That’s My BailiwickThat’s My Bailiwick

Paul A. SoderdahlPaul A. Soderdahl

Carol Ann HughesCarol Ann Hughes

The University of Iowa LibrariesThe University of Iowa Libraries

BAILIWICKBAILIWICK

• AcademicAcademic

• ExperimentalExperimental

• Scholarly rather than Scholarly rather than course-relatedcourse-related

Info

20Classroom

24

Multimedia

13

INFORMATION ARCADE

Services ProvidedServices Provided

• Information and ReferenceInformation and Reference

• User EducationUser Education

• User ConsultationUser Consultation

• Research & DevelopmentResearch & Development

ELECTRONIC CLASSROOM

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24

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Quick Facts — CLASSROOMQuick Facts — CLASSROOM

• Over 800 course Over 800 course sessions representing sessions representing over 75 academic over 75 academic departmentsdepartments

INFORMATION STATIONS

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20Classroom

24

Multimedia

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Quick Facts — INFO SOURCESQuick Facts — INFO SOURCES

• Over 120 full text and Over 120 full text and multimedia databases on multimedia databases on CD-ROMCD-ROM

• Off campus access to Off campus access to web-based databasesweb-based databases

MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPMENT

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Quick Facts — MULTIMEDIAQuick Facts — MULTIMEDIA

• Most complete suite of Most complete suite of multimedia development multimedia development software on campussoftware on campus

– Desktop publishingDesktop publishing– Multimedia presentationsMultimedia presentations– Interactive coursewareInteractive courseware– Web design and editingWeb design and editing

Quick Facts — MULTIMEDIAQuick Facts — MULTIMEDIA

• QuantityQuantity

5 flatbed 5 flatbed scannersscanners

3 3 audio/video digitizersaudio/video digitizers

Quick Facts — MULTIMEDIAQuick Facts — MULTIMEDIA

• QUALITY QUALITY

Archival quality flatbed Archival quality flatbed and slide scanner and slide scanner

Studio production Studio production quality video editing quality video editing suitesuite

PUBLIC SERVICE

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Quick Facts - PUBLIC SERVICEQuick Facts - PUBLIC SERVICE

• Staffed by Staffed by 1 professional 1 professional 1 1 paraprofessionalparaprofessional 6 6 GAs (3.0 FTE)GAs (3.0 FTE)

• Academically diverse Academically diverse representing 14 depts.representing 14 depts.

MACHINE ROOM

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Hosting Web ServicesHosting Web Services

• Virtual space to extend Virtual space to extend beyond the walls of the beyond the walls of the Information ArcadeInformation Arcade

– Bailiwick ProjectBailiwick Project– Proxy ServerProxy Server– The MediatrixThe Mediatrix

Initial FundingInitial Funding

• Roy J. Carver Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust Charitable Trust - $752,432- $752,432

• Information and Information and ReferenceReference

• User EducationUser Education

• User ConsultationUser Consultation

• Research & Development

Services ProvidedServices Provided

R&D Projects with Lasting EffectR&D Projects with Lasting Effect

• Gateway to the InternetGateway to the Internet– Collection of scholarly Collection of scholarly

information resources on information resources on the Internetthe Internet

– Begun in 1993Begun in 1993– Widely recognized on Widely recognized on

campus and campus and internationallyinternationally

Bailiwick ProjectBailiwick Project

• ResearchResearch web server web server

• Complement to TWIST’s Complement to TWIST’s coursecourse web server web server

• Available to faculty and Available to faculty and graduate studentsgraduate students

• ““Follow your bliss” in Follow your bliss” in digital formdigital form

— — June 19, 1998June 19, 1998

Bailiwick ProjectBailiwick Project

Chronicle of Higher EducationChronicle of Higher Education

““Unleashing ideas into the web’s digital Unleashing ideas into the web’s digital space isn’t always easy. Librarians at the space isn’t always easy. Librarians at the University of Iowa hope to change that. University of Iowa hope to change that. They have started a program called They have started a program called Bailiwick to encourage Iowa graduate Bailiwick to encourage Iowa graduate students, professors, and staff members to students, professors, and staff members to build web sites that offer far more than the build web sites that offer far more than the standard photographs and resumes. The standard photographs and resumes. The library guides Bailiwick users to on-library guides Bailiwick users to on-campus experts in web page design and campus experts in web page design and multimedia, but people may [also] create multimedia, but people may [also] create pages on their own.”pages on their own.”

Bailiwicks in ProductionBailiwicks in Production

• 11 in production11 in production

• 8 in development8 in development

• 13 academic depts.13 academic depts.

• All levels of facultyAll levels of faculty

Scholarly Digital Resources CenterScholarly Digital Resources Center

• Libraries-wide initiativeLibraries-wide initiative• Comprised of several Comprised of several

centers and exhibitscenters and exhibits• Digital resources; Digital resources;

original scanning and original scanning and digitization projectsdigitization projects

• Production takes place Production takes place in Information Arcadein Information Arcade

Scholarly Digital Resources Scholarly Digital Resources CenterCenter

• Arts & Humanities Digital Resources Center

• Center for Electronic Resources in African Studies

• Virtual Exhibits

That’s My BailiwickThat’s My Bailiwick

• AcademicAcademic

• ExperimentalExperimental

• Scholarly rather than Scholarly rather than course relatedcourse related

That’s My BailiwickThat’s My Bailiwick

Paul A. SoderdahlPaul A. Soderdahl

Head, Information ArcadeHead, Information Arcade

paul-soderdahl@uiowa.edupaul-soderdahl@uiowa.edu

Carol Ann HughesCarol Ann Hughes

Head, IRISHead, IRIS

carol-hughes@uiowa.educarol-hughes@uiowa.edu

The University of Iowa LibrariesThe University of Iowa Libraries