Future of DLs LIS 5472 Digital Libraries Week 13 Instructor: Dr. Sanghee Oh College of Communication & Information, Florida State University

Featured DL Presentation Chloe Hough Mary Willoughby Next week Jessica Morio Stuart Rochford Karen Milowicki Chris Shaver

Class Feedback: Guest Lecture The clearest points Basic concepts, definitions, applications of Jakob Nielsen’s 10 usability heuristics Example questions The muddiest points Practical applications to the group project How to provide suggestions to Omaka website which we do not have controls to make much upgrades in terms of its architecture

Presentations Week 14 (4/11): Featured DL Presentations + DL Practice Week 15 (4/18): DL Presentations Usability Test Proposal : Due April 8 Usability Test Results Report: Due April 22 Final Report & Project Completion: April 245 Provide a complete draft of report, assembling all of the past assignment deliverables (except usability test results). Revise the previous drafts of the assignments based on the comments/feedback given by the instructor.

What we learned about DLs

What we learned about DLs What is a digital library? Trends, issues, reviews, initiatives, universities, profit/non-profit organizations How to build a digital library Digitization Collection development Metadata Users, Usability DL applications Economic, social, and legal issues

Mass Digitization

Mass Digitization / Collaboration World Digital Library Open Content Alliance (OCA) Open Library

World Digital Library Mission The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. Partners UNESCO member or other countries (about 40) Libraries, archives, or other institutions that have collections of cultural content Institutions, foundations, and private companies that contribute to the project by sharing technology, convening or co-sponsoring working groups, or contributing financially. Key Features Consistent metadata Description Multilingualism Digital library technical development Collaborative networks

Open Content Alliance The OCA seed the archive with collections from; European Archive Internet Archive National Archive of UK O’Reilly Media Prelinger Archives University of California University of Toronto, and more 2,000+ member libraries Copyright: All content providers who contribute to the OCA must agree with the founding principles of the OCA. OCA is “a collaborative effort of a group of cultural, technology, nonprofit and government organizations from around the world that helps build a permanent archive of multilingual digitized text and multimedia material.”

Open Library Project A project of the Internet Archive, funded in part by a grant from the California State Library and Kahle/Austim Foundation Anyone can participate. Over 20 million records are available. Open project! Data, software, documentation are all available to the public. You can fix a typo, add a book, or write a widget.

Web 2.0

http://www.rossdawsonblog.com/Web2_Framework.pdf

Digital library in the Web 2.0 environment Participation User control Decentralization Standards Openness

Digital library as a social medium Rich user interactions Blogs Wikis Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds Multimedia Sharing Social Networking Social Bookmarking Social Q&As Tagging

Customization Personalization Personal collection of digital objects reviewed/rated/printed Personal collection of digital objects obtained/linked from multiple digital libraries Reminder of updated objects RSS, email notification, etc. Sharing digital objects with peers Emails, text messaging, etc.

Information Technology Development DL applications Open sources File format changes Software, Plug-ins Hardware Computers Smart phones eBooks Tablets

Additional Resources Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) The National Science Digital Libraries (NSDL) Digital Library of the Week (ilovelibraries.ala.org) Library & Information Technology Association: Digital Library Technologies Interest Group ASIST SIG-DL: Special Interest Group on Digital Libraries D-Lib Magazine DL Curriculum Development Project

Usability Assignments Usability Test Proposal Background  User Persona (Primary and Secondary (optional)) Heuristic Evaluation Overview  References  Evaluation Questionnaire Usability Test Report “Analyze” the test results of all members together. Create a report of the usability test results analysis. A summary of test results Data obtained from the tests need to be analyzed thoroughly.  Including raw data without further analysis will cause point deduction. Recommendations for improvement of the DL based on the findings from the test. References        

DL Presentation 7 min presentation 5-10 min Q&As, Peer-Evaluation A professional report presentation on the DL development project (Use PowerPoint + Audio), including a demo/tour of your project DL Mission/goals, audience/users, collection development, metadata, Omeka use, usability (plan), future plan (sustainability, preservation, marketing, etc.), and challenges/experiences. Submit the PPT file to Canvas by 5 pm on the date of presentation (April 13)

DL Presentation Peer-Evaluation Mission/Goal  The mission or goal of the DL was clearly defined and understandable. Content The presentation includes appropriate information and demo of the digital library. Organization / Logical Flow The presentation was consistently clear, concise, and well-organized. Preparation The presenter(s) shows clear understanding of the DL and well-prepared. Timeliness The 10 minute time was well-used for delivering the content of the presentation and the DL demo.

Final Report & Project completion Title page Project name, project URL, group member names  Table of Contents  Proposal  Digitization Guideline  Metadata Schema  Usability Test Proposal  Reflection from each member