sobekcm
DESCRIPTION
SobekCM. The Interim Common Digital Platform for the SUS and FCS Libraries Hosted by the Florida Virtual Campus with Technical Support from the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida. Sobek image created by Jeff Dahl and is shared under the GNU Public License. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SobekCM
The Interim Common Digital Platform for the SUS and FCS Libraries
Hosted by the Florida Virtual Campus with Technical Support from the George A. Smathers
Libraries at the University of Florida
Sobek image created by Jeff Dahl and is shared under the GNU Public License
What is SobekCM?
• It is a system, not an eco-system• Works out of the box with very limited
configuration• Released as open-source • Model for state-wide system• More than just a digital repository, also a
workflow management tool
Unparalleled support for materials
• Archival, newspapers, audio, video, data sets, IRs,books, artifacts, and more
• All file formats supported• No “content models” which must be established• Behavior is set at the file-level• UF has over 150 file types in our Institutional
Repository• Online files maintained in the PairTree microservices
format recommended by the California Digital Library for digital curation
Book SupportFull-screen page turning with animation
Newspapers
• Unique parent-child relationship native to system– Titles
• BibID (Bibliographic Identitier) • Bib Record
– Items• Individual item within the title
• Tiered serial hierarchy between Titles and Items• Display and browsing optimized for response
time using AJAX
Newspapers• Access to related issues from each newspaper issues• Scalable – over 17,000 issues of Le Nouvelliste
Unique Title-Issue Relationship
• Once added, proved very useful for other material types in UFDC/dLOC as well
Exemplary metadata support
• Dublin Core• MODS• MARC21• MarcXML• VRACore extensions• DarwinCore
• ETD Extensions• GML and KML• METS• EAD• TEI• MXF
Complete support with initial installation. No configuration necessary.
Customization through plug-ins supported.
Exemplary metadata support
• Unparalleled MARC MODS / MODS MARC mapping
Unparalleled geographic searching, browsing, display
• Geospatial searching with Google-map based searching or map browsing
• Aerial photographs with coordinates assigned to individual tiles within flight lines
• Reverse lookup from address or feature
Unparalleled geographic searching, browsing, display• Reverse geo-coding Point search
Unparalleled geographic searching, browsing, display
Unparalleled geographic searching, browsing, display
Unparalleled geographic searching, browsing, display
Institutional Repository
• Single institutional sign-on with auto-faculty detection from Shibboleth
• Simple entry form • All file formats accepted• Usage and item reports for institutions and
authors automatically emailed on a monthly basis• Input forms and default data customizable by user,
user groups, and project
Unrivaled Online Metadata Editing
• Access to complete MODS metadata and additional schemas
• Elegantly handled repeatable and complex fields
• Same as SobekCM METS Editor application in widespread use
• Unique ability to edit structural metadata online
Excellent customization support• Fully customizable result display by institution and collection
Excellent customization support
• Customized collection pages and supplemental pages
Excellent customization support• Metadata browsing customization
Unparalleled branding support
• No system supports the same level of branding as is already implemented with dLOC and other partner collections
• Branding for all materials at multiple levels with wordmarks and custom web skins
• Institutional sign-on with Shibboleth
Excellent support for user-interface languages
• English• French• Spanish• (and soon Haïtian Kreyòl)
Excellent support for full-text search results and snippets
Integrated tracking & reporting system
• Provides clear work history and milestonetracking for entire digitization process
• Reports on status of items within an aggregation
• Mass loading of in-house digitized materials and partner materials (via FTP) using SobekCM Builder/Bulk Loader
• Integration with back-up systems and FDA
Architecture and Scalability
• Versatile, extensible, scalable platform• Proven scalability with fast response times for over 4
million true users hits a month and 20 million search engine index hits a month
• Over 100 million hits at UF installations alone• Core architecture supports future enhancements and
integration (example: TEI )
Interoperability
• Automatic feed into state OPAC with thumbnails and other state-wide customizations in place.
• Records for all collections and items accessible online as METS/MODS, MARCXML, Dublin Core, (and TEI)
• Integrated OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative) for discovery layers, with support for Dublin Core, GML, and MarcXML (extensible)
• Worldwide reach via Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other search engines
URL Support
• Clean, simple URLs– http://ufdc.ufl.edu/aerials– http://ufdc.ufl.edu/newspapers
• Exposes a simple (P)URL for items– http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00083058/00001– http://www.dloc.com/CA03399654/00001
• Technology not exposed in URL• Native support for multiple URL portals
Superior Documentation
• Stellar in-code comments
• Metadata support, architecture, & code are clearly documented and available
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/sobekcm
Current / Upcoming Work
• Grant development continues for:– Enhanced EAD support– Enhanced GIS support with custom user maps and
online geo-placement / rectification– Enhanced temporal support for searches– Integration with Sunshine State and Common Core
educational standards
Get started today, by contacting us at:[email protected]
See http://ufdc.ufl.edu/sobekcm/credits for more information.