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ACIMED
Print version ISSN 1024-9435
Abstract
RAMIREZ CESPEDES, Zulia. Criteria and indicators to evaluate digital libraries. ACIMED [online]. 2006, vol.14, n.6. ISSN 1024-9435.
The concepts of digital library, traditional library, electronic library, hybrid library and virtual library are analyzed. A group of proposals found in literature to evaluate the digital libraries is considered, as well as an assembly of criteria and indicators to evaluate this type of entities. The proposed criteria are: identity, updating, accessibility, information architecture, information services, collections, content, design of interface, positioning, system of search and recovery, usability.
Keywords : Digital libraries; evaluation criteria; indicators..