1. Jenn Riley Metadata Librarian Indiana University Digital Library Program DLF Fall Forum 2009

2. It’s easy to justify innovative approaches to these… Photo by Aaron Bernstein http://newsinfo.iu.edu/asset/page/normal/7748.html 11/11/20092DLF Fall Forum 2009

3. And these… 11/11/2009DLF Fall Forum 20093 http://catalog.hathitrust.org

4. But what about these? 11/11/2009DLF Fall Forum 20094 Courtesy of Indiana University http://newsinfo.iu.edu/asset/page/normal/6785.html

5. And these? 11/11/2009DLF Fall Forum 20095 http://biblios.net

6. We too often have internal tools that work like this… 11/11/20096DLF Fall Forum 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/elsie/http://www.flickr.com/photos/elsie/ / CC BY 2.0CC BY 2.0

7. When what we need is this 11/11/2009DLF Fall Forum 20097 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollydot/http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollydot/ / CC BY-NC 2.0CC BY-NC 2.0

8. Look at all the things we need to effectively hook together 11/11/2009DLF Fall Forum 20098

9. Workflow tools need attention  Identifier assignment  Quality assurance (objects and metadata)  Managing object status  Moving files around  Repository ingestion  Process logging, especially errors that require action 11/11/2009DLF Fall Forum 20099

10. These tools need to be…  Usable  Efficient  Sustainable  Interconnected  Automated where appropriate 11/11/200910DLF Fall Forum 2009

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12. Lesson #1 It’s OK to re-architect existing systems. 11/11/200912DLF Fall Forum 2009

13. Lesson #2 It’s all about balance. 11/11/200913DLF Fall Forum 2009

14. Lesson #3 Set the same expectations/goals/rewards for the small scale as for the large. 11/11/2009DLF Fall Forum 200914

15. Lesson #4 It’s OK to focus on good workflows. 11/11/2009DLF Fall Forum 200915

16. Lesson #5 Focus on the goal. The process is negotiable. 11/11/200916DLF Fall Forum 2009

17. Area ripe for innovation #1 Metadata creation tools 11/11/200917DLF Fall Forum 2009

18. Area ripe for innovation #2 Routine customization 11/11/200918DLF Fall Forum 2009

19. Area ripe for innovation #3 research -> practice -> production 11/11/200919DLF Fall Forum 2009

20. Thank you!  jenlrile@indiana.edu  These presentation slides: http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/~jenlrile/presentations/ dlfFall2009/riley.pptx (Please work on better metadata creation tools. kthxbye.) 11/11/2009DLF Fall Forum 200920