Indiana University Libraries Digital Projects & Services

This web site, which provides information about digital projects and services of the Indiana University Libraries and former IU Digital Library Program, is currently in transition. Over time, much of the content on this site will be migrated to the IU Bloomington Libraries web site.

Forums

There are no workshops currently scheduled.

DLP Forum (March 2003) | IU Forum on Digital Libraries (April 2002)

Indiana University Digital Library Program Forum, March 2003

In March 2003, the Digital Library Program presented a 3-hour overview of digital library project planning at the DLP Forum.

Introduction/Overview (Kris Brancolini)
Presentation: HTML | PPT

Readings:

• Institute of Museum and Library Services. A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections. Washington, D.C.: Institute of Museum and Library Services, November 2001.
• Kenney, Anne R. and Oya Y. Rieger. Moving Theory into Practice. Mountain View, California: Research Libraries Group, 2000.
• Sitts, Maxine K., ed. Handbook for Digital Projects: A Management Tool for Preservation and Access. Andover, Massachusetts: Northeast Document Conservation Center, 2000.

Project Demonstrations: Wright American Fiction (Perry Willett)
Project Home Page
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Project Demonstrations: U.S. Steel Gary Works Photograph Collection (Jenn Riley)
Project Home Page

Project Demonstrations: Variations (Jon Dunn)
Project Home Page

Project Demonstrations: Letopis' Zhurnal'nykh Statei (John Walsh)
Project Home Page

Selection for Digital Projects (Kris Brancolini)
Presentation:
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Readings:

• Brancolini, Kristine. "Selecting Research Collections for Digitization: Applying the Harvard Model." Library Trends 18.4 (Spring 2000): 783-798.
• Hazen, Dan, Horrell, Jeffrey, and Merrill-Oldham, Jan. Selecting Research Collections for Digitization. Washington, D.C.: Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), August 1998.

Metadata (Linda Cantara)
Presentation:
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Readings:

• Baca, Murtha, ed. Introduction to Metadata: Pathways to Digital Information. 2000.
• Eden, Brad. "Metadata and Its Applications." Library Technology Reports 38.5 (2002): 1-87.
• Guinchard, Carolyn. "Dublin Core Use in Libraries: A Survey." OCLC Systems & Services 18.1 (2002): 40-50.
• OCLC/RLG Working Group on Preservation Metadata. Preservation Metadata and the OAIS Information Model: A Metadata Framework to Support the Preservation of Digital Objects. June 2002.
• Woodyard, Deborah. "Metadata and Preservation." Information Services & Use 22 (2002): 121-125.
• Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI). http://dublincore.org
• Encoded Archival Description (EAD). http://lcweb.loc.gov/ead/
• Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC 21). http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/
• Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets
• Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods
• NISO Metadata for Digital Still Images in XML Schema (MIX) http://www.loc.gov/standards/mix

Conversion Issues: Digitization (Jenn Riley)
Presentation:
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Readings:

• California Digital Library. Best Practices for Image Capture. February 2001.
• Digital Library Federation. Benchmark for digital reproductions of monographs and serials. Revised January 25, 2002.
• Indiana University Digital Library Program. IU DLP Use of Digital Imaging Standards and Best Practices. May 2002.
• Research Libraries Group. Guides to Quality in Visual Resources Imaging. July 2000.

Conversion Issues: Text and Encoding (Perry Willett)
Presentation:
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Readings:

• Burnard, Lou. A Gentle Introduction to XML. Oxford: Text Encoding Initiative, 2002."
• Morrison, Alan, Michael Popham, and Karen Wikander. Creating and Documenting Electronic Texts: A Guide to Good Practice. Oxford: Arts and Humanities Data Service, 2000.

Storage (Jon Dunn)
Presentation:
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Readings:

• Distributed Data Storage @ IU. http://storage.iu.edu
• IU Digital Media Network Services. http://www.indiana.edu/~video
• RLG OAIS Resources page. http://www.rlg.org/longterm/oais.html
• Fedora project web site. http://www.fedora.info
• PADI - Preserving Access to Digital Information. http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/

Access: Technical Considerations (John Walsh)
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User Interface Considerations (Michelle Dalmau)
Presentation:
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Readings:

• Apple's Human Interface Design Guidelines.
• HCI Bibliography. http://www.hcibib.org/
• Usability First. http://www.usabilityfirst.com/
• Useit.com. http://www.useit.com
• Yale's Web Style Guide. http://www.webstyleguide.com/

Indiana University Forum on Digital Libraries, April 2002

In April 2002, the Indiana University Digital Library Program sponsored the Indiana University Forum on Digital Libraries on the IU-Bloomington campus. The forum allows IU faculty and staff working on digital library projects to share experiences, report on progress toward goals, learn from one another, increase awareness, and identify opportunities for collaboration.
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