Dydimus ZengeneneInternational Master in Digital Library learning

Tallinn University, Oslo and Akerhus University College of Applied Sciences

University of Parma

Bali, Indonesia October 2011

The Potential of Semantic Digital Libraries in Promoting The Potential of Semantic Digital Libraries in Promoting Distance EducationDistance Education

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Trends in educationDilema of distance learnerDigital librarySemantic webSemantic digital librarySocial semantic digital libraryJeromeDLConclussion

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College age (lifelong learning)

Information explosion

Learner centred education

Current Trends in Education

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When I teach you are not in

class.

I am the only doctor at my busy hospital, yet i study for another degree

Special books

we lend for only

one week

500 km

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Librarian may you send me

book A, B or C

A, was borrowed by Peter, B is on reserve, C was

posted to Terry, Maybe D but it’s a reference book

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What is it? Service?

Software?

Institution?

Collection of digital

documents?

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Brought the book home

Simultenious use of one copy

multimedia

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No library visits: further isolation of distance scholar

Need for:•Tool + internet•Skills

My digital library works like the web 8

• Current web relies on Syntax and not semantics

• Need to base it on Semantics

• Machine understandability

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Searching

Intergration

Data-mining

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Searching:

Synonymmultiple words same meaning

Homonymsame spelling different meanings

Intergration

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A digital library based on the semantic web technologies

Less noise

No need for exact word in the search; (inference power)

A mechanism of interoperability between different systems

•access is not limited to one library•With learning environments

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Does not address

The social sides of the physical library

Sharing ideas with friends

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Combines the semantic web technologies with the web 2.0 capabilities

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Users get involved in collaborative projects with the help of these libraries

Possibility to share information and personal experiences

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Joint project between the:

Main Library of Gdansk University of Technology http://www.bg.pg.gda.pl/

DERI.International http://www.deri.org

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Users get involved in collaborative projects with the help of these libraries

Possibility to share information and personal experiences

Social semantic collaboration filtering

Can treat a resource as a blog thereby enrichong it

Can be synchronised with social media tools17

There are great benefits to gain from sematic technologies in Distance Education

Universities must invest in this area

Must take part in this reserch

Universities must keep track of the new developmets

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