@article {besser_next_2002,
	title = {The Next Stage: Moving from Isolated Digital Collections to Interoperable Digital Libraries},
	journal = {First Monday},
	volume = {7},
	number = {6},
	year = {2002},
	note = {00072},
	month = {jun},
	abstract = {This article addresses the development of the digital library. Howard Besser begins by comparing the values of the traditional library to early iterations of the digital library. Besser argues that the is traditional library is defined by its service-oriented agenda and promotion of ethics. These are two qualities of many that were missing when the digital library emerged in the mid-1990s. Besser stills envisions that digital library in the development stages - not nearly as fully formed as the traditional library. Besser promotes the movements towards user-centred information architecture and the development of metadata standards as two places where the digital library must continue to grow. As a best practice, Besser argues that the digital library should be in tune to its users and uses, and should move from being isolated to interoperable. },
	issn = {13960466},
	doi = {10.5210/fm.v7i6.958},
	url = {http://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/958},
	author = {Besser, Howard}
}