National Library Singapore

Dublin Core in practice

Libraries Community and AP Task Group Meeting

30 Aug 2007

Agenda• Brief Overview of NLB

• Use of Dublin Core in NLB

• Some issues and benefits

• Metadata Management System

• Q&A

National Library Board’s Mission

• National Library Services

• Digital Resources and Services

• Reference Library Services

• Public Library Services

• Regional Libraries

• Community Libraries

• Children’s Community Libraries

• School Libraries

• Junior College

• Polytechnic

• University

• Special Libraries

• Government Libraries

• Statutory Board LibrariesSomething for everyone Library Services Overview

• Sourcing & Selection

• Acquisition & Licensing

• Content Organisation & Value Preservation

• Metadata, thesauri & taxonomy

• Digital archiving & preservation

• Interoperability

• Resource Discovery

• Delivery & Usability

Digital Lifecycle Value Chain

Digital Library Services Overview

NationalLibrary Services

SpecialLibrary

Services

SchoolLibrary Services

Public Library

Services

Reference Library Services

DIYInfo

Discovery

Integrated Search & Browse

Digital Content Management

AssistedInfo

Discovery

Professional Services

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ContentDigitisedObjects

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PrintMaterials

Non-PrintMaterials

Digital Library Platform

Corporate Digital Services Overview

Digital Library Objects

Records ManagementServices

Knowledge Management System Services

Integrated Search & Browse

Document and Records Management

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Digitised Objects

NLB Intranet Portal

Corporate Document & Registry Records

Online Content

Print Material

Non-Print Material

Library Objects Repository

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Use of DC in NLB

• Cataloguing of digital objects

• Centralised management of e-content

• Sharing of resources

• Interoperability: discovery metadata

NLB Digital Library- Databases

Rich source of information available online

Total databases acquired as at Aug 07: 150

e.g. Economist Intelligence Unit, Proquest, Euromonitor International, Kompass, xreferplus, Ebscohost, China Infobank and more

NLB Digital Library- eBooks, eZines, audiobooks

600,000+ (All languages)Fiction and Non-fiction titles

e.g. Overdrive, World eBook, Netlibrary, Magzone, Safari, Tumblebooks

Genres including Action Adventure, Biography, Classics, Drama, Elizabethans, Fiction, Folklore, Children's, Gothic Tales, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Science, Pulp Fiction, Religion, Renaissance Thinkers and Science Fiction.

Publishers such as HarperCollins, McGraw-Hill, Time Warner, Scholastic, and Nolo Press.

NLB Digital Library- Digitised Singapore Rare Materials

Cultural and historical digitised content available online

A total of 220,000 digitised images … and growing.(230 Heritage books and 255 manuscripts)Singapore Pages

NLB Digital Library- Singapore Pictures

Local still images available online

The Singapore Pictures is a visual treat that allows the discovery of old Singapore through images. The articles in Singapore Infopedia introduces students and the public to Singapore's heritage and the Singapore and Southeast Asian Collections at the Reference Library.

NLB Digital Library- Singapore Infopedia

Articles about Singapore

Singapore Infopedia is a free electronic resource on Singapore with a focus on the country's heritage. It is made up of a searchable collection of articles on topics that have helped to shape Singapore's history, culture, landscape and thinking.

NLB Digital Library- NLB Online Repository of Artistic works (NORA)

255 titles and growing (with over 9,200 pages)

The database currently houses mainly literary works by Singapore writers including poetry, plays and works of fiction, by more than 30 prominent Singapore writers, poets and composers. These include Isa Kamari, Felix Cheong, Mohd Pitchay Gani, Peter Augustine Goh, Stella Kon, the late Kuo Pao Kun, Kirpal Singh, Edwin Thumboo, Eleanor Wong, Robert Yeo, and more.

NLB Digital Library- Researched Guides

Researched Resources by NLB Librarians

-Research Guides-Bibliographies-Singapore Stories-Pathfinders-Indexes

NLB Digital Library- Web Archives

-15,000 archived websites

Crawled and indexed with IIPC tools

Metadata User GuideGuidelines:

• “Using Dublin Core” supplemented by AACR2R- “Singapore. Ministry of Finance” vs ”Ministry of Finance”

• Existing vocabularies to be used•LCSH, LCNA

•Subject Taxonomies: DL Taxonomy, Singapore Heritage Taxonomy

($2=nlbdltx, nlbshtx OR xsi:type="nlbterms:nlbdltx” ..nlbshtx“)

