National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Digital Information Services Program

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference NPS Digital Information Digital Information –metadata and associated digital files NPS managers and researchers utilize many information resources in their day-to-day work: –Digital photos –Digital Documents –Bibliographies –Other media and content Vietnam Veterans

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Digital Information Management Metadata Management Image Management [Published] Document Management Enterprise DIM Repositories –Data Store, NPS Focus, and E-TIC Cross-repository searching The Resource Information Management Challenge What is it?

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference NPS Digital Information Services Digital Information Services (DIS) have been evolving in the National Park Service for many years Program-centric Little service-wide coordination Casa Grande

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Digital Information Services Program (DISP) DISP provides essential digital info. management tools for: –Storing –Searching –Publishing –Archiving Horace Albright

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Digital Information Services Program (DISP) Service-wide coordination –for Digital Information Services (DIS) Assists parks and programs –to develop, manage, and utilize digital information resources that support and document resource conditions and management decisions Provides technical support –to effectively manage the widely-distributed resources Manassas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Digital Information Services Council (DISC) NPS leadership in several program areas realized the need to establish a collaborative group as a new NPS DIS Council (DISC) Increased demand for broader and more effective DIS services and applications Gettysburg

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Provide strategic leadership for DIS Program Advise the CIO and senior management about DIS requirements, planning, and other issues This includes: –deploying information systems –implementing technology plans –providing direction on policy, programs, initiatives, funding priorities, and organizational needs –coordinating DIS activities among parks, regions, and program areas Digital Information Services Council (DISC) Wilson’s Creek

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Digital Information Services Council (DISC) Representation from: –NPS regions and parks –NPS Programs: Facilities Management Harper’s Ferry Center (HAFE) Interpretation Program Library Program National Register of Historic Places Technical Information Center (TIC) Web Content Management System others with significant digital information requirements De Soto

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Digital Information Services Council (DISC) Subcommittees: –Library revised from current Library Council –Image Management planned –Digital Document/Media Management planned –Park Digital Information Managers planned Muir Woods

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Digital Information Management Program Program Coordination –NPS, DOI, interagency Participation –multiple libraries, including Library of Congress Coordinate monthly telecons –DISC, subcommittees, etc. Fire Program

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference DIS Program and Project Support Facilitate communication –websites, SharePoint, listservs, etc. Partnerships –coordination; park- and program- sponsored projects Assist DISC, parks, and partners with support requests Lincoln Memorial

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Metadata Management Standards –NPS Profile of FGDC CSDGM –NPS Digital Photo Metadata –Citation Transfer (planned) User support and training Stones Bridge

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Image Management Comprehensive program –to manage digital photos/images Guidance, tools, training, –to support a wide-variety of NPS users Coordination across multiple partners/repositories –NPS Data Store –NPS Focus –I&M Networks –Park collections –Web Content Management System USS Arizona

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Digital Document/Media Management Comprehensive program for managing documents/other media Coordination needed across multiple partners/repositories –NPS Data Store –NPS Focus –Park/program collections, Voyager, Web, etc. Guidance, tools, training, etc. National Register

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference NPS Focus Digital Library and Research Station

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference NPS Focus Contents Images –“Pretty” pictures –Data photos –Maps (JPG and PDF) Documents –Original documents –Scanned documents National Register

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference NPS Focus Features Gettysburg Searching –Internal & external repositories Downloading –Multiple format & size options Uploading –Single & batch Encoding/compression –Images & documents Archiving –Standard formats, secure

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Why Use NPS Focus? Value-added features –Batch upload, archiving, encoding, Search other systems –NPS, Fed, State, University libraries Links with other systems –PMIS, FMSS, IRMA Web Services –Focus currently publishes a web service –Can deliver content to any web page or online application George Washington Carver

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Why Use NPS Focus? Web Services –Example: Civil War Sesquicentennial Demo App See Nate Irwin’s talk: –1:00-2:30, Arizona –#24 on the agenda Fire Management

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Library Program Many customers NPS library managers Parks, service centers, regional offices, WASO divisions NPS information managers Across program areas Researchers worldwide NPS staff, partners, and external customers Few sponsors or formal partners Ops budget = approx. 50K/yr 2.4 FTE (2 PT prof. librarians) Small program, large impact Yellowstone

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Library Program Library cataloging support - Work with staff, VIPs, interns, contractors Library management guidance - Written procedures, forms, samples, resources - Consultations, site visits, recommendations Research & Reference Services - Coordinate with NPS, DOI, other U.S. librarians ‘Current Awareness’ Service –Proactively identify, browse, notify colleagues of pertinent Web resources Dry Tortugas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Library Program NPS Voyager Library Catalog System –Turn-key, designed for research libraries –Major Components: UNIX O.S., Oracle database backend Web client for end-users (i.e., searchers) Windows clients for SysAdmin, other staff functions ISO/NISO Z39.50 client/server Add-on utilities designed in-house, Contains 400K+ library holdings records & counting… –Much subject-matter expertise needed –Some SA/DBA/Application skills needed Frederick Douglass

