Title:
An All Purpose Archives Viewer: Displaying Large Scale Archival Collections in Digital Libraries
An All Purpose Archives Viewer: Displaying Large Scale Archival Collections in Digital Libraries
Author(s)
Allen, Kristian
McAulay, Elizabeth
McAulay, Elizabeth
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Abstract
For several years, many academic and research libraries have been exploring
ways to scale-up their digitization and web publication of archival
collections. These initiatives sought to transfer the methods of mass
digitization developed for published materials with the unique, local special
collections.
At UCLA, digitization of complete archival collections has been a goal for a
number of years. However, we still didn’t know how best to display these
digital archives on the web. This spring we decided to draw up functional
requirements for an archival collections web interface. Our digital library
system is Islandora, so we worked with Discovery Garden, Inc., to build a
“Manuscripts Solution Pack.” While the solution pack is Islandora
specific, the functionality and concepts are not. In our presentation, we
will outline the functionalities we chose as integral to an archival
interface and then outline the way we technically designed the solution pack.
The focus will be on functions and development that are agnostic of the
underlying system. In particular, we decided on a content model for archival
collections, a web display interface for finding aids alongside digital
images and page turning. The page images are zoomable inside the webpage
using Open Sea Dragon.
The goal of our presentation is to offer a conceptual model for the display
of archival collections on the web. We will present our findings on the
interface’s usability and plans for future refinements. We hope during a
question and answer period to garner criticism and responses to our approach
as well as discuss other models that might be appropriate for this material.
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Date Issued
2014-10-27
Extent
29:20 minutes
Resource Type
Moving Image
Resource Subtype
Presentation