Hicks, Emily A.

Maurer, Margaret

Perkins, Jody

English

University of Dayton

University of DaytoneCommonsRoesch Library Faculty Presentations Roesch Library5-12-2005The OhioLINK Digital Media Center ApplicationProfile: A New Tool for Ohio Digital CollectionsEmily A. HicksUniversity of Dayton, ehicks1@udayton.eduJody PerkinsMiami University - OxfordMargaret MaurerKent State University - Kent CampusFollow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.udayton.edu/roesch_fac_presentationsPart of the Library and Information Science CommonsThis Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Roesch Library at eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Roesch LibraryFaculty Presentations by an authorized administrator of eCommons. For more information, please contact frice1@udayton.edu,mschlangen1@udayton.edu.Recommended CitationHicks, Emily A.; Perkins, Jody; and Maurer, Margaret, "The OhioLINK Digital Media Center Application Profile: A New Tool forOhio Digital Collections" (2005). Roesch Library Faculty Presentations. 15.https://ecommons.udayton.edu/roesch_fac_presentations/15OVGTSL, May 2005 1  The OhioLINK Digital Media Center Application Profile: A New Tool for Ohio Digital Collections   Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians Conference “Technical Services: Rethink, Retool, Risk” May 11-13, 2005 – Cherry Valley Lodge, Newark, Ohio  Emily Hicks, University of Dayton Jody Perkins, Miami University Margaret Maurer, Kent State University OVGTSL, May 2005 3 History of the Digital Media Center  1997 – DMC Established using Bulldog software. Subject databases created  2002 – Bulldog purchased by Documentum  2002 – Metadata Task Force formed  2003 – OCDE Technology Initiatives grant application  2004 – DMC Application Profile approved by DMSC  ???? – Digital Resource Commons (DRC)  OVGTSL, May 2005 4 Section 1: Introduction   Members of the Task Force:  Charly Bauer, OhioLINK Alan Boyd, Oberlin College Cliff Glaviano, Bowling Green State University Emily Hicks, University of Dayton Margaret Maurer, Kent State University Jody Perkins, Miami University (co-chair) Beth M. Russell, Ohio State University              (co-chair) OVGTSL, May 2005 5 Task Force Charge:  Provide direction to DMSC and OhioLINK on the development of the DMC  Become better informed about current metadata procedures and issues  relating to the DMC  Survey/monitor current and emerging national/international metadata standards  Educate members of the DMSC on findings  OVGTSL, May 2005 6 Task Force Charge, Continued  Draft guidelines for the use of metadata in the DMC and to present these to the DMSC  Advise those who have proposed projects for the DMC on metadata issues  Determine initial and on-going training needs for implementing DMSC  policies  Make recommendations to the DMSC on ways that these needs could be met  OVGTSL, May 2005 7 DMC Local Collections DMC LOCAL Collections as of September 2004 Institution   Contributors   Collection   Type of Material   Number submitted   Status OSU   Borror Lab of Bioacoustics   Borror Lab of Bioacoustics Recorded Animal Sounds   Audio - Recorded Animal Sounds   10,200   Will grow to 29,000  OSU   Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center   Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Forestry Image Collection   Images from glass-plate negatives   5,000   Approximately 400 to be added to complete  OSU   Center for Epigraphical Studies   Greek and Latin Squeezes (inscriptions)   Images of inscriptions   700   Will grow to more than 10,000 squeezes UC   National Underground Freedom Center   William Seibert Collection   Documents and photographs   25   Thousands of documents and images will be added UC   Design, Art, Architecture & Planning Library   Architecture of Cincinnati   Images from archival slides   300   Continues to grow as required KSU   Department of Special Collections & Archives   Oral History Project: May 4, 1970 Collection. Residents of the community document their feelings on the shootings   Audio files   40   Cataloging underway OVGTSL, May 2005 8 DMC Commercial Collections DMC COMMERCIAL COLLECTIONS as of September 2004 Collection Name   Type of Material   Number of Items   Status Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations   Short videos of lab experiments   600   Set complete LANDSAT 7 Satellite Images of Ohio   Multi-layered satellite data        New images every 16 days, weather permitting Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps   Images of large scale street plans of Ohio cities from 1867-1970   40,000   Closed set Digital Video Collection   Long-playing educational videos   1,113 VHS tapes   Expands monthly. May expand to collections of other vendors Saskia Collection   Art images used in art history classes   3,000     AMICO Library   Images of art and archaeology objects held in museums across N America   100,000   Grows by 20,000 images each year               OVGTSL, May 2005 9 DMC metadata issues    Different collections, audiences and metadata schema  Multiple types of data structures  Discrepancies between databases  OVGTSL, May 2005 10 DMC metadata issues (Continued)   