filenames are not metadata, changing cultures at the university of york
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Julie Allinson <[email protected]>Beyond Advocacy: A Bradford Master Class on Institutional Repositories, 20th November 2008
Images from flickr, credits available on request
C:/my stuff/misc/filenames.jpeg are not
changing cultures at the University of York
filenames are not
A digital library for York
• Building an infrastructure, not a complete solution
• Focus on multimedia, not research texts• Complements other systems (WRRO!)• A three-year project with a secure
future• A software development project (Fedora
Commons and Muradora)• A service-in-development for users at
York and beyond
What do users want?
http://flickr.com/photos/drachmann/327122302/
Put stuff in … easily
http://flickr.com/photos/j26/294993415/
Get stuff out … easily
http://flickr.com/photos/lauren_pressley/374583674/http://flickr.com/photos/roscoe/330526005/
Access anywhere
http://flickr.com/photos/meensel/2998304841/http://flickr.com/photos/ahh_ludmilla/2947017771/
Re-use, recycle
http://flickr.com/photos/kingdesmond/477389196/
Trust, security & access control
http://flickr.com/photos/kevandotorg/453709718/http://flickr.com/photos/piotramigo/2288437265/
Barriers? None for me, please
http://flickr.com/photos/roarpett/843941580/http://flickr.com/photos/nine_acatl/2583159824/http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikecogh/2966158641/http://www.flickr.com/photos/timbush/2238960402/
Sell stuff
http://flickr.com/photos/busman/53045826/
I Want, nay, Need
http://flickr.com/photos/chough/87501689/http://flickr.com/photos/makarellos/2200054278/
Metadata … always important
http://flickr.com/photos/erica_marshall/2666112988/http://flickr.com/photos/acadia_library/2250181797/
Approaches to advocacy
•Strategic input•Ongoing, infrequent engagement•Ad-hoc and opportunity-driven•Focussed, in-Department effort
History of Art – a case study
Staffing the slide libraryScanning under the CLA LicenceImproving quality of legacy metadataEnabling remote accessTalking to users daily ? ‘Advising’ on copyright ? Changing the culture, slowly ? Implementing access controlSometimes saying ‘No’
Filenames are not metadata?
Thoughts (1)
Not everybody has ‘repository’ in their job description
… or even knows what ‘repository’ means
Thoughts (2)
It’s impossible to please everybody
… but trying to make everybody happy is a noble aim
Thoughts (3)
Don’t set precedents you can’t keep up with
… be enthusiastic, but be honest & realistic too
Thoughts (4)
Once is never enough
… keep talking, keep listening, keep testing, keep demonstrating
At York …
• We’re still at the very beginning• (and have already made mistakes)• Where have we ‘got it right’?
– Clear purpose from the start– Long-term commitment– Mix & match advocacy– A lot of user engagement … and much
more to come
Something from our collections• Laon Cathedral
east window panel 8, w.0
• Depicts: Judas' betrayal - the arrest in Gethsemane.
• c.1210-1215.• Photographer:
Cowen, Painton
Copyright Painton Cowen, 2008
Questions?