1. The International Online Bibliography of Dada An OPAC-Based Digital Initiative at the University of Iowa TIMOTHY SHIPE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA NAUUG 2003 IOWA CITY 2 JUNE 2003

2. Outline What was Dada? What is the International Dada Archive? What is the International Online Bibliography of Dada? What is the Digital Dada Library?

3. Outline (continued) Establishing the database Workflow for retrospective conversion Special features of the bibliographic records Links from the Online Bibliography to the Digital Library Future Directions

4. What was Dada? A literary and artistic movement in Europe and elsewhere, flourishing from 1916-1923

5. Brief History of Dada Founded in Zurich in 1916 by expatriate artists in protest against World War I Spread to other countries following the war Dissolved as a movement by 1923 Gave rise to vital trends and movements in art and literature from the 1920s to the 1950s

6. Geographic Centers of Dada Zurich Berlin Paris Hanover Netherlands New York Etc. (Spain, Croatia, Italy, Japan …)

7. Characteristics of Dada (I) Cabaret performances Street theater (“guerilla theater”) Use of chance operations Collage “Found objects” or “readymades” Innovative typography Sound and visual poetry

8. Characteristics of Dada (II) The machine as art Interest in “non-Western” art forms (“Primitivism”) Political/social satire and caricature Generally to the Left politically Broke boundaries between art forms Provoked or insulted the audience

9. The International Dada Archive The world’s most comprehensive collection of documents related to the Dada movement Founded in 1979 at the University of Iowa Prof. Rudolf E. Kuenzli, Director Timothy Shipe, Curator Supported by NEH and Jerome Foundation grants, 1980-1984

10. The Collection (Where) A “virtual collection” (dispersed throughout the University of Iowa Libraries): – Main Library open stacks – Special Collections – Art Library – Dada Archive office – Online resources – Etc.

11. The Collection (What) Rare, original documents of the Dada period (books, periodicals, some manuscripts) Later editions of the Dadaists’ writings Secondary material (books, essays, periodical articles, etc.) Microfilms made by the Dada Archive in collections in Europe and North America

12. The International Dada Archive (Web Pages) http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/dada/ (Home page of the Dada Archive) http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/dada/archive.html (An article on the Dada movement and the Dada Archive)

13. The International Dada Archive (Web Pages) http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/dada/collection.htm (The Dada Digital Library) http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/dada/oasis.html (The International Online Bibliography of Dada)

14. The International Online Bibliography of Dada The catalog of the International Dada Archive The most comprehensive bibliography of the Dada movement Over 49,000 entries (of which around 85% are analytics)

15. The Digital Dada Library Scanned images of primary documents of Dada Originals housed in Special Collections Currently 123 items (5,400 page images) http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/dada/collection.htm

16. Establishing the Database Designed 1998-1999 using OASIS (Iowa’s NOTIS catalog) Technical side handled by Donna Hirst and Sue Julich Implemented February 1999 Includes all new titles added since that date

17. Retrospective Conversion Existing card catalog of ca. 47,000 titles One-year University of Iowa Arts and Humanities Initiative Collaborative Grant Collaborators: Donna Hirst, Timothy Shipe, Rudolf Kuenzli By end of grant, conversion 60% complete By May 2003, conversion 99% complete

18. Workflow Bulk of work done by 4 student library assistants (including 2 art history students) Students identified main entry cards and affixed color-coded tabs by format Supervisor created templates Students used templates to create records for manuscripts and analytics Students copied monographic records from main library catalog into Dada catalog Supervisor reviewed students’ inputting

19. Characteristics of the Bibliographic Records Preponderance of analytic records – Use of 773 field (host item entry) – Bibliographic level of ‘a’ (in leader)

21. Characteristics of the Bibliographic Records Preponderance of analytic records – Use of 773 field (host item entry) – Bibliographic level of ‘a’ (in leader) 590 notes to indicate repository

22. Characteristics of the Bibliographic Records Preponderance of analytic records – Use of 773 field (host item entry) – Bibliographic level of ‘a’ (in leader) 590 notes to indicate repository 856 links to Digital Dada Library

23. Data Conversion (NOTIS to ALEPH) Advantages Easier use of templates Easier record duplication Better “cut and paste” (especially for 773 field) “Hot links” implemented

24. Links to Digital Dada Library From monographic record to scanned book From serials record to scanned periodical From individual article, poem, etc. to page in scanned periodical issue

25. Possible Future Directions Creating full TEI versions of documents in Digital Dada Library Explore use of DigiTool and/or SFX to increase efficiency