•NLB Type Vocabulary ($2=nlbt or xsi:type="nlbterms:nlbt)

•Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

•Singapore Geographic Names Thesaurus (SGNT)

Metadata User GuideGuidelines:

• “Using Dublin Core” supplemented by AACR2R- “Singapore. Ministry of Finance” vs ”Ministry of Finance”

• Existing vocabularies to be used•LCSH, LCNA

•Subject Taxonomies: DL Taxonomy, Singapore Heritage Taxonomy

($2=nlbdltx, nlbshtx OR xsi:type="nlbterms:nlbdltx” ..nlbshtx“)

•NLB Type Vocabulary ($2=nlbt or xsi:type="nlbterms:nlbt)

•Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

•Singapore Geographic Names Thesaurus (SGNT)

Metadata User GuideGuidelines:

• “Using Dublin Core” supplemented by AACR2R- “Singapore. Ministry of Finance” vs ”Ministry of Finance”

• Existing vocabularies to be used•LCSH, LCNA

•Subject Taxonomies: DL Taxonomy, Singapore Heritage Taxonomy

($2=nlbdltx, nlbshtx OR xsi:type="nlbterms:nlbdltx” ..nlbshtx“)

•NLB Type Vocabulary ($2=nlbt OR xsi:type="nlbterms:nlbt)

•Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

•Singapore Geographic Names Thesaurus (SGNT)

NLB Application Profile Title

AlternativeCreatorContributorPublisherSubjectDescription Abstract TableofContentsDate Created Available Issued DateCopyrightedTypeFormat Extent MediumIdentifier

Source Language Relation

IsVersionOf IsFormatOf HasFormat IsPartOf HasPartCoverage Spatial TemporalRights AccessRightsRightsHolderAudienceEditionLocationDateCaptured

Applying application profiles: • Project-based • Type-based• Domain or content-based

Applying rules:• Input convention from AACR2• Subject cataloguing rules

Early Experience in Dublin Core

Portal Service Delivery

R e co rd s D isp lay S e a rch P a ra m e te rs B ro w s ing F a ce ts

N L B A P

Subject

Audience

Language

Type of Material

Geographical Coverage

Title

Author/Creator

Description

Subject

Date

General Keywords

Results List

Full Record

Interoperability between schemas

Internal content management:

• Print & non-print MARC records

• Periodical Indexes & Analytics

• National Library Enquiry Database

Sharing between repositories:

• British Library OIOC Digitised Rare Materials

• National Library of New Zealand Matapihi Collection

• National Archives Singapore Maps Database

Interoperability between schemas

Internal content management:

• Print & non-print MARC records

• Periodical Indexes & Analytics

• National Library Enquiry Database

Sharing between repositories:

• British Library OIOC Digitised Rare Materials

• National Library of New Zealand Matapihi Collection

• National Archives Singapore Maps Database

Interoperability between schemas

Internal content management:

• Print & non-print MARC records

• Periodical Indexes & Analytics

• National Library Enquiry Database

Sharing between repositories:

• British Library OIOC Digitised Rare Materials

• National Library of New Zealand Matapihi Collection

• National Archives Singapore Maps Database

BL and NLB Joint Digitisation

NLNZ and NLB Collections

Benefits

• Metadata records are faster to create

• Ease in implementation:– Less training required

– Less rules to follow

• Ease in manipulation for content mgmt:– Extensibility, minimality, flexibility

• Easier to maintain and update standards

Some Issues

• Dumbing DownCreated : 3-07-2006 Date: 3-07-2006

Issued: 1-08-2006 1-08-2006 Modified 1-08-2007 1-08-2007

• One-to-One PrincipleWeb archives Content Sealing for Rights ManagementDigital and Original Publisher

• Updates/changes to metadata recordsGlobal changes, vocabulary updates

Some Issues

• Simple DC/Dumbing DownCreated : 3-07-2006 Date: 3-07-2006

Issued: 1-08-2006 1-08-2006 Modified 1-08-2007 1-08-2007

• One-to-One PrincipleWeb archives Content Sealing for Rights ManagementDigital and Original Publisher

• Updates/changes to metadata recordsGlobal changes, vocabulary updates

Some Issues

• Simple DC/Dumbing DownCreated : 3-07-2006 Date: 3-07-2006

Issued: 1-08-2006 1-08-2006 Modified 1-08-2007 1-08-2007

• One-to-One PrincipleWeb archives Content Sealing for Rights ManagementDigital and Original Publisher

