digital library software built on open-source xml technologies
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Digital Library Software Built on Open-Source XML Technologies. David Lacy Library Software Development Specialist. Technologies. Technologies. METS – XML LC standard for encoding digital library objects Descriptive Metadata (DC, MODS) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Digital Library SoftwareBuilt on Open-Source XML Technologies
David LacyLibrary Software Development Specialist
Technologies
Technologies
• METS – XML– LC standard for encoding digital library objects– Descriptive Metadata (DC, MODS)– Administrative Metadata (technical, digital
provenance, rights)– Structural Metadata (physical, logical)
• More Info– http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets
Technologies
• eXist-db– Native XML Database– REST API– XQuery support– Open Source
• More info– http://exist.sourceforge.net
Technologies
• Orbeon (XForms)– Fully interactive forms (AJAX)– Fully integrated with XML (schema
validation)– Open Source
• More Info– http://www.orbeon.com– http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Forms
Workflow
• Image / Book Scanning
• Batch file processing
• Enter metadata (descriptive, technical, etc)
• Define physical structural hierarchies– Assign resources (images, transcriptions)
manually or through batch processing
• Publish item (make available online)
Workflow - Scanning
• Scan resource
• Crop images
• Move TIFFs to server
• Overnight process runs– Original (TIFF)– Large (JPEG)– Medium (JPEG)– Thumbnail (JPEG)– OCR-Dirty (JPEG)
Workflow – Create Resource
• Create new collection (if applicable)
• Instantiate new resource
• Enter Metadata– Header Info– Descriptive Metadata (DC, MODS)– Technical / Administrative Metadata
Workflow – File Structure
• Attach post-processed files
• Edit file metadata (labels, arrangements)
• Add/Delete files individually
• Attach Document Level Items (Transcriptions)
Front End Viewer
• VuFind integration– OAI PMH Harvesting– Custom Hierarchical Browse Modules
• Record View– Left Tab: Images, Docs, Details– Top Tab: List, Grid, Zoom
To Do List
• VuFind Modules (Browse, Record View)
• JPEG2000
• Continue separating the Metadata Editor
• Configure Metadata Editor to support other Repository software (Fedora)
Contact
• VuDL software– David Lacy
• Project Info– Michael Foight
• Partnership Inquiries– Darren Poley