Collection Building Tools: Contributing to the NSDL NSDL Annual Meeting October 18-20, 2006

Metadata Repository (MR) Methods Essentially done with OAI via Pathways Generate own metadata with CWIS or other tools Early on NSDL scraped websites Recommend a Resource

NDR Approaches (1) OAI – still okay DLESE Collection System – cataloging tool communicating with NDR API Middle School Portal Data Management System – resource-centric data manager and cataloging tool iVia – processes website content to auto-generate metadata then submit to NDR On Ramp – distributed creation/editing of content

NDR Approaches (2) Expert Voices – blogging tool integrating NSDL resources Instructional Architect – discover, select and design instruction from NSDL for NSDL Content Assignment Tool (CAT) – suggests standards for resources Recommend a Resource – provide a URL Other Tools – CWIS, etc.

(More detail in a few slides) Tools for this Session DLESE Collection System (DCS) Middle School Portal Data Management System (MSP DMS) (More detail in a few slides)

Activity: Manage Collections The ability and methods used to manage collections in the NDR are still under development. What kinds of activities/workflows do you use to manage collections? (less about tools and scripts) Examples: DLESE aggregates many collections and therefore needs to know which metadata record belongs to which collection DLESE needs to know if a URL of a resource belongs to more than one collection

DLESE Collection System (DCS): Highlights Multiple built-in metadata formats DLESE, NSDL_DC, OAI_DC Works with and validates across different XML schemas Handles multiple collections in multiple formats simultaneously Create different workflows for each collection Writes directly to the NDR API Platform independent and web accessible OAI is embedded Secure access if needed

Middle School Portal Data Management System (MSP DMS): Highlights Metadata can come from multiple sources – OAI, iVia, directly from collections All metadata for a unique ID (URL) is viewable in the same space Web based cataloging tool Assign the same resource to multiple projects Projects provide template of fields they want Records are built from existing metadata – pick and choose (or add your own) Records are exported in multiple formats

Demonstrate Tools DLESE Collection System (DCS) http://preview.dlese.org/schemedit Middle School Portal Data Management System (MSP DMS) Beta version available for testing

Contact Information Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) Katy Ginger ginger@ucar.edu Jonathan Ostwald ostwald@ucar.edu Holly Devaul devaul@ucar.edu Middle School Portal Kim Lightle klightle@msteacher.org Roger Cunningham roger@msteacher.org