the mountain west digital library

The Mountain West Digital Library

A multi-site, statewide resource by the Utah Academic Library Consortiumhttp://www.lib.utah.edu/digital/mwdl/

Presenters

Kenning ArlitschHead of Digital

Technologies

J. Willard Marriott LibraryUniversity of UtahSalt Lake City, UT 84112

[email protected]

(801) 585-3721

Greg ZickPresident

DiMeMa Inc.100 W. Harrison STE

N480Seattle, WA 98119-4116

[email protected]

(206) 281-1632 x202

MWDL Presentation Outline

Vision and Goals Organization ParticipantsMetadataTechnologyExamplesSummary

Vision of the MWDL

Provide digital access to the unique special collections material in the states of Utah and NevadaCooperate and collaborate Academic libraries Public libraries Museums Historical Societies

Goals of the MWDLAccess through a single web site http://www.lib.utah.edu/digital/mwdl/

Distributed digitization sites Regional centers as scanning/hosting sites Distributed servers with cross collection sharing

Collaborate, share best practices Core metadata fields agreement Shared vocabularies

Performance/ScalabilitySelf-sustaining Regional centers supported by contract scanning

Requirements and Methods

Requirements: Support large and small institutions Retain local control and ownership/identity Use local expertise

Methods: Coordinate digital collection construction Create sustainable model Develop technology for automated

aggregation

Utah Academic Library Consortium

Members 13 colleges and universities in Utah 7 colleges and universities in Nevada Total of 25 libraries

MWDL proposal submitted January 2002 Based on pilot project between UU/USHS Proposed four regional digitization centers

Funded startup costs High-end flatbed scanners (2 Creo-Scitex Jazz+) CONTENTdm licenses (2 were already in place) Temporary part-time scanning technicians

Additional Funding

Library Services and Technology Act Federal funds administered by State

Library LSTA Council supportive of MWDL Fund clients’ digitization proposals

Pays some scanning at regional centers Fund some hardware for centers

Participants - Regional Centers

University of Utah (Salt Lake City)Brigham Young University (Provo)Utah State University (Logan)Southern Utah University (Cedar City)

Nevada to come online in 2003 UNLV, UN-Reno

Participants - Partner Institutions

Utah State Historical SocietyMurray City Public LibraryUintah County LibraryUniversity of Utah Fine Arts MuseumUU Center for Teaching and Learning ExcellenceUU Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

BYU Fine Arts MuseumDelta City LibraryGreat Basin AssociationTopaz Internment Camp MuseumWestminster CollegeSnow CollegeUU Eccles Health Sciences Library

Regional Center & Partner Roles

Regional Digitization Centers Scan materials for clients for a fee Return high and low-resolution files Manage long-term storage for high-resolution files Provide software, training, and support Maintain CONTENTdm servers Create their own digital collections

Partners Import files and add metadata in Acquisition Station

software Upload files to Centers’ CONTENTdm servers Create their own websites that query database

Retain identity and ownership of materials

Core Metadata fields

Cooperated with Western Trails project Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska,

Kansas http://coloradodigital.coalliance.org/

westerntrails/

Western States Dublin Core Metadata Element Set Version 1.1

MWDL Technology

CONTENTdm Software Suite for Digital Media ManagementCONTENTdm Multi-Site Server

What is CONTENTdm?

A complete digital content management system Capture, index, store, query, display Full Resolution Manager

Specifically designed for digitizing collections Images, Documents, Postcards, Monographs,

Newspapers etc.

Designed with collaborative input Librarians and information professionals

CONTENTdm - Solution

Designed for large archives of digital assetsProvides text-indexed digital media storage and accessSearches databases of millions of objects and identifies desired items in under one secondEnables growth from tens of objects to millions


ROBUST: Built on Web and Internet standards

XML, Dublin Core, etc. Designed to be extensible

multiple clients for multiple uses Customizable Web interfaces for multiple

views

Web-based searching and database building toolsGUI enables easy capture, index, and storage of items


Supports multiple collections Individual ownership and definition of

collections Individual metadata for each collection Search multiple collections Integrate into larger digital repository at the

same timeProvides distributed access for collection acquisition and maintenanceEncourages collaboration w/ multiple distributed acquisition stations

CONTENTdm - Product Elements

CONTENTdm Software Suite consists of1. Server (Windows, Linux, Unix)2. Acquisition Station software (Windows) (up to 50)3. Client software 4. Query Building Tool

Collections reside on the serverItems added through Acquisition Stations

Installed at multiple remote locations for collaboration

Collections on the server may be searched via the Web

Standard Web browser-based Client Unlimited number of users unless you choose to

restrict access


ServerWindows (2000, NT)Unix (Linux, Solaris)

ServerWindows (2000, NT)Unix (Linux, Solaris)

AdministrationTools

AdministrationTools

Web

Web ClientBrowser(HTML)

ClientBrowser(HTML)

Custom Web Interfaces

Custom Web Interfaces

Capture

Administer

AcquisitionStation

AcquisitionStation

COEClient(Java)

COEClient(Java)

Organize

Index Display

Query

Web

Web


Distributed Capture Metadata entry Organization

Acquisition Station(1st floor)

Acquisition Station(Other building

or country)

Acquisition Station(5th floor)

CONTENTdm Server

CONTENTdm Server


Distributed Collection

Management Item server

Shared Central SearchingMultiple Collection Views

Local or global Web based

CONTENTdm Server

CONTENTdm Server

CONTENTdm Server

CONTENTdm Server

CONTENTdm Server

CONTENTdm Server

CONTENTdm Server

CONTENTdm Server

MWDLMSS

CONTENTdm - Process

Building the collections: Acquisition Station Capture, index, organize, upload to server

Searching and displaying: Client Browse, search, My Favorites

Multiple views with custom Web interfaces: QBTCollection management: Browser-based administration

Multi-Site Server Process

Designate collections to be includedHarvest and Build IndexImplement one or more custom Web interfaces: QBTCollection management – localCollection access globalHarvesting initiated at central site and transparent to local sites

Multi-Site Server

Collection management – localCollection access globalScripted and time stamped metadata harvestHarvest only metadata not items Very fast search Minimal machine requirements

Items served from local sites Robust, no single point of failure

Multiple Web sites for collections Local identity Global recognition

MSS and CONTENTdm

CONTENTdm will be OAI compatible next releaseMSS uses OAI functions Dublin Core Time stamp

MSS is not an OAI harvester, only used for multiple CONTENTdm serversCONTENTdm or MSS can be OAI repository

Searching the Multi-Site Server

Sample digital collections

Sanborn Fire Insurance MapsFrank Lloyd Wright Wasmuth PortfolioShipler Commercial PhotographersDigital Newspapers

Searching the Multi-Site Server

Summary of the MWDL

4 Regional digitization centers Each run CONTENTdm server

12 partners and growing52 collections, 79,000 items (September)

Photographs, maps, books, documents, newspapersSupport for all cultural/educational institutions, large and smallMulti-Site Server at UU harvests metadata and provides single search websiteEconomically sustainableCollaborative, cooperative

Future Steps

Nevada online in 2003Marketing to increase collections and clientsDigitize 100,000 newspaper pages by September (grant-funded)