The NLW Digital Asset The NLW Digital Asset Management SystemManagement System

Paul BevanPaul BevanDAMS Implementation Manager DAMS Implementation Manager

paul.bevan@llgc.org.ukpaul.bevan@llgc.org.uk

Institutional ContextInstitutional Context

The LLGC DAMS is safekeeping for The LLGC DAMS is safekeeping for Wales’ digital assets but, it is an Wales’ digital assets but, it is an element within a wider Digital Asset element within a wider Digital Asset Management Solution, which is an Management Solution, which is an element within the library’s element within the library’s integrated systems, which come integrated systems, which come together to:together to:… preserve and give access to all kinds and forms of recorded knowledge, especially relating to Wales and the Welsh and other Celtic peoples, for the benefit of the public including those engaged in research and learning.

Institutional Context: Institutional Context: Development AimsDevelopment Aims

History of development with FedoraHistory of development with Fedora

Key Aims:Key Aims:

Add functionality to VITALAdd functionality to VITAL Developments in line with communities (Fedora, Vital and Developments in line with communities (Fedora, Vital and

other DAMS)other DAMS) Skills and ResourcesSkills and Resources

Cataloguers experienceCataloguers experience Re-use skillsRe-use skills

Single SearchSingle Search Solution to adhere to Standards; METS, PREMIS, OAIS, Solution to adhere to Standards; METS, PREMIS, OAIS,

TDR etc etcTDR etc etc

OAIS OverviewOAIS Overview

Why OAIS?Why OAIS? Useful OverviewUseful Overview Standard and ‘tested’Standard and ‘tested’ Overlaps with TDR (medium-term goal)Overlaps with TDR (medium-term goal) GranularityGranularity

But...But...

Not overly restrictive (Not overly restrictive (interpretation?interpretation?).). Complex & inaccessibleComplex & inaccessible

METSMETS

METS as SIP, AIP and DIPMETS as SIP, AIP and DIP Contains Metadata from:Contains Metadata from:

JHOVE/Automatically ExtractedJHOVE/Automatically Extracted RightsMD RightsMD DescriptiveMD (minimum required for DescriptiveMD (minimum required for

locating)locating) PreservationMDPreservationMD

METS functions as the METS functions as the rulesrules not the not the enforcement mechanismenforcement mechanism

Rights Management

Object Storage Servers

Dissemination Layer

FEDORA

Preservation Check

(eg. DROID)

Virus Check

Error Check

(Checksum)

Preservation Tasks

(eg. Migration)

Object

Electronic Deposit

Off-AirRecording

DigitalArchives

Digitisation

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FEDORA

iPortal

Storage Solution(s)

VITALClient

UserStaff

Layered Layered DisseminaDisseminator tor StructureStructure

Direct Route

(eg. Google, URL)

ExternalDepositor

Ingest Process

Web Deposit Interface

VITAL Access Portal

Rights?

Object (PID/Handle)

DS: METS

DS: DC (OAI-PMH)

DS: Relationships

DS: Object (eg. TIFF File)

DS: Object (eg. JPEG File)

DS: Object (eg. Thumbnail File)

DS: Object (eg. Zoomify File)

Referenced

Referenced

Referenced

Near-LineTape Store

Fast Image Server

Server

Object Model (AIP): Still Object Model (AIP): Still ImageImage

Metadata Types & Metadata Types & LocationsLocations

Asset

Virtua VITAL

MARC21 METS

DC

Key Issues for IntegrationKey Issues for Integration

Seamless Transition IMS to DAMSSeamless Transition IMS to DAMS Skin Skin Language choice Language choice

Persistent SessionPersistent Session Search historySearch history CartCart

Shared Rights Shared Rights LDAPLDAP

Single Sign onSingle Sign on

Managing the Managing the ImplementationImplementation

Implementation Group comprising mix Implementation Group comprising mix of standards, IMS project management, of standards, IMS project management, technical, and digitisation staff. technical, and digitisation staff. Carried Carried over from pilot.over from pilot.

2 DAMS Implementation Managers 2 DAMS Implementation Managers (Systems & Technical)(Systems & Technical)

Key interactions with other personnel Key interactions with other personnel as required.as required.

Managing the Managing the ImplementationImplementation

Milestones:Milestones: Migration of existing Digitised MaterialMigration of existing Digitised Material Switch over to VITAL for delivery of Switch over to VITAL for delivery of

assetsassets Ingest of other existing formats (eg. Ingest of other existing formats (eg.

VDEP, Websites, A/V)VDEP, Websites, A/V) Implementation of further Implementation of further

disseminators required for access.disseminators required for access.

Further Developments: Further Developments: Archives & Archival Digital Archives & Archival Digital

Asset ManagementAsset Management http://teilo:8080/cocoon/archives/en/Login.htmlhttp://teilo:8080/cocoon/archives/en/Login.html

http://teilo:8080/relationships/pages/searchPID.jsphttp://teilo:8080/relationships/pages/searchPID.jsp llgctest1:180llgctest1:180

E-ThesesE-Theses

Questions?Questions?

paul.bevan@llgc.org.ukpaul.bevan@llgc.org.uk