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a cost-benefit approach for describing and processing digital objects Dreanna Belden [email protected] August 30, 2008. M o r E P I x E l S, L E S S P R o C E S S. h. h t t p : / / t e x a s h i s t o r y . u n t . e d u /. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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h t t p : / / t e x a s h i s t o r y . u n t . e d u /

a cost-benefit approach

for describing and processing digital objects

Dreanna Belden

[email protected]

August 30, 2008

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in a perfect world . . .

you control the vertical

and the horizontal.

do not change the channel.

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in the real world. . .

welcoe to my

information

universe

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REALITY

Perfection

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issues with “preciousizing”

• target vs. neiman’s approach

•perfection ≠ usefulness

•perceived value

•access = gold standardLegacies, Fall 2007

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philosophical questions . . .

•how valid are our determinations of low and high value of collections? what constitutes significance, and to whom?

•who is the audience? (are you sure?)

•uncorrected or corrected OCR?

•full or select transcriptions? XML markup?

•level of description?

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a tale of two collections . . .

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a tale of two collections . . .

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a tale of two collections . . .

Lorenzo de Zavala v.

Deaf Smith County

# of digital images 1093 3,662

page views 257,763 523,583

historical significance ? ?

time spent/record a LOT minimal

online since 2005 2006

cost of project $21,578 $18,581

cost/page $19.75 $5.07

cost/page view .0837 .0355

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a tale of two more collections . . .

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a tale of two more collections . . .

Annexation of Texas Soil Surveys

# of digital images 5353 4823

page views 667,150 590,765

significance ? ?

time spent/record significant minimal

online since 2004 2006

total cost $47,187 $7,511

cost/digital image $8.81 $1.56

cost/page view .0707 .0127

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cost benefit analysis graph

Figured as the value of page cost per view over time. The benefit being measured is usage. (cost per digital image in cents/page views per year).

COST PER

P A G E V I E W

BENEFIT: USAGE

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cost benefit analysis graph

Figured as the value of page cost per view over time. The benefit being measured is usage. (cost per digital image in cents/page views per year).

COST PER

P A G E V I E W

BENEFIT: USAGE

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who is the audience?

Opening of the Alameda Theatre in 1949, Historic Rose Marine Theatre

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what role can automation play?

Texas Instruments Semiconductor Plant, Dallas, Richardson Public Library

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what role can automation play?

•automate population of data fields

•ingest data from existing descriptive systems, such as OPAC or other databases

•aim for adequate, minimal, sufficient

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From “Metadata Madness: Quality Issues in Metadata Management” by Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, presented at TLA, 2007-04-11

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meeting adequate, minimal, sufficient

Created by automated means

Created /Enhanced by resource owners

Created/Enhanced by metadata team

From “Metadata Madness: Quality Issues in Metadata Management” by Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, presented at TLA, 2007-04-11

UNTL Metadata Records

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Bring on the shovels . . .

automate population of data fields to meet adequate, minimal, sufficient

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automate population of data fields to meet adequate, minimal, sufficient

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ingest data from existing descriptive systems

•FileMaker Pro

•Access database

•MARC records•Crosswalks to Dublin Core, MARC, MODS, PREMIS http://www.library.unt.edu/digitalprojects/metadata/mapping

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ingest data from existing descriptive systems

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beware the enemy . . .

• most cases ≠ ideal standards

• perceived uniqueness

• sometimes less is more

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Dreanna BeldenUniversity of North [email protected]

thank you!