university libraries open, sesame! accessing the treasures of a community
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UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Open, Sesame!
Accessing the Treasures
of a Community
http://content.lib.utah.edu/u?/ir-main,14475
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Presenters• Allyson Mower
Eccles Library
• Marie Paiva Marriott Library
• Anne Morrow Marriott Library
Ali Baba. by Maxfield Parrish. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ali-Baba.jpg
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Outline
• Introduction to digital collections
• Benefits of starting a digital collection
• Building and maintaining digital collections
• Summary
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The Internet
• What is it?
• How big is it?
• Who uses it?
• How is it used?
• What kind of information does it contain?
• Does it compete with libraries?
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Define the Internet
• “A mile-long super-computer somewhere in the bowels of the Earth”
• Network of networks
• Data network (as opposed to a voice network)
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How big?
• 541 million hosts (servers)
• 2,437 service providers
• Weight?
Matt Britt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Internet_map_1024.jpg
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Who uses the Internet in the U.S.
• 74.9% of American households– Equal to 204 million
• 63.4% of people 55 years old and older • 81.7% of women between the ages of 35 and 54 • 80.2% of men between the ages of 35 and 54 • 77.0% of women between the ages of 25 and 34 • 75.6% of men between the ages of 25 and 34 • 75.0% of young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 • 77.6% of kids between the ages of 2 and 17
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_access_in_the_United_States
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How it’s used
• E-mail • File-sharing • Instant messaging • Internet fax • World Wide Web • Voice over IP • Mobile VoIP
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What kind of information?
• Love letters, business contracts, spam, petitions, emergency bulletins, TV shows, news articles, vacation plans, home movies, press releases, celebrity Web pages, home movies, secrets of every stripe, military orders, music, newsletters, confessions, congratulations
Source: http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jun/how-much-does-the-internet-weigh/article_view?b_start:int=1&-C=
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Most of it provided via the Web
• 45 billion pages indexed• 550 billion not indexed• Bypass mass media industry and traditional
publishers• Exabyte era
– 29,000,000,000 Gigabytes – Or nearly 144 times all of the world’s printed matter – Or nearly six times all the words spoken. Ever – Or 7,250,000,000 DVDs streamed online
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web http://blogs.cisco.com/sp/2008/02/welcome_to_the_exabyte_era.html
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Is it Internet vs. Library?
• It’s a tool
• Americans see the Internet as– a mail pigeon– a library– an amusement park– a shopping center
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://www.pewinternet.org/
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Use of Libraries, Museums & the Internet
• Seekers combine the use of the Internet and a physical library
• Use the Internet first
• Then books, magazines, newspapers
Source: http://interconnectionsreport.org/
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Benefits of Digitizing to the User, Library and Community
From art to archives, various organizations are now
digitizing their collections for a variety of reasons
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Benefits of Digitizing• Numerous advantages are seen when a
library digitizes collections which benefit the user and the community
• When a library has a strategic plan or policy to digitize, it will have support to build and maintain digital collections
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Benefits to Users• May be viewed anywhere, any time
• May save time, travel and cost
• Provides faster access to collections
• Can easily print or save information
• Increased awareness of library holdings
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Benefits to the Library• Reduces handling and protects original• Supports the mission of the organization in
providing pertinent resources• May be used to preserve fragile materials• May increase library usage• Libraries may learn more about the contents of
their collections by digitizing them• Digital collections become another library tool
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Benefits to the Community• May offer a chance to collaborate with
different groups of a library community
• Library will find a new set of user groups
• Strengthens ties within the community
• Library gains visibility within the community
• Exchange or sharing of information becomes more common
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Building and Maintaining a Digital Collection
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Components of a Digital CollectionComponents of a Digital Collection
• PlanPlan
• PlacePlace
• ContentContent
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Plan• What is the purpose and what are the What is the purpose and what are the
goals?goals?– Take as much time as is needed at the outset of a Take as much time as is needed at the outset of a
project to clearly define its goals and outcomesproject to clearly define its goals and outcomes
• Integral elementsIntegral elements• Mission statement & collection development policyMission statement & collection development policy• Roles definedRoles defined• Best practices for metadataBest practices for metadata
From “Handbook for Digital Projects: A management tool for preservation and access” From “Handbook for Digital Projects: A management tool for preservation and access” Maxine K. Sitts, Editor. (2000) Northeast Document Conservation CenterMaxine K. Sitts, Editor. (2000) Northeast Document Conservation Center
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Plan• AssessmentAssessment
– How will we measure our success?How will we measure our success?• User feedbackUser feedback• Measure trafficMeasure traffic
– http://www.google.com/analytics/http://www.google.com/analytics/
• Collaboration & PartnershipsCollaboration & Partnerships– Share experiences and results with othersShare experiences and results with others
• Mountain West Digital Library (Mountain West Digital Library (http://MWDL.org/))
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http://mwdl.org/
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http://mwdl.org/
MWDL introduction sessionToday 3:15-5:15 Room Canyon 3/C
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PlacePlace
• Based on our goals, what is the right fit for our digital collection?– Fee based and open source options
• Some training will be needed• Can be customized
– Web services and community platforms• Low cost, pre-designed • Easy to use
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Digital Content Management Software
CONTENTdm CONTENTdm http://www.contentdm.com/
DSpace DSpace http://www.dspace.org/
Eprints Eprints http://www.eprints.org/software/
Fedora Fedora http://www.fedora-commons.org/
GreenstoneGreenstonehttp://www.greenstone.org/
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Website Services & Community PlatformsWebsite Services & Community Platforms
• Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/)Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/)– Online photo management and sharing Online photo management and sharing
applicationapplication– Image databaseImage database
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May 1, 2008 Allyson Mower, Anne Morrow & Marie Paiva
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• Tags• Library of Congress
• paris • WW2 • 1944 • 25th • august • france • arc de triomphe • champs élysées • crowd • soldiers • tank • De Gaulle • liberation • WWII • allies • World War II • Vive De Gaulle • arc • parade • french • arch • half track • slide film • 4x5
historical photographs Francia Frankreich Frankrig Frankrijk Ranska Γαλλία Franciaország França Frankrike Francja Франция فرنساフランス París Parigi Jack Downey Freedom victoire guerre deuxieme guerre mondiale XXe siecle mémoire hisoire historique foule europe army armée de triomphe Triumph 1940s
large format LF cheer people banner M-3 halftrack history heart victory liberty libération 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Général Leclerc 2ème DB Régiment de Marche du Tchad
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Content• Acquisition
• Metadata
• Copyright
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AcquisitionAcquisition
• What are we collecting?What are we collecting?– Images, text, sound, videoImages, text, sound, video
• Converting to digital Converting to digital • Born digitalBorn digital
• How will we collect it?How will we collect it?– User contributedUser contributed– Library acquiredLibrary acquired
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MetadataMetadata
• User contributed– Flickr
• Tagging, notes, comments
• Library contributed– Best practices– Refine user contributed metadata
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Copyright
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Copyright
• ALA’s Copyright at a glance • http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/
copyrightb/copyright.htm
• Defining what’s in the public domain• http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
• Protecting the creative work in a collection• Creative commons http://creativecommons.org/
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Questions
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Don’t Forget
• Partnering with Mountain West Digital Library– 3:15 to 5:15 in room Canyon 3/C
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Contact info• Allyson Mower
– [email protected]; 581-5263
• Marie Paiva– [email protected]; 585-7870
• Anne Morrow– [email protected]; 581-8594
Presentation online at:
http://content.lib.utah.edu/u?/ir-main,14475