More Toys & A Bigger SandboxMore Toys & A Bigger SandboxFuture Trends for Digital LibrariesFuture Trends for Digital Libraries

The Old Sandbox…The Old Sandbox…• The sand is a bit dirty.The sand is a bit dirty.• The wooden sides of the sandbox are The wooden sides of the sandbox are

rough & worn, easy to get splinters.rough & worn, easy to get splinters.• Years of play have left less sand in the Years of play have left less sand in the

sandbox—dirt rather than sand is sandbox—dirt rather than sand is visible in many spots.visible in many spots.

• Sometimes there isn’t room for Sometimes there isn’t room for everyone.everyone.

• And we’ve grown tired of our toys.And we’ve grown tired of our toys.

Bigger, Better & More…Bigger, Better & More…• More technology can be deployed by More technology can be deployed by

institutions with the most modest budgets institutions with the most modest budgets andand by our customers—more toys. by our customers—more toys.

• More individuals and organizations can More individuals and organizations can contribute—can play.contribute—can play.

• More customers can be served; our More customers can be served; our resources can be differently highlighted…resources can be differently highlighted…

• ……and we will be challenged to do more and and we will be challenged to do more and do it better.do it better.

……New PartnersNew Partners

• Conduits are being established for non-Conduits are being established for non-traditional casual and expert input from the traditional casual and expert input from the every day person.every day person.

• Academic, public and private libraries Academic, public and private libraries collaborating to publish tens of thousands collaborating to publish tens of thousands of searchable, downloadable books…for of searchable, downloadable books…for free.free.

• The Library of Congress teaming with The Library of Congress teaming with Flickr (Flickr (!!) to provide more access to its ) to provide more access to its photographic collections.photographic collections.

It can’t be the same…It can’t be the same…

• ““We can’t put these collections on our We can’t put these collections on our website now! We don’t have a trained website now! We don’t have a trained scanner to digitize the items or cataloger to scanner to digitize the items or cataloger to provide the metadata.”provide the metadata.”

• In over two years, one library keeps two In over two years, one library keeps two high-value collections physically vaulted.high-value collections physically vaulted.

• In the same time period, another library In the same time period, another library grows an 11K image collection beyond 15K.grows an 11K image collection beyond 15K.

……it just can’t be.it just can’t be.• ““Our digital collection will be better Our digital collection will be better

because individuals’ names will always be because individuals’ names will always be from the LC approved authority…”from the LC approved authority…”

• In just over a calendar year, one library In just over a calendar year, one library adds 218 images to one online collection. adds 218 images to one online collection. Very robust metadata—completely able to Very robust metadata—completely able to be mapped to WorldCat.be mapped to WorldCat.

• In the same time period, another library In the same time period, another library adds 3250+ images in two separate adds 3250+ images in two separate collections with searchable metadata.collections with searchable metadata.

Library of CongressLibrary of Congress

Family History ArchivesFamily History Archives• Collaboration between the Family History Collaboration between the Family History

Library, BYU’s Lee Library, and the Allen Library, BYU’s Lee Library, and the Allen County Public Library.County Public Library.

• Digitize public domain family and key local Digitize public domain family and key local history materials.history materials.

• Create high-quality images, digital tables of Create high-quality images, digital tables of contents, OCR-ed text, fully searchable contents, OCR-ed text, fully searchable PDF documents, viewable and PDF documents, viewable and downloadable…for free.downloadable…for free.

Wabash Valley Visions & Voices: Wabash Valley Visions & Voices: A Digital Memory ProjectA Digital Memory Project

• Billie Creek Village• City of Terre Haute• Clabber Girl Museum• Clinton Public Library• Coal Town & Railroad

Museum• Education Heritage

Association• E. V. Debs Museum• Indiana State University

• Knox Co. Public Library• Native American Mus.• Rose-Hulman Inst. of

Technology• St. Mary-of-the-Woods

College• Sullivan Co. Hist. Soc.• Sullivan Co. Pub. Lib.• Vigo County Hist. Soc.• Vigo County Public Lib.

Wikis—WeRelate.orgWikis—WeRelate.org• User contributed and user-enhanced User contributed and user-enhanced

family & local history data.family & local history data.

• Providing a non-traditional way of Providing a non-traditional way of publishing data.publishing data.

• A library working to create a library A library working to create a library the community controls.the community controls.

• A good complement to A good complement to FamilySearch Wiki. FamilySearch Wiki.

FamilySearch IndexingFamilySearch Indexing

The ProcessThe Process

• Microfilmed records are digitized; Microfilmed records are digitized; digital film from the field is processed.digital film from the field is processed.

• Images “batched” and placed online.Images “batched” and placed online.

• Indexing software downloadable.Indexing software downloadable.

• Image and software arrive on your Image and software arrive on your computer desktop.computer desktop.

• Indexing is done [A-B, arbitrator,…].Indexing is done [A-B, arbitrator,…].

• Anyone, anytime, anywhere…Anyone, anytime, anywhere…

WorldCat.orgWorldCat.org

• Online catalog built by more than 10K Online catalog built by more than 10K libraries world-wide.libraries world-wide.

• More than one billion records.More than one billion records.

• Incorporates some of the best of the Incorporates some of the best of the latest technologies.latest technologies.

• Links to other data silos.Links to other data silos.

• Invites participation.Invites participation.

WorldCat.orgWorldCat.org

More Toys…Bigger SandboxMore Toys…Bigger Sandbox

• Institutions that historically stayed Institutions that historically stayed away from one another are working away from one another are working together.together.

• More data is available for more types More data is available for more types of research(ers).of research(ers).

• Expertise that traditionally was Expertise that traditionally was unobtainable and/or unaffordable is unobtainable and/or unaffordable is being welcomed and contributed.being welcomed and contributed.

The toys…The toys…

• ……must enable collaboration.must enable collaboration.

• ……must invite participation.must invite participation.

• ……must be Web X.1must be Web X.1

……and the Sand.and the Sand.• Our new sandbox is bigger—perhaps Our new sandbox is bigger—perhaps

we don’t even need a box. Let’s go to we don’t even need a box. Let’s go to the beach!the beach!

• Fresher, brighter, more sand!Fresher, brighter, more sand!

• We won’t get as many splinters—We won’t get as many splinters—maybe none.maybe none.

• More people can play.More people can play.