Collection Building Tools: Contributing to the NSDL

NSDL Annual MeetingOctober 18-20, 2006

Metadata Repository (MR) Methods

Essentially done with OAI via Pathways

Generate own metadata with CWIS or other tools

Early on NSDL scraped websites

Recommend a Resource

NDR Approaches (1)

OAI – still okay

DLESE Collection System – cataloging tool communicating with NDR API

Middle School Portal Data Management System – resource-centric data manager and cataloging tool

iVia – processes website content to auto-generate metadata then submit to NDR

On Ramp – distributed creation/editing of content

NDR Approaches (2)

Expert Voices – blogging tool integrating NSDL resources

Instructional Architect – discover, select and design instruction from NSDL for NSDL

Content Assignment Tool (CAT) – suggests standards for resources

Recommend a Resource – provide a URL

Other Tools – CWIS, etc.

Tools for this Session

DLESE Collection System (DCS)

Middle School Portal Data Management System (MSP DMS)

(More detail in a few slides)

Activity: Manage CollectionsThe ability and methods used to manage

collections inthe NDR are still under development.

What kinds of activities/workflows do you use to

manage collections? (less about tools and scripts)

Examples:

1. DLESE aggregates many collections and therefore needs to know which metadata record belongs to which collection

2. DLESE needs to know if a URL of a resource belongs to more than one collection

DLESE Collection System (DCS): Highlights Multiple built-in metadata formats

DLESE, NSDL_DC, OAI_DC Works with and validates across different

XML schemas Handles multiple collections in multiple

formats simultaneously Create different workflows for each

collection Writes directly to the NDR API Platform independent and web accessible OAI is embedded Secure access if needed

Middle School Portal Data Management System (MSP DMS): Highlights Metadata can come from multiple sources –

OAI, iVia, directly from collections All metadata for a unique ID (URL) is viewable

in the same space Web based cataloging tool Assign the same resource to multiple projects Projects provide template of fields they want Records are built from existing metadata –

pick and choose (or add your own) Records are exported in multiple formats

Demonstrate Tools

DLESE Collection System (DCS)

http://preview.dlese.org/schemedit

Middle School Portal Data Management System (MSP DMS)

Beta version available for testing

Contact Information

Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)

Katy Ginger ginger@ucar.edu

Jonathan Ostwald ostwald@ucar.edu

Holly Devaul devaul@ucar.edu

Middle School Portal

Kim Lightle klightle@msteacher.org

Roger Cunninghamroger@msteacher.org