oya y. rieger associate director, digital library and information technologies cornell university...
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Oya Y. Rieger
Associate Director, Digital Library and Information Technologies
Cornell University Library
October 2004
Supporting the Integration of Digital Assets in Learning, Teaching, and
Scholarly Communication
Knowledge itself will be modified and research and development transformed by the new capacities provided by IT.
2001
• Single-point of entry to digital collection development services
• Content development from feasibility assessment to full-scale production
• Implementation of best practices and standards to create digital collections with long-lasting value
• Financial accountability and business-plan development
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TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
METADATADIGITIZATION
ELECTRONICPUBLISHING
DIGITAL MEDIAStill Image & AV DigitizationImage ProcessingStructural and Tech MetadataWeb Design & Programming Application DevelopmentContent Management Systems
DCAPS
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TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
METADATADIGITAL MEDIA
DCAPSELECTRONICPUBLISHING
METADATAMetadata StandardsSubject SchemesDescriptive MetadataStructural Metadata Preservation Metadata
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TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
METADATADIGITAL MEDIA
DCAPSELECTRONICPUBLISHING
COPYRIGHTEducation & AwarenessCopyright ClearanceIP & Licensing ConsultanciesDigital Rights Management
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TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
METADATADIGITAL MEDIA
DCAPSELECTRONICPUBLISHING
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTHardware and Software SelectionOptical Character RecognitionArchivingWeb HostingImage Database ManagementStorage Management
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TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
METADATADIGITAL MEDIA
DCAPSELECTRONICPUBLISHING
ELECTRONIC PUBLISHINGePublishing System Development and SupportBusiness Model Development
Grant Writing
Needs Assessment
Project Planning & Management
Liaison to Other Service Providers* Public Services
* Preservation & Conservation* Digital Preservation
* Outsource Digitization*Cornell Service Providers
Fiscal Management
DCAPS
http://dcaps.library.cornell.edu/facultygrants/
Faculty Grants for Digital Library Collections: Advancing eScholarship
Advancing eScholarship: Goals
• Transform unique research and teaching materials into digital collections that are searchable and accessible over the Web
• Support collaborative and creative use of resources with enduring value to the Cornell community and scholarship at large
• Build a library of resources to support a range of scholarly activities
Content Scope
• Resources regularly used in teaching or research– Lecture notes, slides, photographs, printed
documents, and manuscripts
• Collections already held by the Library– Instrumental in supporting learning, teaching, and
research at Cornell
• Materials held by other cultural institutions – Especially combining dispersed resources to create
new and enriched ones
Selection Criteria
• Increase the availability, and consequently the use of a collection of demonstrated scholarly significance
• Demonstrate strong interest within the academic community for access to the collection
• Contribute significantly to the existing digital collections such as the ones included in the Cornell University Library‘s digital library
• Support the University’s subject strengths• Involve interdisciplinary, collaborative, and inter-
institutional resources
1st Year: Humanities and Social Sciences
• 29 proposals, representing 62 faculty members
• 12 selected for funding– 10 digitization– 2 planning grants
• Awards in the form of a suite of DCAPS digital content development and management services
Music & Institute of European StudiesProfessor Zaslaw, Professor Greenwood, & Professor NoonePlanning survey for preserving and digitizing a collection of Renaissance Spanish choirbooks in Toledo Cathedral, Spain.
Near Eastern StudiesProfessor OwenCuneiform tablet digitization as a part of Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative.