1. The role of subject specialists in building humanities-based digital resources Jenn Riley Metadata Librarian IU Digital Library Program

2. Some types of digital projects Digitized collections Online reference sources Scholarly texts Online publishing 10/12/2009 2 S521: Humanities Information

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7. Subject specialist contributions to digitized collections Selection between and within collections Input into: ▫Definition of primary and secondary user communities ▫User discovery needs ▫Metadata model ▫Delivery mechanisms Identify related collections Facilitate collaboration with other institutions 10/12/2009 7 S521: Humanities Information

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12. Subject specialist contributions to online reference sources Identify existing print resources to convert Identify need for new reference sources Make connections with appropriate scholars and publishers in the subject area Input into: ▫Definition of primary and secondary user communities ▫User discovery needs ▫Metadata model ▫Delivery mechanisms Facilitate collaboration with other institutions 10/12/2009 12 S521: Humanities Information

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17. Subject specialist contributions to scholarly texts Selection Interpretation of texts as part of the encoding process Make connections with appropriate scholars and publishers in the subject area Input into: ▫Definition of primary and secondary user communities ▫User discovery needs ▫Metadata model ▫Delivery mechanisms Facilitate collaboration with other institutions 10/12/2009 17 S521: Humanities Information

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21. Subject specialist contributions to online publishing Make connections with appropriate scholars and publishers in the subject area Shape and lead the ongoing transformation in scholarly communication Input into: ▫Definition of primary and secondary user communities ▫User discovery needs ▫Metadata model ▫Delivery mechanisms Facilitate collaboration with other institutions 10/12/2009 21 S521: Humanities Information

22. Are you ready? Libraries and librarianship are changing. We increasingly produce information rather than simply providing access to it. Our work is more collaborative than ever. How will you contribute? 10/12/2009S521: Humanities Information 22

23. Thank you! jenlrile@indiana.edu These presentation slides: Questions? 10/12/2009 23 S521: Humanities Information