‘the famous 5’ worked examples from mimas
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Primary funding is provided by the JISC and ESRC. Based at Manchester Computing, The University of Manchester.
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‘The Famous 5’Worked Examples from
MIMAS
Ross MacIntyreCollection Description Briefing Day
14th May 2002
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
But I’m a Service Provider…
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
Service Portfolio
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
ITAM Project
• Extend the MIMAS Metadatabase
• Create Collection Descriptions
• Open Archive compliance
• OpenURL implementations
• SFX trials
• Usability evaluation
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
ITAM CLD Principles
• Simple, high-level
• Consistent
• Open Standards-based
• Resource discovery
• Aligned with other work
• Minimise duplication
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
Finding Stuff
“If you don’t find it in the Index,
look very carefully through the
entire catalogue.”
Consumer’s Guide,
Sears, Roebuck & Co 1897.
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
Finding Stuff
• Want to find stuff, without having to know: name, location and format.
• Search not just by attribute value, but by mapping onto meaningful term(s)
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
The Initial Five Services
• 5 MIMAS services of different type– Bibliographic Reference, e-journals, Chemical
Database, Economic Data, Statistical Software
• RSLP CLD Schema• XML• Dublin Core• Subject & Type Schemes:
– LCSH, UNESCO, Dewey & MIMAS
• Spatial - Country: ISO3166
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
Access to CLDs
• Indexed with ‘Cheshire II’ software(As is Archives Hub, RDN & AHDS amongst others)
• Z39.50 Bath Profile Compliant
• Web Z Gateway
• OAI Compliant
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
Demo
Technology & patience permitting…
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
Observations
• Mindset – Collection not Service being described– Service culture vs m2m data
• Maintenance – CMS & a ‘wiki’
• Classification – Subject & Type
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
Chinese encyclopedia: “Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge”
Animals are divided into: • those that belong to the
Emperor, • embalmed ones, • those that are trained, • suckling pigs, • mermaids, • fabulous ones, • stray dogs, • those that are included in
this classification,
• those that tremble as if they were mad,
• innumerable ones, • those drawn with a very fine
camel's hair brush, • others, • those that have just broken a
flower vase, • those that resemble flies
from a distance.
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
Now what?
• Enabling mechanism, not a portal– “It’s about more than technology and
improving searching” Catherine Grout
• Who will use?
• Quality Control
• Further development
The Famous 5, MIMAS14th May 2002
Thank you
• Don’t forget:
MIMAS OPEN FORUM 2002
Thursday 4 July
To view the programme in detail and book your place, please visit
http://www.mimas.ac.uk/news/mof2002/
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