Making Content Interoperability Work: Structured Practice January 18, :00 a.m.(EST) Presented by: Jeff Kahn and Ed Walker 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education2 Overview Introduction Demonstration Review Lessons Learned Recommendations 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education3 Jeff Kahn Projects and Products O.K.I., Sakai, VUE, Pachyderm, Lionshare, Digital Marketplace, Apple Learning Interchange, Sophie, HarvestRoad Hive Explorer, Giunti Learn Exact Packager, Repositories MIT Visualizing Cultures and Rotch Visual Collection, Tufts Digital Library and Artifact, ARTstor, JStor, MFA Boston, SFMOMA, Gallery Systems Embark, DSpace via SRU, Fedora, Blackboard Content System, MERLOT, Connexions, Bedford Freeman & Worth, Pearson Education, Cengage Learning iChapters, Wiley Plus, Vital Source, Metalib, Intrallect, Equella, Google, Cisco Video Management System, Commercial Software Lotus, IBM, Microsoft, Borland, Professional Services EDI, IRG, iXL, EMC 2 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education4 Positions MIT, Bell Labs, BBN, SEI, IMS Global Learning Consortium, Consulting Services for Education Professional background Linguistics, cognitive psychology, expert systems and intelligent tutoring, transportation and scheduling systems, software engineering, standards development and consortium management, general management consulting Ed Walker 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education5 Context More and more digital content Conventions benefit all parties at low cost But which ones? Do more sooner in order to find out Plan to evolve Wait when you can 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education6Demonstration #1 Federated Search in a Pedagogical Tool 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education7 User-Facing Application Institutional Content Dedicated Connection 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education8 User-Facing Application Institutional Content Multiple Connections Library Content 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education9 User-Facing Application Institutional Content Standard Connections Library Content Interface (OSID) Implementation 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education10 User-Facing Application Federated Search Institutional Content Federating Library Content Interface (OSID) Implementation 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education11 User-Facing Application Federated Search Institutional Content Publisher Content Open Content Repository Interoperability Library Content Interface (OSID) Implementation 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education12 User-Facing Application Repository Of Record Submission Service Delivery Channel Federated Search Institutional Content Publisher Content Open Content Applies various Business rules Federated Submission Library Content Interface (OSID) Implementation 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education13 User-Facing Application Repository Of Record Submission Service Delivery Channel Federated Search Institutional Content Publisher Content Open Content Applies various Business rules Two- Way Repository Interoperability Library Content Interface (OSID) Implementation 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education14Demonstration #2 Federated Search in Support of Creating Resource Lists 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education15 What You Saw Service Oriented Architecture and standards in action Assembly, extensibility, flexibility Prototype and evolve project style Multiple uses and benefits Technology hiding 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education16 What Weve Learned Mellon Study Technology and requirements need to be mixed carefully alt-i-lab Use cases and demos reveal latent requirements and validate solutions to problems Digital Marketplace Short, iterative project cycles manage the risk of complexity and uncertainty 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education17 Service Provider does 1 work Unit Service Consumer does 1 work Unit 2 New Work Units 2 Total Work Units Single Application Integrates with a Service Example: Visualizing Cultures web site integrates with its own back-end database Service Provider does 1 work Unit Service Consumer does 1 work Unit 2 New Work Units 2 Total Work Units Standard Interface 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education18 Single Application Integrates with a Second Service Instance Example: Visualizing Cultures web site integrates with Museum of Fine Arts Service Provider does 1 work Unit Service Consumer does 1 work Unit 2 New Work Units 2 Total Work Units Service Provider does 1 work Unit Service Consumer does no work 1 New Work Unit 3 Total Work Units Standard Interface 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education19 Single Application Integrates with another Service Instance Example: Visualizing Cultures web site integrates with Dspace Service Provider does 1 work Unit Service Consumer does 1 work Unit 2 New Work Units 6 Total Work Units Service Provider does 1 work Unit Service Consumer does no work 1 New Work Units 4 Total Work Units Standard Interface 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education20 Second Application Integrates with all Service Instances Example: Stellar integrates with Visualizing Cultures, MFA, and Dspace Service Providers do no work Service Consumer does 3 work Units 3 New Work Units 9 Total Work Units Service Provider does no work Service Consumer does 1 work Unit 1 New Work Unit 5 Total Work Units Standard Interface 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education21 Lessons For Leaders Enable prioritization and decision criteria For Managers Enable connection and communication For Everyone Apply technology and exploit collaboration in the project and among yourselves - dont expect direction 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education22 What to Take Away Doing is now cheaper and faster than studying - if its systematic and iterative There is no single or best solution Use those conventions that yield benefit Wait when solutions are emerging (or beyond your control) Encapsulate chaos and change with design and technology 2008-Jan-18Copyright (c) Consulting Services for Education23 Jeff Kahn Ed Walker Thank You