Heterogenity As Foundation of the Virtual Environment

Author: Zdeněk Uhlíř,  National Library of Czech Republic, Czech Republic

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Abstract

Heterogeneity was considered rather a drawback and error in the previous thought and information environment. The consequence was the too hard semantic reduction very impropriate to the work with the historical materials. The idea of heterogeneity enables information environment to be more structured from the technical point of view and gradually developed from the content one. Therefore it should be evolved more strongly.

About the author

Member (1990), deputy head (1992) and head (2004) of the Department of manuscripts and early printed books at the National Library of the Czech Republic. He is interested in the digitization of historical holdings and theoretical and methodological issues as well. Author of the book "The theory and methodology of the electronic-digital processing of manuscripts and the hybrid library" (2002).