The types of library websites

Abstract

The websites can be classified by various characteristics. Classifying is essential for drawing up requirement specification presented to webmaster and achieving contractor - customer understanding on the resulting website. Every website type has its unique specific structure. Based on the study of the existing Internet sites of Russian libraries of different types and affiliation, the author attempts to identify their key features. The classifications by implementation technology, affiliation, purpose and target age, or by resource content type and status are discussed. The classification proposed in the article is based on a speculative study of national and foreign experience and the author's suggestions on how the libraries’ traditional management, bibliographic, and methodological activities can be transformed on the Web. Other classifications are proposed: by user group age, content type, or status.