Upload
jocelyn-whitley
View
21
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Harvard University Library Digital Initiative Internal Challenge Grant Program. NERCOMP E-learning Conference March 20, 2001 Worcester, Massachusetts Wendy Gogel , Digital Library Projects Liaison. LDI Mission LDI Internal Challenge Grant Program Examples of Grant Funded Projects - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Citation preview
Harvard UniversityLibrary Digital Initiative
Internal Challenge Grant Program
NERCOMP E-learning Conference March 20, 2001
Worcester, Massachusetts
Wendy Gogel, Digital Library Projects Liaison
LDI Mission
LDI Internal Challenge Grant Program
Examples of Grant Funded Projects
Fulfillment of Grant Program Mission
Challenges
LDI Mission
LDI launched in July 1998 as a five-year program to develop the University’s capacity to manage digital information by:
• creating technical infrastructure to support acquisition, organization, delivery, and archiving of digital library materials;
• providing a team of specialists to advise librarians and others on key issues unique to the digital environment;
• providing librarians and staff with practical experience in a wide range of technologies and digital materials; and
• enriching the Harvard University Library collections with a significant set of digital resources.
LDI received $12 million for five years and set aside $5 million for
Grant Program over 10 Rounds
LDI Steering Committee• set program parameters and direction (whose eligible, what type
of projects)
• announced initial call for proposals w/deadline
• established LDI Grant Review Committee
LDI Grant Review Committee• develops specific criteria for project selection
• selects projects for funding according to program parameters and specific criteria
LDI Internal Challenge Grant Program
Grant Program Mission
encourage broad University participation in LDI
serve as a catalyst for infrastructure development: Set development priorities Inform developments with real needs Test infrastructure
tangible demonstration of infrastructure
integrate management of digital materials with traditional materials throughout the libraries
contribute meaningful digital resources to the Universities collections
Who is participating?
Project proposals from: • Archives • Libraries • Museums • Faculty
Grant Program Participation
What is the content?
Wide variety of materials, both converted and born digital:
• Visual Collections including current and historic photographs, 19th c. trade cards, biomedical images
• Audio Files• Published and Original Text • Data Sets
Grant Program Participation
36 Applicants over 4 rounds
Awarded 9 projects • 2 involve dedicated system development
3 more expected to be awarding shortly
2 completed
Grant Program Status
Funded Grant Project (selected examples)
Harvard/Radcliffe: Online Historical Reference Shelf
Collection of Harvard and Radcliffe Annual Reports,
1825-1995 (105,000 pages) providing access through fully
searchable text w/ image files retrieved for on-screen viewing
Funded Grant Project (selected examples)
Harvard-Yenching Library: The Hedda Morrison Photographs of China
Collection of 4,800 photographs in albums made in China, 1933 to 1946 by German Photographer Hedda Morrison
Funded Grant Project (selected examples)
Countway Library of Medicine: Harvard Biomedical Image Library (BIL)
A central catalog and collection of biomedical images initially contributed from HSPH and Harvard labs
Funded Grant Project (selected examples)
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology: Maya Archaeological Photographs from the Carnegie Institute of Washington Collection
10,000 photographs related to two Maya archaeological sites: Chichen Itza and Copan
Funded Grant Project (selected examples)
Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library: Music from the Archive: A New Model of Access to Rare and Unique Sound Recordings
electronic research tool, integrating 140 hours of digital sound recordings, related image files (log books, performance notes) and finding aids for three collections:
The Laura Boulton Collection of Byzantine and Eastern Orthodox Chant
The Joseph Jeffers Dodge Duke Ellington Collection
The James Rubin Collection of South Indian Classical Music
Funded Grant Project (selected examples)
Arnold Arboretum Library of Harvard University: Western China and Tibet: Hotspot of Diversity
•on-line access to historic and contemporary collections related to Western China and Tibet (1924-current day)
–photographs–correspondence–plant specimens–bird specimens –and specimen data
Fulfillment of Grant Program Mission
encourage broad University participation in LDI
serve as a catalyst for infrastructure development: Set development priorities Inform developments with real needs Test infrastructure
tangible demonstration of infrastructure
integrate management of digital materials with traditional materials throughout the libraries
contribute meaningful digital resources to the Universities collections
LDI Program Challenges Commitment of Limited Resources• 10 new positions • University staff working on grant projects• contributions & collaboration throughout University
to accomplish• technical analysis • infrastructure development• advisory services in key areas• administration of LDI Program & Grant Program• project management and implementation
Criteria for Selection of Grant Projects• value of materials is subjective (and often
community based)
• open to any projects Vs. set direction for proposals
Communication• unformed concepts about project goals (what do you
want? what have you got?)• language barrier between curators and technologists
Grant Program Challenges
Project Management• lack of expertise • lack of dedicated resources• lack of experience in digital environment
• Elapsed Time
at least two years:• 9 months for proposal and planning process• plus implementation
Grant Program Challenges
Challenges
Managing Project Expectations• Specific project goals vs. generalized infrastructure
development• Services and support not fully available during
development
Predicting long term costs associated with maintenance and storage of digital objects