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Library Program Web Ref/Research Resources/Services –NPS Ask-a-Librarian Reference Service Reference, research support, interlibrary loan End-user can track status of request, give feedback –NPS access to DOI-hosted subscriptions Cross-discipline – journal article citations/abstracts, some fulltext (Academic OneFile, EBSCO Online) Legal – fulltext (Congress Daily, Envir. Law Reporter, Hein Online, Lexis-Nexis, U.S. Congress Serial Set) Science – fulltext, some w/ limited NPS access (EBSCO Sci-Tech, JSTOR Life Sci, Sci Direct) Frederick Douglass

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Library Program - Upcoming NPS Voyager Library System - New Google-like interface in next release Research & Reference Services - More full-text journal resources through DOI Library New Desktop Library Catalog App - ProCite being phased out - Planning & reqs gathering for a replacement NPS Bibliographic Metadata Standard - Planning & reqs gathering - Will inform development of ProCite replacement Dry Tortugas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Library Program NPS Voyager Library Catalog Features –For end-users of Web interface Look and feel resembles online catalog for your local public library and for university libraries on the Web Novice, Advanced, Expert users accommodated Browse, Search, Boolean search (incl. assisted) Limit searches, e.g., by library location Dynamic sorting of results Select records for Print, , Save to file Jump to Author, Call Number, Subject Heading index browsing from within records via hot-links Link from record to digital resource, as available (e.g., table of contents, entire work, related work, website) Search Tips provided directly on search page (link to more detailed Help pages, as needed) Frederick Douglass

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Library Program Web Ref/Research Resources/Services –NPS Ask-a-Librarian Reference Service reference, research support, interlibrary loan End-user can track status of request, give feedback Q/A pairs populate local (NPS) knowledge base (KB) Any NPS librarian can get login to use Admin module System supports collaborative reference service System runs on vendor’s server – no muss, no fuss –NPS access to DOI-hosted DB subscrips Cross-discipline – journal article citations/abstracts, some fulltext (Academic OneFile, EBSCO Online) Legal – fulltext (Congress Daily, Envir. Law Reporter, Hein Online, Lexis-Nexis, U.S. Congress Serial Set) Science – fulltext, some w/ limited NPS access (EBSCO Sci-Tech, JSTOR Life Sci, Sci Direct) Frederick Douglass

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Image Management Coordination across multiple partners/repositories –NPS Data Store –NPS Focus –I&M Networks –Park collections –Web Content Management System –etc. Dry Tortugas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Digital Information Services Program (DISP) The three areas function both independently and collaboratively Under the guidance of a group of senior DIS professionals Broad, NPS-wide representation Dry Tortugas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Digital Information Services Program (DISP) Organized into three main areas: 1. A national program –leadership, guidance, and collaboration with NPS regions and programs –Natural and Cultural Resources, Facilities, and Fire Management, etc. 2. Enterprise information systems 3. Park- and program-based staff –research, collect, and/or utilize digital information Fire Management

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Digital Information Services Council (DISC) Will focus on the development of an enterprise framework –Empower parks and programs to better utilize DIS resources –Support research/management requirements and the NPS mission Sequoia and Kings Canyon

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Enterprise Framework Enterprise data systems –Services- and requirements-based flexible and integrative designed to meet end-user needs Standards –information/metadata exchange –technology-independent Recommendations –DI management processes/procedures Sequoia and Kings Canyon

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Library Program Many NPS customers but few sponsors Small program w/large impact Yellowstone

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Library Program Coordination –across NPS, DOI, Fed., and U.S. library communities Subject matter expertise Technical support for NPS users: –Cataloging of park/program libraries –Training, research, etc. –Extract, transform, load (ETL) services among library/ bibliographic systems –QA/QC of citation records Dry Tortugas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Library Program NPS Voyager Library Catalog –Turn-key system –Functional modules UNIX Oracle Z39.50 –Limited SA/DBA/application needs –SME expertise needed Frederick Douglass

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Appomattox Court House

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference George Washington Carver

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Sequoia and Kings Canyon

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Digital Information Services Program (DISP) Buffalo River OCIO –Office of the Chief Information Officer NISC –National Information Systems Center RIMD –Resource Information Management Division (formerly GIS Division) DISP –Digital Information Services Program

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Yellowstone

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference NPS Focus Hawai’i Volcanoes

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Z39.50 Services Harvesting Indexing Searching Multiple repositories: National Register of Historic Places Project Management Information System Southeast Archeological Center Voyager Library Catalog etc. Jefferson National Expansion

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Digital Information Management (DIM) Z39.50 Services –harvesting/indexing/searching multiple repositories: National Register of Historic Places Project Management Information System Southeast Archeological Center Voyager Library Catalog etc. Booker T. Washington