1. IMLS NLG Collection Registry & Item-Level Metadata Repository at the University of Illinois Timothy W. Cole (t-cole3@uiuc.edu) Mathematics Librarian & Professor of Library Administrationt-cole3@uiuc.edu Sarah Shreeves (sshreeve@uiuc.edu) Project Coordinator & Visiting Asst. Prof. of Library Administrationsshreeve@uiuc.edu University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Web-Wise 2004: Sharing Digital Resources Thursday 4 March 2004 (Session 2) Chicago, Illinois http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/

2. 2 Web-Wise 2004 4 March 2004 t-cole3@uiuc.edu University of Illinois at UC Outcomes of the IMLS Digital Library Forum Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections http://www.imls.gov/pubs/forumframework.htm http://www.imls.gov/pubs/forumframework.htm Stresses reusability, persistence, interoperability, verification, and documentation of digital collections Agreement with NISO to maintain Framework as an information standard (Nov. 2003) DL Forum report, including recommendations encouraging: Creation of an IMLS Collection Registry Implementation of the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting by IMLS projects Development of infrastructure to facilitate interoperability between IMLS projects and initiatives like NSDL

3. 3 Web-Wise 2004 4 March 2004 t-cole3@uiuc.edu University of Illinois at UC Collection description and registry for National Leadership grant projects with associated digital content Enhance discoverability; all registry fields searchable Item level metadata repository via OAI-PMH Demonstrate potential of metadata for interoperability Serve as testbed for IMLS projects interested in OAI-PMH Facilitate reuse of information resources Research question: How can resource developers best represent collections and items to meet the needs of service providers and end users?

4. 4 Web-Wise 2004 4 March 2004 t-cole3@uiuc.edu University of Illinois at UC IMLS Grantees -- A Diverse Community Wide variation in technical skills and technology infrastructure & policy Mix of library, museum, and archive traditions Diverse perspectives on intellectual property policy; use and presentation of metadata and primary resources Diverse embedded knowledge structures Wide range of vocabularies and descriptive practices Metadata created for diverse purposes Local vocabularies for type, subject, coverage, audience Wide range of granularity

5. 5 Web-Wise 2004 4 March 2004 t-cole3@uiuc.edu University of Illinois at UC Institutional Diversity 95 NLG projects (as of 2002) with associated digital collections 51 of these are/were collaborative projects All together 237 institutions involved

6. 6 Web-Wise 2004 4 March 2004 t-cole3@uiuc.edu University of Illinois at UC OAI Readiness Among NLG Projects

7. 7 Web-Wise 2004 4 March 2004 t-cole3@uiuc.edu University of Illinois at UC Current Projects Addressing Similar Issues NSDL Digital library of resource collections and services, organized in support of science education at all levels. NOF-Digitize / EnrichUK Description and aggregation of digitized collections funded by the New Opportunities Fund Minerva Project Creating an agreed European common platform, recommendations and guidelines about digitization, metadata, long- term accessibility and preservation

8. 8 Web-Wise 2004 4 March 2004 t-cole3@uiuc.edu University of Illinois at UC Collection Registry Collection-Level description schema based on RSLP & DCMI working group NLG projects surveyed to collect information for initial population of registry Projects will be able to edit & update records online Browseable & fully searchable

9. 9 Web-Wise 2004 4 March 2004 t-cole3@uiuc.edu University of Illinois at UC Metadata Repository Currently Harvesting: 17 Collections 77,816 Metadata Records Will be linked to Collection Registry Ongoing analysis of metadata Documenting practices Potential for normalization Implications for interface & search engine design

10. 10 Web-Wise 2004 4 March 2004 t-cole3@uiuc.edu University of Illinois at UC On to the Demos  University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Raising the Impact of Digital Content Through Metadata Harvesting Raising the Impact of Digital Content Through Metadata Harvesting  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South: Bringing Primary Source Materials to Light Online Documenting the American South: Bringing Primary Source Materials to Light Online  University of Minnesota. Poster Art from the World Wars Poster Art from the World Wars  Washington State University, Vancouver. Heritage of the Columbia River Basin: An Online Learning Center on the Pacific Northwest Heritage of the Columbia River Basin: An Online Learning Center on the Pacific Northwest  San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Building Bridges to Art Building Bridges to Art  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. CAMEO: Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online CAMEO: Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online