Building digital archives, descriptions, and displays : a how-to-do-it manual for archivists and librarians

This is a comprehensive guide to the efficient addition of content to the Web, the creation of Web-based descriptions and the finding of aids to draw surfers to the library's, museum's or other repository's Web site that houses them. Standards such as the Dublic Core and Open URL are covered.

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List of Figures	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Chapter 1 Planning the Digitization Project	p. 1
Project Planning	p. 1
Setup	p. 2
Systems analysis methodology	p. 3
Electronic records management	p. 5
Kiss and other hints	p. 5
Web=Word Processing++	p. 7
Hypertext	p. 7
Metadata	p. 7
Web Technology Overview	p. 8
Internet	p. 9
HTTP	p. 10
HTML: Hypertext Markup Language	p. 10
External contributions	p. 13
XML (RDF)	p. 15
Chapter 2 Understanding Digitized Finding Aids	p. 19
Preliminaries	p. 19
Problem Definition	p. 19
Finding aid background	p. 20
Data Gathering	p. 24
Internal research	p. 24
External research	p. 26
Automation factors	p. 27
Analysis	p. 28
General assessment	p. 28
Automation factors	p. 29
Recon choices	p. 31
Solutions	p. 31
Automation approaches	p. 32
Modeling	p. 34
Supplemental materials	p. 35
Retrospective tactics	p. 37
Pilot	p. 39
Alpha preparations	p. 39
Beta testing	p. 40
Implementation	p. 41
Chapter 3 Creating Effective Web Finding Aids	p. 43
Preliminaries	p. 43
Exercise	p. 43
More Data Gathering	p. 43
Institutional re-research	p. 44
Software factors	p. 44
HTML elements	p. 46
Web page design	p. 48
Analysis	p. 51
Web mounting	p. 51
Software choice	p. 52
Output options	p. 52
Solutions	p. 53
Supplemental resources	p. 57
Pilot	p. 59
Alpha stage	p. 59
Beta testing	p. 63
Implementation	p. 66
MS Word training	p. 66
Chapter 4 Considering SGML, EAD, XML and Database Options	p. 75
SGML Introduction	p. 75
Data entry	p. 75
Document Type Definitions	p. 76
Tag Libraries	p. 77
Easing into the EAD DTD	p. 77
Problems	p. 85
XML Phase	p. 86
Getting started	p. 86
XMetal Examples	p. 87
Considering XMetal Stylesheets	p. 91
DBMS Alternative	p. 92
Software overview	p. 92
Web convergence	p. 93
Chapter 5 Exploring Leading Library and Museum Automation System	p. 97
Libraries and Cataloging	p. 97
MARC	p. 98
NUCMC option	p. 99
Commercial Partners	p. 103
ILS component	p. 104
Database aggregators	p. 105
Online Bibliographic Utilities	p. 106
RLG activities	p. 106
OCLC	p. 107
Web Adventures	p. 110
Persistent addresses	p. 110
Open URL	p. 111
XML and MARC DTD	p. 113
Museum Context	p. 114
PastPerfect software	p. 114
CIMI and MIDIIS DTD	p. 117
Chapter 6 Establishing Policies and Techniques for Digital Imaging	p. 119
Policy Development	p. 119
Photocopiers and copyright	p. 120
Asserting copyright	p. 124
Other concerns	p. 126
Appraisal and selection	p. 128
Procedures for Digitizing	p. 131
Imaging Projects	p. 131
Scanning basics	p. 131
PDF alternative	p. 136
Equipment choices	p. 137
Project strategies	p. 140
OCR Options	p. 145
Media Lagniappe	p. 146
Technical Considerations	p. 148
Implementation	p. 149
Chapter 7 Creating the Web Site and Display Options	p. 151
Site Overview	p. 151
Web site guidance	p. 152
Gateway	p. 155
Homepage functions	p. 156
Digital access links	p. 157
Site search engine	p. 158
Description Strata	p. 160
Considering finding aids	p. 160
Pathfinders	p. 163
Displays	p. 164
Online exhibits	p. 165
K-12 document packets	p. 167
Courseware	p. 168
Resource Strata	p. 170
Outsourcing	p. 170
RFI/RFP	p. 170
Contracts	p. 171
Chapter 8 Maintaining and Preserving Digital Archives	p. 173
Web Museums	p. 173
Web reliance	p. 174
Tool skills	p. 175
Institutional Records	p. 178
The record	p. 178
ERM skill set	p. 179
Software requirements	p. 185
Digital Libraries	p. 189
Preservation strategies	p. 190
Research libraries	p. 194
Library of Congress	p. 195
IMLS framework	p. 196
OAIS reference model	p. 198
METS and metadata	p. 200
Trusted repositories	p. 204
Afterword: Setting the Historical Context	p. 207
Webliography	p. 213
Index	p. 223
About the Author	p. 229

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