1. Academic & Special Libraries SectionAnnual SeminarUCD Digital Library: Creating online access tohistorical & contemporary collections - opportunities and challenges Julia Barrett, Research Services Manager, UCD Library Julia.barrett@ucd.ie

2. Outline UCD Digital Library IVRLA background where we are now where next? Opportunities Challenges 3. 5 year pilot project,IVRLAs main goals were access funded by the Irish State and the EUand preservation.2005-2010 Proof of concept UCD CLIRIGH INSTITUTE IRISH SPECIAL COLLECTIONSDIALECTARCHIVEBody of digitised content Humanities-based source Functioning repository prototype material located in 7 physical ART HISTORYUCD ARCHIVES locations on campusGEOLOGICAL SCIENCES NATIONAL FOLKLORECOLLECTION 4. Sample IVRLA CollectionsUCD Archives National Folklore Collection Papers of William Frazer Folklore Photograph Collection Papers of Eugene OCurry Questionnaire: Emigration to Papers of James MeenanAmerica Boehm/Casement PapersQuestionnaire: Tinkers[Travellers]Special CollectionsUrban Folklore Project (Dublin) Beranger WatercoloursSchools Manuscript Collection Carna and Ballinasloe, Co. Galway Historic Maps Collection Lochlainn Collection: BalladsIrish Dialect Archive 19th Century Pamphlet Collection Manuscript Collection UCD Letters Card Collection The Beckett Country Collection UCD Mchel Clirigh Curran Collection: Photographs UCD MOCI Monograph Collection ODonovan/Reeves correspondence 5. Content Diversity Variety of content types Text: letters, books, pamphlets, ephemera, manuscripts, diaries, ballads, ess ays Audio: sound recordings Video: video interviews Images: photographs, slides, paintings Cartographic: maps Datasets: database 30 Core Collections online 17 Research Collections which show how research can be done using existing digital resources and how this can generate even furtherresearch resources in digital humanities 6. Static Repository v. Digital Library Why are we digitising? What are we digitising? For whom? How will this be of benefit? How will we know? How will we provide support? How will we provide access? Different levels of access? What infrastructure? What metadata standards / policies will we use? What workflows will we use? What about long-term preservation? What models will we use? 7. OAIS Model: Open ArchivalInformation System OAIS principles (ISO 14721:2003) Organisation (people) and systems Provides services to identified communities Sustainability Preservation orientation Durability and usability Adherence to best practices/standards Pay attention to data modelling & workflow 8. OAIS Functional Model (ISO 14721)SIP = Submission Information PackageAIP = Archival Information PackageDIP = Dissemination Information Package 9. UCD Digital Library Launched in 2012 10. Infrastructure Fedora 2.2 to 3.5 Utilisation of Solr Open source platform to enable flexible and configurable indexing and searching http://lucene.apache.org/solr/ JPEG2000 Geospatialcapabilities 11. Collections 54 online, incl. 3 new 19th Century Social History Pamphlets UCDscholarcast Thomas Hardys The Return of the Native 1 in final stage Desmond FitzGerald Photographs 6 waiting to begin 4 planning stage 4 proposals 12. Collections External 15 collections in Europeana 2 collections in ARTstor Approximately 190,000 digital files in totaland counting 13. Examples 14. Examples 15. In addition to more collections Workflow and metadata policies Linked data Extension of geospatial capabilities Full-text searching Implementation of the Open Archives InitiativeProtocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) Access policies and user accounts for restrictedcontent, etc. Extension of storage and backup capacity Investigation of Hydra http://projecthydra.org/ 16. Workflow and Metadata Policies Different workflows for different collectiontypes Different metadata policies for differentcollection types MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema); DC(Dublin Core); ESE (Europeana); EAD (EncodedArchival Description) electronic finding aid VRA (Visual Resources Association) Geospatial (ISO 19115 Geographic Information Metadata, etc.) 17. Linked Data Exposure ofmetadata usingsemantic webtechnologies Makes metadata actionable as data Uses RDF (resource description framework) data model Expressions aboutresources in theform of SUBJECT-RELATIONSHIP-OBJECT (triple) 18. Geospatial: New Web Mapping Framework Geographic dimension to many resources New mapping framework implemented to better expose this geospatialinformation to its users Framework provides new tools for finding resources by geospatial criteria makes use of the geospatial indexing capabilities of its search engine Solr can visualise georeferenced information on a map These enhancements improve user experience but also lay the foundation for additional geospatial data and information services planned for the UCD Digital Library, such as the display of georectified historic maps. 19. Full-text Searching I was trying to search for a person (my aunt, whoworked in Leeson St and was one of the peoplewho moved the hospital to Nutley Lane). However,if I understand it correctly, the files are notsearchable. Is this planned and what system wouldbe used? 20. Implementation of OAI-PMH The Open ArchivesInitiative Protocolfor MetadataHarvesting (OAI-PMH) is amechanism forrepositoryinteroperability Implementationwould allow forautomaticharvesting ofrecords to librarycatalogue 21. Hydra http://projecthydra.org/Hydra provides a versatileand feature richenvironment