Post on 24-Dec-2015
Kyle Rimkus Digital Projects Librarian
Cheryl GowingDirector, Information Management &
Systems
September 22, 2010
University of Miami Digital Initiatives and Systems
Scholarly Communication ETDdb for Electronic Theses and Dissertations (
http://etd.library.miami.edu/) HTML for e-journals (
http://anthurium.miami.edu/index.html)
Soon to migrate to:
ARTStorOver 40,000 UM images
Shared Shelf Development PartnersColby CollegeCornell UniversityHarvard UniversityMiddlebury CollegeNew York UniversitySociety of Architectural
HistoriansUniversity of Illinois
Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of MiamiYale University
Digitized slides and other art history, design, and architecture visual materials
Currently in Beta Testing Version 1.0 slated for full production Summer 2011
CONTENTdm
http://merrick.library.miami.edu/
• Serves as primary repository for digital collections• Chiefly from digitized archival materials• 41,282 public objects• 140,000+ restricted to internal use only• In use since 2007
High Volume DigitizationUniversity of Miami Archives
http://merrick.library.miami.edu/digitalprojects/archives.php
Historical Photographs8,000 images with
metadata(http://
merrick.library.miami.edu/digitalprojects/archives.php)
(buildings, events, athletics, student organizations, etc.)
President’s Papers130,000 documents with
container-level metadata (not public)
Oral Histories
Special CollectionsCuban Heritage Collection
Audio Oral Histories: http://merrick.library.miami.edu/specialCollections/oralhistory/
Video Oral Histories: http://merrick.library.miami.edu/cubanHeritage/botifoll/
Making the transition from Real Media streaming to Flash streaming…
Cuban Theater Digital Archive2005: funded internally
as Richter Library Digital Fellowship for Professor Lillian Manzor
2008: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded planning grant
2010: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funds project to rebuild technical and organizational infrastructure
http://scholar.library.miami.edu/archivoteatral/
Archon for Archival Finding Aids
http://proust.library.miami.edu/findingaids/
• Search/browse archival finding aids across five repositoriesComing soon:
Collaborative Archive from the African Diaspora…
Aeon Special Collections Request
ManagementDeveloped by U. of Virginia Special
Collections & Atlas Systems UM was 1st to implement ; Live since April
2009Patron-initiated requests for special
collections materials – directly from form, or via OpenURL links from EAD finding aids or ILS catalog
Also used to track staff usage of materials for cataloging, digitization, preservation, exhibits, classes
Variations: Digital Audio Reserves
UM pilot Var. 3 hosted service Spring 2009
Full client implementation Fall 2010
Streaming audio reserves
Access Controls via LMS (Blackboard)
Bookmarking, playlist creation, and analysis and annotation tools
Variations : Next DevelopmentsIMLS Planning Grant: Variations on Video
Planning Partners: Indiana University, Northwestern University, New York University, Ohio State University, Stanford University, University of Miami
August 2010 – January 2011Define the scope, requirements, and
technical architecture for extending Variations to support the management & delivery of digital video collections
Other InitiativesSummon : Unified
Discovery Layer from Serials Solutions
http://miami.summon.serialssolutions.com/
Ares Electronic Course Reserves
Web & Catalog Redesign using Drupal
Mobile Library & Catalog Interface
Kulai-OléVirtualization