Tufts University Sciences Knowledgebase (TUSK) David A. Damassa Chair, TUSK Steering Committee Dean for information Technology Internet 2, Medical Middleware October 15, 2003

What is TUSK? Database-driven information and knowledge management system Open-source tools & open standards Supports integrated curricula of the Medical, Dental and Veterinary Schools In full production for more than 5 years 170,000 log-ins and 3 million content hits during the ’02-’03 academic year Projected doubling in use for ’03-’04

Selected Features of TUSK Course Information Search and Indexing UMLS, Full text, etc. Curricular Support Schedules Quizzes Evaluations Discussion Groups Personal Folders with annotation of objects Content Storage and Delivery XML, HTML Steaming Video and Audio ManagementTools Content Upload XML authoring UMLS keyword link Admin. System Interfaces

Usage of TUSK by Class Year

Development Goals for TUSK Adopt standards to facilitate content sharing and the management of content access Shibboleth (Internet2/MACE) Intellectual property rights management systems Development of interfaces to digital resources Digital libraries (FEDORA, etc.) Medical content repositories (HEAL, etc.) Electronic publishers Incorporation of concept mapping & instructional design features

TUSK installations at Tufts and NY Medical College

Shibboleth Planning Team TUSK Susan Albright Mike Kruckenberg Tarik Alkasab John Hammond (NYMC) Martin Glassman (NYMC) University & Fedora Saul Tannenbaum David Kahle Greg Colati Bob Chavez Anoop Kumar Nikolai Schwertner

Immediate Next Steps TUSK as Shib origin NYMC as Shib target (after AD 2003 upgrade?) Fedora as Shib Target with release of version 2.0