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Managing Director, Ex Libris China DigiTool - A Comprehensive Solution for Digital Asset Management for Libraries and Academic Institutions Fucheng Shen (沈辅成） Managing Director, Ex Libris China January 6, 2006 , Hongkong

Overview Company & Customers Products & Solutions DAMS & DigiTool

What We Do? Ex Libris is a world leader in software solutions for managing academic and e-content library resources

Ex Libris at a Glance Business Library automation and e-content management Customers Over 1,500 libraries in 62 countries/regions, including 4 of the world’s 5 largest libraries Installations Over 60 countries/regions worldwide Presence 8 subsidiaries and offices, 15 distributors Headcount 260+ professionals Ownership Privately held

Global distribution and clients Italy, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Turkey 38% UK, Germany, France, Boston Chicago 41% Korea United States Israel China Japan Mexico Taiwan 7% Colombia Brazil 12% Australia Chile 2% 8 Subsidiaries and Offices 15 Distributors

Commitment to Industry Standards Active in the development of new industry standards with international standards bodies National Information Standards Organization (NISO), British Standards Institute (BSI), ILL Protocol Implementers Group (IPIG), Z39.50 Implementers Group Ex Libris solutions support a wide range of leading industry standards MARC 21, MAB, Z39.50, Dublin Core, SIP2, NCIP, TCP/IP, XML, HTML, EDIFACT for EDI, EANCOM, ISO ILL, OpenURL, OAI-PMH Standards compliance ensures interoperability and future-proof investment

Development Partnerships Collaboration with leading international partners – a key element in product development strategy SFX link server and OpenURL standard: University of Ghent, Belgium MetaLib: Cooperative Library Network Berlin-Brandenburg (KOBV) DigiTool: University of Maryland, USA, and Curtin University of Technology, Australia Verde: Harvard University Library and MIT Libraries Partnerships ensure development of customer-focused solutions that meet real market needs

Select Customers Academic Harvard University Tsinghua University MIT Fudan University California Digital Library Sichuan University King’s College London Beijing Jiaotong University

Select Customers National Libraries The Russian State Library The British Library The Royal Library of Sweden The National Library of China Austrian National Library (ANL) The National Library of Mexico

Overview Company & Customers Products & Solutions DAMS & DigiTool

Growing, integrated product portfolio Company Evolution Future Products MetaLib (2001) Easy-access library portal to e-resources 500+ customers ALEPH 500 (1997) Llibrary automation system 1,250+ customers Verde (2005) e-Resource Management (ERM) System 45+ customers DigiTool (2002) Digital Collection Management System 53+ customers SFX (2000) The original link server 900+ customers Time

ALEPH: Integrated Library System Library Portal Flexible: modular and modifiable components Easy to use: intuitive workflows and graphical interfaces Scalable: for customers of all sizes Open architecture: based on industry standards Integrated Library System Local Repositories Link Server e-Resource Management

SFX: Context Sensitive Linking Library Portal The original link server Based on the OpenURL standard Includes a knowledge base unrivaled in scope Hosted locally or via ASP subscription Local Repositories Integrated Library System Link Server e-Resource Management

MetaLib: The Library Portal Enables libraries to manage their information resources Provides end users with easy access to resources Features metasearch Offers personalized environment and services Includes SFX Integrated Library System Local Repositories Link Server e-Resource Management

Verde: e-Resource Management Library Portal Manages e-collections throughout resource lifecycle Provides tools for collection development and cost analysis for single institutions and consortia Includes extensive knowledge base Highly interoperable with Ex Libris and other products Addresses DLF ERMI requirements and beyond Integrated Library System Local Repositories Link Server e-Resource Management

DigiTool: Digital Asset Management Library Portal Rapid cataloging of digital collections Broader access to digital resources Digital rights management features Digital preservation of institutional assets Integrated Library System Local Repositories Link Server e-Resource Management

Overview Company & Customers Products & Solutions DAMS & DigiTools

What is DigiTool? DigiTool is an enterprise solution for the management of digital assets in libraries. Institutional Repository Digitized Collections Learning Objects Licensed Collections Preservation System

The Need Today’s libraries and academic institutions are facing a wide variety of digital collections: Institutional repositories Theses Research papers Committee reports Educational materials Learning objects and licensed collections National heritage collections Special collections

The Need And each collection may include a wide variety of digital object types: Text (.doc, .pdf, .rtf, .exl, .ppt) Image (.gif, .tiff, .jpeg .jp2) Audio (.ram, .wav) Video (.mpeg, .mpg, .avi) Institutions managing these digital assets require tools to organize this content into distinct collections to better enable sharing with growing numbers of end users from the local institution as well as with other organizationa

The Need The ever-increasing quantity of data + Frequently changing technologies _________________________________________ Better understanding of the urgency of digital object preservation and the involved complexities

What can DigiTool do? DigiTool enables institutions to create, manage, and preserve locally administered digital collections…

… empowers end users in exploring the digital collections and accessing digital content….

…and facilitates the integration of the digital collections with institutional portals, e-learning systems, and other products and services

DigiTool Functional Modules Deposit Approval Single & Bulk Search & Index Dispatcher & Viewers Component-based, modular design. Interaction between components is protocol-based DigiTool supports compound structures: When a digital object is available in several format, a single descriptive metadata record can point to several technical metadata records, each associated with a specific format or Resolution of the same digital object.

DigiTool Customers 53 customers around the world North America – 17 Europe - 31 Australia – 4 Israel - 1 3 national libraries (BL, ANL, BRB)

Why DigiTool ? One system that can manage various types of digital collections Completely scalable Supports implementation in multi institution/department environments

Why DigiTool ? Supports interoperability through open architecture Based on industry standards MARC 21 Dublin Core METS MIX OpenURL Z39.50 OAI

Why DigiTool ? Offered by Ex Libris--a vendor that traditionally offers best-of-breed products for the library market MARC 21 Dublin Core METS MIX OpenURL Z39.50 OAI

Thank you! www.exlibrisgroup.com www.exlibris.com.cn Fucheng.shen@exlibris.com.cn