges
Conclusion
People Interviewed
Indiana University (Bloomington)
History
Growth
Challenges
Summary
People Interviewed
New York University
History
The Future
Obstacles
Conclusion
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
History
Abrupt Change
Today
Conclusion
People Interviewed
University of Virginia (Charlottesville)
History
Now and the Future
Conclusion
People Interviewed
References
Web sites of projects and organizations noted in report