Download - Digital Information Services Program
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Digital Information Services Program
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Digital Information• Digital Information
– metadata and associated digital files • NPS managers and researchers utilize
many information resources in their day-to-day work:– Digital photos– Digital Documents– Bibliographies– Other media and content
Vietnam Veterans
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Digital Information Management
• Metadata Management• Image Management• [Published] Document Management• Enterprise DIM Repositories
– Data Store, NPS Focus, and E-TIC• Cross-repository searching
The Resource Information Management ChallengeWhat is it?
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Digital Information Services
• Digital Information Services (DIS) have been evolving in the National Park Service for many years
• Program-centric• Little service-wide coordination
Casa Grande
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Digital Information Services Program (DISP)
• DISP provides essential digital info. management tools for:– Storing– Searching– Publishing– Archiving
Horace Albright
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Digital Information Services Program (DISP)
• Service-wide coordination – for Digital Information Services (DIS)
• Assists parks and programs – to develop, manage, and utilize digital
information resources that support and document resource conditions and management decisions
• Provides technical support – to effectively manage the widely-distributed
resourcesManassas
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Digital Information Services Council (DISC)
• NPS leadership in several program areas realized the need to establish a collaborative group as a new NPS DIS Council (DISC)
• Increased demand for broader and more effective DIS services and applications
Gettysburg
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
• Provide strategic leadership for DIS Program• Advise the CIO and senior management about
DIS requirements, planning, and other issues • This includes:
– deploying information systems– implementing technology plans– providing direction on policy, programs, initiatives,
funding priorities, and organizational needs– coordinating DIS activities among parks, regions,
and program areas
Digital Information Services Council (DISC)
Wilson’s Creek
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Digital Information Services Council (DISC)
• Representation from:– NPS regions and parks– NPS Programs:
• Facilities Management• Harper’s Ferry Center (HAFE)• Interpretation Program• Library Program• National Register of Historic Places• Technical Information Center (TIC)• Web Content Management System• others with significant digital information
requirements
De Soto
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Digital Information Services Council (DISC)
• Subcommittees:– Library
• revised from current Library Council
– Image Management • planned
– Digital Document/Media Management • planned
– Park Digital Information Managers• planned
Muir Woods
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
DIS Program and Project Support
• Facilitate communication– websites, SharePoint, listservs, etc.
• Partnerships – coordination; park- and program-
sponsored projects• Assist DISC, parks, and partners
with support requests
Lincoln Memorial
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Metadata Management
• Standards – NPS Profile of FGDC CSDGM– NPS Digital Photo Metadata– Citation Transfer (planned)
• User support and training
Stones Bridge
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Image Management• Comprehensive program
– to manage digital photos/images • Guidance, tools, training,
– to support a wide-variety of NPS users• Coordination across multiple
partners/repositories – NPS Data Store– NPS Focus– I&M Networks– Park collections– Web Content Management System
USS Arizona
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Digital Document/Media Management
• Comprehensive program for managing documents/other media
• Coordination needed across multiple partners/repositories – NPS Data Store– NPS Focus– Park/program collections, Voyager, Web,
etc.• Guidance, tools, training, etc.
National Register
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Focus Digital Library and Research Stationhttp://focus.inside.nps.gov/
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Focus Contents• Images
– “Pretty” pictures– Data photos– Maps (JPG and PDF)
• Documents– Original documents– Scanned documents
National Register
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Focus Features
Gettysburg
• Searching– Internal & external repositories
• Downloading– Multiple format & size options
• Uploading– Single & batch
• Encoding/compression– Images & documents
• Archiving– Standard formats, secure
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Why Use NPS Focus?• Value-added features
– Batch upload, archiving, encoding,• Search other systems
– NPS, Fed, State, University libraries• Links with other systems
– PMIS, FMSS, IRMA• Web Services
– Focus currently publishes a web service– Can deliver content to any web page or
online applicationGeorge
Washington Carver
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Why Use NPS Focus?• Web Services
– Example:• Civil War Sesquicentennial Demo App
• See Nate Irwin’s talk:– 1:00-2:30, Arizona– #24 on the agenda
Fire Management
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Library Program• Many customers
NPS library managers Parks, service centers, regional offices, WASO divisions
NPS information managers Across program areas
Researchers worldwide NPS staff, partners, and external customers
• Few sponsors or formal partners• Ops budget = approx. 50K/yr • 2.4 FTE (2 PT prof. librarians)• Small program, large impact
Yellowstone
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Library Program• Library cataloging support - Work with staff, VIPs, interns, contractors
• Library management guidance - Written procedures, forms, samples, resources - Consultations, site visits, recommendations
• Research & Reference Services - Coordinate with NPS, DOI, other U.S. librarians
• ‘Current Awareness’ Service– Proactively identify, browse, notify colleagues of
pertinent Web resources
Dry Tortugas
Proactively identify, browse, notify colleagues of pertinent Web resources
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Library ProgramNPS Voyager Library Catalog System
– Turn-key, designed for research libraries– Major Components:
• UNIX O.S., Oracle database backend• Web client for end-users (i.e., searchers)• Windows clients for SysAdmin, other staff functions• ISO/NISO Z39.50 client/server • Add-on utilities designed in-house, • Contains 400K+ library holdings records & counting…
– Much subject-matter expertise needed– Some SA/DBA/Application skills needed
Frederick Douglass
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Library ProgramWeb Ref/Research Resources/Services
– NPS Ask-a-Librarian Reference Service • Reference, research support, interlibrary loan• End-user can track status of request, give feedback
– NPS access to DOI-hosted subscriptions • Cross-discipline – journal article citations/abstracts,
some fulltext (Academic OneFile, EBSCO Online)• Legal – fulltext (Congress Daily, Envir. Law Reporter,
Hein Online, Lexis-Nexis, U.S. Congress Serial Set)• Science – fulltext, some w/ limited NPS access
(EBSCO Sci-Tech, JSTOR Life Sci, Sci Direct)
Frederick Douglass
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Library Program - Upcoming• NPS Voyager Library System - New Google-like interface in next release
• Research & Reference Services - More full-text journal resources through DOI Library
• New Desktop Library Catalog App - ProCite being phased out - Planning & reqs gathering for a replacement
• NPS Bibliographic Metadata Standard
- Planning & reqs gathering - Will inform development of ProCite replacement
Dry Tortugas
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Yellowstone
2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorResource Information Management Division
National Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Focus
Hawai’i Volcanoes