• Updates/changes to metadata recordsGlobal changes, vocabulary updates

Some Issues

• Simple DC/Dumbing DownCreated : 3-07-2006 Date: 3-07-2006

Issued: 1-08-2006 1-08-2006 Modified 1-08-2007 1-08-2007

• One-to-One PrincipleWeb archives Content Sealing for Rights ManagementDigital and Original Publisher

• Updates/changes to metadata recordsGlobal changes, vocabulary updates

Crosswalks• Occurrence

• Inaccuracies from relative mapping – Lost granularity (MARC-DC) 015 $a (National Bib No.) === dcterms:identifier

020 $a (ISBN) 022 $a (ISSN) 028 $a (Publisher No.)

– Multiple fields (DC-MARC) dcterms:language === 008/35-37 041 1# $a 546 $b

• Differing syntax and vocabularies/code listsIssued: 2007-03-01 == 250 ## $c 2005

Crosswalks• Occurrence dcterms:creator === 100 $a (Personal Name) NR (110 $a, 111 $a)

dcterms:creator

• Inaccuracies from relative mapping – Lost granularity (MARC-DC) 015 $a (National Bib No.) === dcterms:identifier

020 $a (ISBN) 022 $a (ISSN) 028 $a (Publisher No.)

– Multiple fields (DC-MARC) dcterms:language === 008/35-37 041 1# $a 546 $b

• Differing syntax and vocabularies/code listsdcterms:issued 2007-03-01 == 250 ## $c 2005

Crosswalks• Occurrence dcterms:creator === 100 $a (Personal Name) NR (110 $a, 111 $a)

dcterms:creator === 700 $a (AE), 710 $a, 711 $a

• MARC’s inclusiveness vs DC minimal set – Lost granularity (MARC-DC) 015 $a (National Bib No.) === dcterms:identifier

020 $a (ISBN) 022 $a (ISSN) 028 $a (Publisher No.)

– Multiple fields (DC-MARC) dcterms:language === 008/35-37 041 1# $a 546 $b

• Differing syntax and vocabularies/code listsdcterms:issued 2007-03-01 == 250 ## $c 2005

Crosswalks• Occurrence dcterms:creator === 100 $a (Personal Name) NR (110 $a, 111 $a)

dcterms:creator === 700 $a (AE), 710 $a, 711 $a

• MARC’s inclusiveness vs DC minimal set– Lost granularity (MARC-DC) 015 $a (National Bib No.) === dcterms:identifier

020 $a (ISBN) 022 $a (ISSN) 028 $a (Publisher No.)

– Multiple fields (DC-MARC) dcterms:language === 008/35-37 041 1# $a 546 $b

• Differing syntax and vocabularies/code listsdcterms:issued 2007-03-01 == 250 ## $c 2005

Crosswalks• Occurrence dcterms:creator === 100 $a (Personal Name) NR (110 $a, 111 $a)

dcterms:creator === 700 $a (AE), 710 $a, 711 $a

• MARC’s inclusiveness vs DC minimal set– Lost granularity (MARC-DC) 015 $a (National Bib No.) === dcterms:identifier

020 $a (ISBN) 022 $a (ISSN) 028 $a (Publisher No.)

– Multiple fields (DC-MARC) dcterms:language === 008/35-37 041 1# $a 546 $b

• Differing syntax and vocabularies/code listsdcterms:issued 2007-03-01 == 250 ## $c 2005

Crosswalks• Occurrence

dcterms:creator === 100 $a (Personal Name) NR (110 $a, 111 $a) dcterms:creator === 700 $a (AE), 710 $a, 711 $a

• MARC’s inclusiveness vs DC minimal set– Lost granularity (MARC-DC) 015 $a (National Bib No.) === dcterms:identifier

020 $a (ISBN) 022 $a (ISSN)

– Multiple fields (DC-MARC) dcterms:language === 008/35-37 041 1# $a 546 $b

• Differing syntax and vocabularies/code listsdcterms:issued: 2007-03-01 == 250 ## $c 2005

Metadata Management System Modules:

• Metadata Editor

• Thesaurus and Taxonomy Editor

• Concept Extraction

• Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH)

• Crosswalk and Mapping Utility

• Namespace Registry

• Configuration/Integration

• Interface/Workflow Back

Taxonomy and Thesaurus Editor

Taxonomy and Thesaurus Editor

Concept Extractor

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Thank you for listening

Questions?