Monasterium.netEvolution of a PortalDaniel Jeller

Overview

• What is Monasterium.net• Why is this interesting• A short history• Phase 1: Findbuch.net• Phase 2: EditMOM• Phase 3: MOM-CA• Phase 4: MOM-CA 2.0 and onward• Conclusion

What is Monasterium.net

MOM

Collaborative Archive

Medieval Charters

Scientific Community

Who is Monasterium.net

Over 200.000 documents

Over 100 Archives

12 European Countries

Free of charge

Why is this interesting

10 years continuous development

Changes of focus and technology

International project partners

A Short History

2002-2005• Focus: Lower Austria• Passive Archive• Proprietary Database

2005-2008• Increase in Scope: Central Europe• Native Open Source XML Database• GUI XML Editor as Java Applet

2008-2011• Overhaul of Database structure• Editor-Redesign using AJAX techniques

2012 • Completely new features

Phase 1: Findbuch.net

Phase 1: Findbuch.netSimple passive web presentation: Metadata and images

Search function

Cooperation with German company Augias-Data

Proprietary database

In 2005 approximately 20.000 charters

Phase 2: EditMOM

Phase 2: EditMOM

XML data in CEI dialect

Software development by the HKI / University of

Cologne

Open-Source native XML database

eXist

Online Editor for Metadata

as a JAVA Applet

Phase 2: EditMOM

Problems

Database structure design not optimised for the large number of documents

JAVA applet too inconvenient for users and too difficult to maintain

New features too hard to add

Phase 3: MOM-CA

Phase 3: MOM-CA

• Database structure• Web interface• EditMOM software

From 2008-2011 redesign

In 2011 re-release as MOM-CA 1.5

Same capabilities as previous versions

Phase 4: MOM-CA 2.0

Phase 4: MOM-CA 2.0

Image tools• Editor• Annotate image sections• Collect, compare and edit image

sections• Publish image collections

ConclusionGood planning might save time and effort

Development changes necessities

Continuous need for adaption

Adaption brings new possibilities

Questions

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