Accessing Digital Videos: OE DV Pilot Project

Change is Good!NOAA Librarians’ WorkshopMarch 24-28, 2003

Anna Fiolek Metadata LibrarianNOAA Central Library

Accessing Digital VideosAccessing Digital Videos(OE DV Pilot Project)(OE DV Pilot Project)

• Objectives:Objectives:– Provide access to OE digital videos Provide access to OE digital videos

onlineonline– Reach general audience worldwide, Reach general audience worldwide,

including educators and students K-12, including educators and students K-12, academia, scientific communities, etc. academia, scientific communities, etc.

– Create opportunities for collaboration Create opportunities for collaboration between OE staff, scientists, IT staff, and between OE staff, scientists, IT staff, and NOAA Central Library NOAA Central Library

Accessing Digital VideosAccessing Digital Videos(OE DV Pilot Project)(OE DV Pilot Project)• Project depends on cooperation between the Project depends on cooperation between the

Library and OE staff (Select up to 30 Library and OE staff (Select up to 30 different digital videos from the existing different digital videos from the existing collections):collections):– Gulf of Alaska Seamount Exploration cruise collection consists of Gulf of Alaska Seamount Exploration cruise collection consists of

160 hours of Alvin footage on DV Cam tapes from 13 dives, and 160 hours of Alvin footage on DV Cam tapes from 13 dives, and two one-hour 'best-of' Alvin footage on mini DV tapes from each two one-hour 'best-of' Alvin footage on mini DV tapes from each of two legs of the cruise (Catalina M.)of two legs of the cruise (Catalina M.)

– Thunder Bay Expedition 2002 collection consists of 11 digital Thunder Bay Expedition 2002 collection consists of 11 digital video tapes and 7 high definition digital video tapes. The footage video tapes and 7 high definition digital video tapes. The footage was acquired from August 24 through September 11, 2002 within was acquired from August 24 through September 11, 2002 within the boundaries of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the boundaries of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve located in Lake Huron near Alpena, Underwater Preserve located in Lake Huron near Alpena, Michigan. The total running time of all the tapes is approximately Michigan. The total running time of all the tapes is approximately 140 hours (Jeremy W.)140 hours (Jeremy W.)

Accessing Digital VideosAccessing Digital Videos(OE DV Pilot Project)(OE DV Pilot Project)

• Tools and metadata standards to be Tools and metadata standards to be used:used:– MARC21 (NOAALINC, library online catalog)MARC21 (NOAALINC, library online catalog)

•OCLC Passport (Windows/client depending OCLC Passport (Windows/client depending system)system)

•OCLC Connexion (Metadata-maker)OCLC Connexion (Metadata-maker)

– Dublin Core (Library home page, future Dublin Core (Library home page, future portal?)portal?)•Browser/Internet depending system – XML Browser/Internet depending system – XML

(Export in XML to the local frames)(Export in XML to the local frames)•OCLC Connexion (Metadata-maker)OCLC Connexion (Metadata-maker)

Accessing Digital VideosAccessing Digital Videos(OE DV Pilot Project)(OE DV Pilot Project)• Tool for IPs to support metadata Tool for IPs to support metadata

creators:creators:– DV12 (Questionnaire to support metadata DV12 (Questionnaire to support metadata

creation process - Minimum input required creation process - Minimum input required from the digital video contributors)from the digital video contributors)

– Guidelines to follow DV12 format Guidelines to follow DV12 format (Description of each element)(Description of each element)

– ““Vehicle”, independent from the Internet Vehicle”, independent from the Internet (WordPerfect, PDF, etc.) to automate the (WordPerfect, PDF, etc.) to automate the submission of DV12 form process submission of DV12 form process

First OEDVs available via NOAALINC

OCLC Connexion used as a metadata-making tool

Metadata record in NOAALINC, library online catalog

Accessing Digital VideosAccessing Digital Videos(OE DV Pilot Project)(OE DV Pilot Project)

• Summary:Summary:– This library approach OE DV Pilot Project uses This library approach OE DV Pilot Project uses

metadata standards and metadata-making metadata standards and metadata-making tools currently existing in the Library tools currently existing in the Library

– During Phase I, provides access to OE DVs via During Phase I, provides access to OE DVs via NOAALINC, Library’s online catalogNOAALINC, Library’s online catalog

– During Phase II, provides Web-based access During Phase II, provides Web-based access to OE DVs via Library home page/portalto OE DVs via Library home page/portal

Accessing Digital VideosAccessing Digital Videos(OE DV Pilot Project)(OE DV Pilot Project)

• Useful links:Useful links:– MARC21 metadata standard home page, MARC21 metadata standard home page,

including mapping between standards including mapping between standards http://www.loc.gov/marc/http://www.loc.gov/marc/ http://www.loc.gov/marc/marcdocz.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/marc/marcdocz.html

– Dublin Core metadata standard home Dublin Core metadata standard home page, including metadata-making tools page, including metadata-making tools http://dublincore.org/ http://dublincore.org/

Accessing Digital VideosAccessing Digital Videos(OE DV Pilot Project)(OE DV Pilot Project)

• Questions?Questions?– Please contact: Please contact:

Anna Fiolek, Metadata Librarian Anna Fiolek, Metadata Librarian

at 301-713-2607, ext. 147 at 301-713-2607, ext. 147 Anna.Fiolek@noaa.govAnna.Fiolek@noaa.gov

Grand Canyon, November 13, 2002. Here I am, excited and overwhelmed