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Five ways to make your digital library program sustainable Paul Soderdahl University of Iowa Libraries April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group.

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1 Five ways to make your digital library program sustainable Paul Soderdahl University of Iowa Libraries April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

2 Digital library programs are inherently unsustainable Five ways to make your digital library program sustainable Paul Soderdahl University of Iowa Libraries April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

3 Digital library programs are inherently unsustainable T HE E ND Paul Soderdahl University of Iowa Libraries April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

4 “inherently unsustainable” April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

5 April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group late 20 th century

6 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/u?/ictcs,3779 April 9, 2010Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

7 Information Arcade ® April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

8 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/u?/rescoll,75 April 9, 2010Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

9 Information Technology Information Arcade ® April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

10 Public Services Information Arcade ® April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

11 April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group 2000-2005

12 Information Systems Support Team April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

13 Information Technology Information Systems Support Team April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

14 April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group 2005-

15 “a digital initiatives unit” April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

16 “The Coordinator for Digital Initiatives will oversee a digital initiatives unit that is expected to further the creation of and access to research and scholarly material in digital form...” “The CDI collaborates with other units and departments on campus to offer advice and assistance for digital initiatives…” “…works closely with other library units…” “…also works closely with units across the University…” April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

17 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/u?/fourmounds,411 April 9, 2010Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

18 Digital Library Services April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

19 I OWA Digital Library April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

20 Collections Digital Library Services April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

21 Information Technology Digital Library Services April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

22 Information Technology Digital Library Services April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

23 Information Technology Digital Library Services Operations and Support Applications and Web Development April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group Library Information Technology

24 2 yrs agoToday 8.0 5.0 Librarians 6.5 4.0 IT Professionals 5.0 Paraprofessionals 19.5 14.0 TOTAL 12.0 0 Graduate students 4.0 1.5 Student hourly April 9, 2010Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

25 “inherently unsustainable” April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

26 #1 Scalability Dilemma April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

27 high touch scalable April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

28 “What if everyone wanted that?” April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

29 they don’t April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

30 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/u?/tc,21627 April 9, 2010Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

31 #1 Scalability Dilemma April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

32 #2 Accumulation Problem April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

33 finished a project ?? April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

34 old projects never die April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

35 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/u?/tc,23436 April 9, 2010Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

36 disincentive to start more spinning plates April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

37 #2 Accumulation Problem April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

38 #3 Scope Creeps April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group (you know who you are)

39 #4 Nesting Instinct April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

40 tendency to design around the system April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

41 systems change ≠ change systems ( NOTE TO SELF : you are at a CONTENTdm conference) April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

42 #4 Nesting Instinct April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

43 “inherently unsustainable” April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

44 “mitigation strategies” April 9, 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

45 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/u?/flood,2266 April 9, 2010Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

46 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/u?/flood,1783 April 9, 2010Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

47 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/u?/flood,3416 April 9, 2010Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

48 http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/u?/flood,87 April 9, 2010Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group

49 1.Respect separation between presentation and data layers 2.Know when a project is finished 3.Be unafraid of scale 4.Acknowledge that some things don’t scale 5.Have an exit strategy April 9, 2010Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group Five Mitigation Strategies

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