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Collaboration to Spotlight Thematic

Presentation on the World Digital Library(Qatar National Library / Qatar Foundation and World Digital Library)

World Digital Library Partner Meeting

October 29-30, 2014, Rome, Italy


2009: The Qatar Foundation, and later the Qatar National Library, and the Library of Congress signed a cooperative agreement to help develop the World Digital Library. As part of the capacity building component, the partnership has sponsored four training-based workshops in Doha, Qatar.

The 2010, 2011, 2012 technical workshops focused on: Standards for digitization of different types of material Preparation of metadata Writing of expert descriptions Procedures for file preparation and transfer to the WDL

The 2014 workshop was a symposium focused on Heritage Awareness and included sessions on:

Preserving cultural heritage content Thematic approach to increasing user engagement Identifying and selecting collections for digital preservation Capacity building as a sustainability tool

The Qatar National Library/Qatar Foundation-WDL Partnership

Qatar National Library · www.qnl.qa World Digital Library · www.wdl.org


Provide input to expand the broader WDL Content Selection guidelines review process

Constitute the group as a forum/mechanism to advise on selection issues relating to this region

Identify categories of content for focus Identify items and/or collections Identify priorities that will best support:

Preservation Local and regional educational goals International outreach Building thematic sections on the WDL

Proposed Goals for the Heritage Awareness Symposium



King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia

Sultan Qaboos University Library, Oman Omani Digital Library Iraq National Library and Archives Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia National Library of Jordan King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Saudi Arabia Kuwait University Imam Aidarous Omer Alhabshi Library, Yemen Al-Noor Centre for Studies and Research, Yemen Supreme Council on Education, Qatar Qatar University Qatar Museums Qatar National Library California State University at San Francisco Library of Congress – Field Office, Cairo, Egypt World Digital Library, Library of Congress

Participants and Panelists



PRESERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE CONTENT

Dr. Claudia Lux, Project Director, Qatar National Library Dr. John Van Oudenaren, Director, World Digital Library Mr. William J. Kopycki, Field Director, Library of Congress-

Cairo Dr. Houda A.Bouslama, Supreme Education Council, Doha Mr. Jamal Al Alwchi, Deputy Director-General, Iraq National

Library and Archive Moderated by Hala Al Khalifa, Qatar Museums

The importance of preserving cultural heritage content. Preserving and promoting the Arab and Islamic identity.

Session One



THEMATIC APPROACH TO INCREASE USER ENGAGEMENT

Dr. John Van Oudenaren, Director, World Digital Library Dr. Houda A.Bouslama, Supreme Education Council, Doha Dr. Joachim Gierlichs, Associate Director, Special Collections

and Archives, QNL Dr. Kaveh Niazi, Lecturer, California State University San

Francisco Moderated by Dr. John Van Oudenaren

Thematic approach for cultural heritage content. User interface (UI) as a tool to strategically develop and increase user engagement.

Session Two



IDENTIFYING AND SELECTING COLLECTIONS FOR DIGITAL PRESERVATION

Dr. John Van Oudenaren, Director, World Digital Library Mr. William J. Kopycki, Field Director, Library of Congress-

Cairo Dr. Kaveh Niazi, Lecturer California State University San

Francisco Dr. Joachim Gierlichs, Associate Director, Special Collections

and Archives, QNL Moderated by Mr. Mark Paul, Heads, Partnerships, QNL

Content selection with members’ overview of their institution’s collections. What are the priorities for digital preservation? How can collections develop or enhance themes?

Session Three



CAPACITY BUILDING AS A SUSTAINABILITY TOOL

Mr. Jason Yasner, Operations Manager, World Digital Library Mr. William J. Kopycki, Field Director, Library of Congress-

Cairo Mr. Jamal Al Alwchi, Deputy Director-General, Iraq National

Library and Archive Ms. Krishna Roy Chowdhury, Associate Director Information

Technology, Qatar National Library Moderated by Mr. Jason Yasner

Experience-based capacity building. Value in building capacity within organizations and the region

Session Four



Feedback: Model theme and User Interface (UI) development UI must be user-friendly and mobile-friendly

Review existing WDL content for gaps and unbalances Start with themes to fill gaps and target content that tells a

coherent story User-generated themes via online tools Proposed survey of students/teachers to define themes How to bring the content together under a theme? How to merge

images with narrative essays? World Heritage sites. Materials related to these sites could make

good thematic candidates Review ground-breaking, online exhibitions and catalogs Define and target which audiences? For consumers vs for

scholars? Is visual appeal more important than historical “importance?”

Discussion Highlights



Suggested themes: Construction of railroads Medical manuals from diverse cultures and

languages Cross-cultural travel logs/narratives/experiences

European travelers to Arabian Peninsula Architecture, e.g, renovation of mosques Ottoman Empire Egyptian culture Museum artifacts: 3D objects Historical content from Arab-speaking East African

regions

Discussion Highlights (cont’d)



New beta.wdl.org site launched on October 9, 2014 First model for a thematic section: “Arabic and Islamic

Science and Its Influence on the Western Scientific Tradition”

Propose additional themes, timelines, and interactive maps

Identify content in their collections to help build or complete themes

Recruit new institutions that have important content relevant to these themes

Identify scholars and curators to work on thematic narratives

Moving Forward…



QUESTIONS?Mark T. PaulHead, PartnershipsQatar National [email protected]

Jason M. YasnerOperations ManagerWorld Digital [email protected]


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