From small beginnings: Developing collection level description
Mapping the Information Landscape Showcase day British Library
Conference Centre, London,25 th March 2003 Bridget Robinson &
Ann Chapman UKOLN, University of Bath Bath, BA2 7AY UKOLN is
supported by: Email [email protected] URL
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ Slide 2 Collection Description Focus
Showcase, London 25 March 2003 2 In the beginning The eLib
programme 1994-2001 Collection level description a supporting
study, report August 1999 Full Disclosure 1999 Phase 1
recommendation Build a register of collections The RSLP 1999-2002
Collaborative collection management Created bibliographic &
archival records Created collection descriptions Digitised images
& texts, portals Slide 3 Collection Description Focus Showcase,
London 25 March 2003 3 The RSLP schema Analytical model of
collections and their catalogues - Michael Heaney Collection level
description metadata schema and associated syntax using RDF encoded
into XML Web based tool MS Access database version for use by RSLP
projects Slide 4 Collection Description Focus Showcase, London 25
March 2003 4 Uptake of RSLP schema Timescale some projects had
already developed their own approach Mapping Asia EAD in XML
COCOREES ROADS based web interface to MS Access database Use by
non-RSLP projects moving out of HE Cornucopia Science Museum Reveal
Cecilia Crossroads ITAM MIMAS resources Slide 5 Collection
Description Focus Showcase, London 25 March 2003 5 RSLP schema
modification RSLP schema issues Missing elements Elements not
detailed enough Difficulties with element labels Difficulties
understanding some elements Core plus extensions Adding on elements
Adding on qualifiers Slide 6 Collection Description Focus Showcase,
London 25 March 2003 6 Multiple uses, multiple viewpoints End user
pupil, student, researcher, leisure interest Manager archives,
museums, libraries, Internet Machine-to-machine interoperability,
standards sharing effort through re-use Slide 7 Collection
Description Focus Showcase, London 25 March 2003 7 The user
viewpoint Enable collection provider to disclose information about
collections to users Enable user to discover/locate collections
select collections to explore/search on basis of summary
description compare collections as broadly similar objects (even
where items heterogeneous) understand conditions of access &
use interpret collections Enable software agents to select
collections to search on behalf of user control searches across
collections Slide 8 Collection Description Focus Showcase, London
25 March 2003 8 Collection of physical objects Collection of
metadata records Collection of books Collection of digital items
Database of CLDs CLDs provide high-level map of landscape for user,
researcher, visitor. Slide 9 Collection Description Focus Showcase,
London 25 March 2003 9 Accessibility Disability Discrimination Act
sensory and physical impairment structure, alt-text, keyboard
operation Widening participation cognitive conditions Different
views for different users students, researchers pupils, leisure
interests Slide 10 Collection Description Focus Showcase, London 25
March 2003 10 The management viewpoint Enable collection provider
to manage own collections control/audit/review holdings internally
identify collections at risk assess priorities for item-level
cataloguing manage in collaboration with other providers identify,
record, share information on strengths and weaknesses inform
strategic planning institutional, cross-institutional, regional,
sectoral, national Slide 11 Collection Description Focus Showcase,
London 25 March 2003 11 Database of CLDs CLDs also useful to
resource managers? Slide 12 Collection Description Focus Showcase,
London 25 March 2003 12 Sharing needs standards CLD are metadata
records use by multiple applications / services machine-to-machine
exchange build in from start Re-usability keep modification minimal
export common elements only? Standards schema, thesauri, etc. Slide
13 Collection Description Focus Showcase, London 25 March 2003 13
OAI Repository A OAI Repository B Harvest via OAI PMH Portal site C
Web site A Collection of digital metadata records Collection of
physical items Web site B Collection of digital metadata records
Collection of digital items Slide 14 Collection Description Focus
Showcase, London 25 March 2003 14 Still early days End users
uncertain buy-in from scholars preference for item level Few CLD
databases launched yet case studies development user studies -
evaluation Helping implementers Online Tutorial and training Slide
15 Collection Description Focus Showcase, London 25 March 2003 15
AIM25 Archives Hub Cecilia Collections Navigator NHM Cornucopia
Crossroads Whos using Collection Description now? Slide 16
Collection Description Focus Showcase, London 25 March 2003 16 Whos
using Collection Description now? EnrichUK.net: The nof-digitise
Collection Portal ITAM: MIMAS Collection Description Reveal The
Science & Culture website SCONE Slide 17 Collection Description
Focus Showcase, London 25 March 2003 17 Acknowledgements UKOLN is
funded by Resource: the Council for Museums, Archives and
Libraries, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the UK
higher and further education funding councils, as well as by
project funding from the JISC and the European Union. UKOLN also
receives support from the University of Bath where it is based.
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