Different database needs  Data relationships across databases  Lack of guidelines and documentation  Some collections have proprietary metadata (e.g., AMICO)  Contributors legacy data OVGTSL, May 2005 11 Examination of DMC metadata    Diversity  Fields that cross collections  Fields that don’t cross collections OVGTSL, May 2005 12 Examination of DMC - Conclusions   Some unique fields  Some common fields that map to Dublin Core, VRA Core and Western States Core  The need for a core set of elements  Determined that a cross-disciplinary core would be best OVGTSL, May 2005 13 OVGTSL, May 2005 14 Best practices examined   The NINCH Guide to Good Practice in the Digital Representation & Management of Cultural Heritage Materials   Institute of Museum and Library Services Framework (IMLS)  Computer Interchange of Museum Information (CIMI) Guide to Best Practice: Dublin Core  OVGTSL, May 2005 15 Appeal of best practices and established standards    Carry you into the future  Allow for federated searching  Define relationships  Allow for diversity within guidelines OVGTSL, May 2005 16 Why a set of formal guidelines?    Inconsistent data quality and element interpretation across projects  Customized schemes increasingly a burden on OhioLINK staff OVGTSL, May 2005 17 Building the DMC Core OVGTSL, May 2005 18 Application Profiles    What is an application profile?  Why use an application profile?  Customize  Document  Guide  Reference    OVGTSL, May 2005 19 Why Dublin Core?   Other standards too narrow   Accepted as an international standard  Foundation of OAI protocol for metadata harvesting  In common use by the digital library community  A number of best practice documents already published OVGTSL, May 2005 20 Choosing a Model   Why use a model?  Western States http://www.cdpheritage.org/resource/metadata/wsdcmbp/index.html  Based on Dublin Core  Multi-institutional  Comprehensive  User-friendly OVGTSL, May 2005 21 The Core   What is “The Core?”  Set of elements  Group of attributes or properties of a resource  A foundation from which local projects around the state will build collection specific metadata OVGTSL, May 2005 22 Snapshot of Core Element Set  Title  Creator   Contributor  Date  Description  Subject  Spatial Coverage  Temporal Coverage  Language  Work Type  Repository ID  Digital Publisher  Digital Creation Date  Digitizing Equipment  Asset Source  Rights OVGTSL, May 2005 23 Snapshot, cont.  Collection Name  OhioLINK Institution  Asset Type  OID (Object Identifier)  Permissions OVGTSL, May 2005 24 Element Specifications  Element Name  Definition  Obligation  Mandatory, Required (if available), Optional  Occurrence   Repeatable, Non-repeatable  OVGTSL, May 2005 25 Element Specifications, cont.  Recommended Schemes  Input Guidelines  General  Element-specific  Examples  Maps to DC Element   OVGTSL, May 2005 26 Why Input Guidelines?  Broader audience  Promote data consistency  Anticipate questions  Provide decision points  Assist with data creation  Reference external content standards OVGTSL, May 2005 28  Lessons Learned  And Next Steps OVGTSL, May 2005 29 Lessons learned:    Standards are still important! OVGTSL, May 2005 30 Lessons learned:    The metadata universe is large and subject to change  OVGTSL, May 2005 31 Lessons learned:    Metadata can be as simple or as complex as desired  OVGTSL, May 2005 32 Lessons learned:    Best and worst thing about metadata is that it doesn’t come with content standards OVGTSL, May 2005 33 Lessons learned:    Metadata is us! OVGTSL, May 2005 34 Lessons learned:    This is an important first step, but it’s only the first step!  OVGTSL, May 2005 35 Possible next steps:  Metadata strategic plan  Extended element sets for various subject and/or format areas  Coordinating body  Metadata practice community  Contributor’s discussion list  MetaBuddy application  Application profile repository OVGTSL, May 2005 36 Recommended reading:   Metadata Principles and Practicalities.  Erik Duval, Wayne Hodgins, Stuart Sutton, and Stuart L. Weibel.  D-Lib Magazine, April 2002. http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april02/weibel/04weibel.html   Keeping Dublin Core Simple: Cross-Domain Discovery or Resource Description?  Carl Lagoze.  D-Lib Magazine, January 2001. http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january01/lagoze/01lagoze.html     Application profiles: mixing and matching metadata schemas. Rachel Heery and Manjula Patel.  Ariadne Issue 25, 24-Sep-2000.  http://www.ariadne.ac.uk /issue25/app-profiles/intro.html OVGTSL, May 2005 37 Contacts Application Profile: http://www.ohiolink.edu/media/dmcinfo/DMC_AP.pdf  Emily Hicks, Head of Bibliographic Management, University of Dayton emily.hicks@notes.udayton.edu 937.229.1558 Jody Perkins, Metadata Librarian, Miami University Libraries perkintj@muohio.edu 513.529.0135 Margaret Maurer, Head, Catalog & Metadata, Kent State University Libraries and Media Services mmaurer@lms.kent.edu 330.672.1702 OVGTSL, May 2005 38 Parting quote:  "We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest.  We must learn to sail  in high winds."         ~Leif Smith 

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