Noble Digital Library Presentation

The NOBLE Digital Library

Beth Willis Digital and Catalog Librarian NOBLE, Inc. willis@noblenet.org

Why a digital library?

The NOBLE Digital Library showcases the collections of the member libraries of the North Of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE). NOBLE libraries include public and academic libraries serving an area north of Boston, Massachusetts. Our area's long and rich history of early settlers, patriots, seafarers, industrialists and immigrants are all reflected in our digital library.

Digital Library: Nuts and bolts

DSpace Platform Manakin Dublin Core Metadata

DSpace: Ins and outs

Digital files and metadata are imported into DSpace

MARC data are translated into Dublin Core

Digital files are organized into collections

DSpace: Communities and Collections

DSpace organizes content by “communities”

NOBLE library = community

Each community may have multiple collections

NOBLE Digital Library

Digital Formats

Images Documents Books Theses Audio files Video files

Images : Photographs

Reading, Mass.Center School

Images : Postcards

Wenham Lake, Beverly, Mass.

Lake Quannapowitt, Wakefield, Mass., 1907

Digital Library navigation

Digital Library navigation:search results

Digital Library navigation: item record

Multiple exposures

Adding collections to the NOBLE Digital Library does not preclude you from adding them to:

Flickr

Library website

Library catalog

Sharing the wealth

Digital Commonwealth

“The Digital Commonwealth is a gateway (a web portal) to digital assets hosted by Massachusetts cultural institutions.  Cultural institutions include libraries, museums, historical societies, archives, research institutions, and other repositories of our cultural heritage.”

Adding value to your images

Geotagging and mappingLocal history “authority records”Animating your images

Maps in the collection…

Maps from the collection: geotagging Geosetter

Geosetter: embedding metadata

Bringing it home

Google Earth

Putting your collection on the map

Google Maps

Enhancing your image

Local “authority records” Local history in WordPress

Rockport Fish Market, Reading, Mass., 1921 Black’s Block, Reading, Mass., 1916

Bringing images to life

Create a video with:

or

Windows Movie Maker

NOBLE Digital Library: out of the blocks

Seven NOBLE libraries

19 collections

3,941 items

Moving forward…

Selecting content Identifying staff and/or volunteers Digitizing and workflow issues Enhancing content Providing access

Decisions, decisions…

What do you have?

What do you want to emphasize?

What is the condition of the collection?

Who are your users?

…decisions…

Who to represent?

Highlight unique or commonplace?

What context will you provide?

How to engage the community?

List of images

1. Swampscott Public Library : staff, Swampscott Public Library 2. Fisherman's Beach, Swampscott, Mass., Swampscott Public Library 3. Public Library Float Centennial Parade, June 17 1950. seated: Patricia Bodor, Frances Grasso Standing: Driver Ken Hatch, Dorothy Flynn, Clarence Rich, Lynn Public Library4. Lynn Shore Drive at King's Beach, Swampscott Public Library5. Swampscott Public Library [picture] : original building, view 2, Swampscott Public Library6. Lynn Public Library, Lynn Public Library7. Reading Public Library and municipal building, Reading Public Library8. Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass., Lucius Beebe Memorial Library9. Public Library. Readers' Advisor. Louise Boudreau, 1950, Lynn Public library, 10. The Center School, Reading Public Library, 11. Center School (Reading, Mass.), Reading Public Library12. Beverly, Mass. Wenham Lake, Beverly Public Library13. Lake Quannapowitt, Wakefield, 1907, Lucius Beebe Memorial Library14. Beverly Public Library staff (Ellis, Gordon.; Dodge, Ethel.), Beverly Public Library15. Swampscott Public Library : children; Swampscott Public Library16. Cliftondale Sweetser School / from near Young / about 1920, Saugus Public Library17. Map of the proposed Town of Beverly Farms, Mass. presented by the petitioners, Beverly Public Library18. Rockport Fish Market, Reading Public Library19. Black's block, Reading Mass., Reading Public Library20. Swampscott Public Library [picture] : circulation desk, Swampscott Public Library 21. Saugus Centre / Percy Cutter skating on Saugus river / Scott mill in back, Saugus Public Library22. Henry and Jack Cullen and their Portuguese water dog, Swampscott Public Library23. Coolidge, Pres. & Mrs. Calvin. Swampscott White Court, Aug. 1925, Lynn Public Library

Thank you for your interest!

Beth Williswillis@noblenet.org