Fall 2002 DLF Forum RLG Cultural Materials DLF Forum Ricky Erway Digital Resources Manager, RLG

Fall 2002 DLF Forum RLG Cultural Materials n What was the initial intent of the project? n Improve access to primary sources n Form an alliance to create a union resource that documents culture and civilization –Increase visibility of collections and institutions –Protect and support institutional rights –Create a framework for targeted digitization initiatives n Help to transform research and learning in the digital environment –Create a reliable, web-based discovery environment –Integrate heterogeneous works and artifacts in all formats, enhancing the usefulness of individual collections

Fall 2002 DLF Forum RLG Cultural Materials n How was it funded? n Largely RLG-funded, supplemented by –A planning grant from the Ford Foundation –An infrastructure grant –A grant to digitize collections reflecting the History of Science and Technology –Seeking grants for other digitization initiatives

Fall 2002 DLF Forum RLG Cultural Materials n What was the timeframe? n Began planning in 1999 –Alliance formed in 2000 –Available for testing late 2001 –Available for subscription January 2002 n Ongoing development –Continued growth in content –Continued enhancement of interface

Fall 2002 DLF Forum RLG Cultural Materials n What is the current status? –It is available for use –It continues to grow –Continual interface improvements –Policy advisory group investigating additional audiences

Fall 2002 DLF Forum RLG Cultural Materials n How many institutions participated or contributed? n Currently 51 Alliance Members...

Fall 2002 DLF Forum RLG Cultural Materials n American Antiquarian Society n Bayerische Staatsbibliothek n Bibliothèque nationale de France n Brigham Young University n British Library n Brooklyn Museum of Art n Chicago Historical Society n Clark Art Institute n Columbia University n Cornell University n Duke University n Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion n Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens n Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine n Indiana University, Bloomington n International Institute of Social History n Keio University n Library of Congress n Linda Hall Library n London School of Economics n Museum of Fine Arts, Boston n National Gallery of Canada n National Library of Australia n National Library of New Zealand n National Library of Scotland

Fall 2002 DLF Forum RLG Cultural Materials n National Library of Wales n New York Academy of Medicine n Natural History Museum n New York Academy of Medicine n New York State Archives and Records Administration n New York University n Pennsylvania State University n Smithsonian Institution n Swiss National Library n Syracuse University n Temple University n Trinity College Dublin n University of California, Berkeley n University of Cambridge n University of Chicago n University of Edinburgh n University of Florida n University of Glasgow n University of Hawaii at Manoa n University of London Library n University of Minnesota n University of Oxford n University of Pennsylvania n University of Southern California n University of Toronto n Wisconsin Historical Society n Yale University

Fall 2002 DLF Forum RLG Cultural Materials n What is the extent of the resource? –Currently 142,500 works –Currently 60 collections –Currently 23 contributors –Working on another 37 collections from 23 contributors –When finished with those will total about 350,000 works –Over a million works proposed for inclusion so far…

Fall 2002 DLF Forum RLG Cultural Materials n Who is using it? –About 35 institutions have subscribed in the first year (many others are currently evaluating it) –Mix of North American and non-North American –Mostly universities; some museums national libraries –Too soon to know who at those institutions is using it and how they are using it

Fall 2002 DLF Forum RLG Cultural Materials n What if any future plans are there for this particular resource? n Interface and functionality enhancements: –Complex object navigation –More powerful searching –Enhanced downloading support n Planning for individual service –Policy group discussions –Free access with pay per use –Revenue returned to contributor n Additional collections n Additional funding for digitization n Additional Alliance participants

Fall 2002 DLF Forum Heterogeneity in Cultural Materials

Fall 2002 DLF Forum Synergy in Cultural Materials

Fall 2002 DLF Forum