for end-usersand repositoryadministrators alike Manipulation of images(e.g. crop, rotation) Manage workflows 22. UCD Digital LibrarySoftwareHardware oXygen i2s SupraScan Quartz A1 HD FileMaker Pro book scanner Adobe Photoshop Kodak iQsmart2 flatbed Adobe Bridgescanners x 2 Komodo Scanning workstations HeidiSQL Cygwin External hard drives NX Client VM servers Fedora-Commons Apache Tomcat 23. UCD Digital LibraryLanguages File Formats XML TIFF XSLT JPEG2000 PHP JPEG HTML PDF PERL Word Java Excel JavaScript CSV Ruby-on-Rails Shapefiles SPARQL WAV JSON MP3 etc MPEG4 24. UCD Digital LibraryMetadata SchemasAuthorities/Ontologies MODS LCSH DC Art & Architecture Thesaurus EAD MARC country & geographic ISO 19115 area codes VRA LCTGM NUDS Logainm - Placenames ESE Database of Ireland EDM VIAF METS DBPEDIA MIX GeoNames PREMIS OpenStreetMap 25. Challenges Complexity Range of skills needed Mainstreaming Managing expectations 26. Complexity 27. Simplified Workflow Analog Assessment RightsSelection Clearance DigitalDigitisation BackupPublishStoragePreservation PostDigital ProcessingLibraryIngestMetadata WorkflowsCreation University College Dublin 28. Implementation of Content Access 29. Skills Project management Collections management: policy, identification, acquisition Relationship building repositories, Schools, external organisations Systems architecture and administration (includes security) Systems analysis, systems integration Workflow analysis Digitisation Library Metadata Research IT Digital preservation Corporate & Legal Intellectual property/Digital rights management UCD Communications Marketing & promotion Schools, Repositories etc. Analysing use Communities of Practice e.g. Fedora Community 30. Mainstreaming Research & Innovation Client Services Research Services Manager College Liaison Librarians Digital Initiatives SLA Presentations, advocacy Research Services LA Desk staff; discoverability through Metadata Librarianlibrary catalogue Programmer Assistance with aspects of thedigitisation project e.g. imageprocessing Collection Services Outreach Collection Development & Promotions, globalDescription Librarians (metadata) communications Collection development policy integration Build on existing skills-base Cataloguing metadata Institutional Repository 31. Managing Expectationswww.stanford.edu/group/toolingup/rplviz/rplviz.swf 32. Opportunities Working / collaborating with Schools andRepositories Working / collaborating with external organisations Identifying and using existing scanned collections Facilitating availability, accessibility and usability Using technologies to enhance the user experience Staff development Library collaboration (?) 33. Working with Schools and Repositories 34. Builds relationships Schools, Institutes, Repositories, Buildings &Services, etc. Collections become more visible anddiscoverable Library role in relation to auditing existingdigital collections on Campus What collections? Links to anniversaries andother defined priorities 35. Collaborating with external organisations Osi 19th century 5 and 10 town plans TCDs 1:25,000 military series and UCDs 25 maps to fill their gaps 36. Existing scanned collections May need to be rescued May need more work May help fill mutual gaps Collaborate fewer staff, sharing of skills (e.g.metadata, geo-rectification) Be clear about who does what and what the outcomeswill be (MOU) OSI: 1,000 scans of 5 and 10 19th towns / cities (2006-2008); UCD: metadata and geo-rectification TCD & UCD map swap 37. Availability and Accessibility AvailabilityThe main advantage to having the journalof primarydigitised, for me, was that it greatlysourceincreased how accessible it was.materialPrior to the journal being made available indigital format the only copies (most especially Easyof the older editions) were those in theaccessibility National Library or those stored in the INMOsto such own (excellent) library.materialsAs you know, researchers consulting librarycopies are somewhat constrained by libraryopening hours and by the fact that anotherresearcher may be using the material on thesame day - rendering it unavailable to you. 38. Enables thepromotion of acollection tomultiple relateddisciplines 39. Technologies Use of JPEG2000 to facilitate zooming withoutloss of detail 40. Staff Development and LibraryCollaboration Build on staff experience Develop new skills in a growth area Possibilities for libraries collaborating witheach other? 41. Most Popular Collections(past 5 months) 1. Schools ManuscriptCollection - My Home District2. The Irish Nursing JournalsCollection3. Folklore PhotographCollection4. Schools ManuscriptCollection - Carna &Ballinasloe, Co. Galway5. Folklore Schools 1937-386. Tierney/MacNeillPhotographs7. Questionnaire: Irish Famine(1845-1852)8. Historic Maps Collection9. Folk music10. UCDscholarcast 42. The Broader Vision The UCD Digital Library is . A repository of UCDs digital cultural heritage materialsdiversity A repository of data of various kinds A resource discovery framework A platform for scholarly interaction with digital content A platform for new forms of digital publications A platform for the dissemination of the outcomes of UCD researchand creativity A key component of UCD research infrastructure A platform for innovation in library services, teaching &learning, and research A catalyst for new partnerships between UCD Library and itsextended community A node in an emergent global environment of linked data 43. digital.ucd.ie S fth mo bhuarthaS fth mo bhuartha