ELSE “E-Learning and Software for

Education”

BUCHARESTDr: Emad El din Eid

Literature

Alzarka Academy for computer and business administration

Why Go Digital?• A digital library is a great way to make

unique or hard to access materials available to a broader audience.– Historical photographs & documents– Rare manuscripts– Oversized items (maps, etc.)– Microfiche & Microfilm

• It can provide a quick and efficient way to store and search large amounts of textual data– Conference papers– Legal documents– Technical reports

Steps for creating a Digital Library

Data Migration

Original Documents

Existing Electronic Files

Capture and ConversionExport to PDF, JPG, etc.

MetadataCreation(Dublin Core+)

Ready ToSearch

What are the components of the Horizon Digital Library Solution

DigitizationService

Lite-Scanning

Web Editor

Data Migration

Horizon

What is it?• Conversion process that:

– transfers digitized data to Horizon Digital Library Viewing format, PDF, DjVu, etc. – Links image and text files to metadata records

Data Migration

Why is it important to customers?• Provides a method to consolidate existing digital information in to a single location • Creates the necessary Dublin Core metadata for each item • Can convert disparate file formats into standard formats for easy viewing

What is it?• Process that translates hardcopy data to a digital format. Steps may include:

– Document preparation– Scanning– Image enhancement & OCR

• Document types include not only photos but dissertations, rare manuscripts, local historical documents, oversized docs. microfiche etc.

Digitization

Why is it important to customers?• Makes existing hardcopy materials available to a broader audience • Provides the ability to display rare or fragile materials • Provides the ability to easily search the text and images of material

What is it?

Web Editor

• Provides the ability to complete or update Dublin Core Fields• Digital content is visible during the cataloging process

• Easy method to update or add information to the record

• Provides the ability to enter data from a remote location

Why is it important to customers?

Lite-Scanning

Scan OCR and Create Image/Text PDF Load and Index

Horizon Digital Library

Batch Scanning and ConversionSoftware

Integrated Production Digitization Solution

Scan StatationScanner

Image Enhancement

Indexing

ReScan Statation

Scanner OCR Export Import intoArchivalWare

QC

Single Search Mechanism

• Search is done through Horizon Information Portal

• Patrons select the Digital Library in the same way they select other databases

• A single search queries all selected databases and returns a results summary

• Additional full-text searching of the digital documents is also available

• Increased patron satisfaction due to quicker results • Simple way to find the required information

• Reduction in the patron’s reliance on library staff for help with searches

Why is it important to customers?

What is it?

• Adaptive Pattern

Recognition Processing– Fuzzy searching: fault tolerant– Specially enhanced for errors from

OCR– No Cleanup of Documents

– Most closely matching documents are returned first

• Adaptive Pattern

Recognition Processing– Fuzzy searching: fault tolerant– Specially enhanced for errors from

OCR– No Cleanup of Documents

– Most closely matching documents are returned first

• Semantic Expansion– Matches users’ concepts to concepts in the

full-text document database.– Natural language queries: easy-to-use

– Semantic Networks can be tailored to vertical markets, subject domains

– Alleviates tedious keyword indexing and abstracting of documents

• Semantic Expansion– Matches users’ concepts to concepts in the

full-text document database.– Natural language queries: easy-to-use

– Semantic Networks can be tailored to vertical markets, subject domains

– Alleviates tedious keyword indexing and abstracting of documents

Query: Foreign TradeFinds:Finds: International CommerceInternational Commerce

External BusinessExternal BusinessBusiness abroadBusiness abroadOverseas marketsOverseas markets

Query: moamar khadafiFinds:Finds: Moammar KadhafiMoammar Kadhafi

Moammar GadhafiMoammar GadhafiMoamer Kadhafi Moamer Kadhafi Moammar QadaffiMoammar Qadaffi

Full Text Searching Capabilities of Digital Documents