John Muir Letters: Applying MPLP to a Compound/Complex Object Digitization Workflow (Elings, 2009)
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Mary W. ElingsArchivist for Digital Collections
The Bancroft Library
John Muir LettersApplying MPLP to a Compound/Complex Object
Digitization Workflow
Mary W. ElingsArchivist for Digital Collections
The Bancroft LibraryUniversity of California
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Mary W. ElingsArchivist for Digital Collections
The Bancroft Library
Forum: Digitization Matters
Ricky Erway and Jennifer SchaffnerShifting Gears: Gearing Up to Get Into the Flow (2007)
www.oclc.org/programs/publications/reports/2007-02.pdf
Mary W. ElingsArchivist for Digital Collections
The Bancroft Library
More Product, Less Process
Mark A. Greene/Dennis Meissner “More Product, Less Process: Pragmatically Revamping Approaches to Deal with Late 20th Century Collections” (2004)
http://ahc.uwyo.edu/documents/faculty/greene/papers/Greene-Meissner.pdf
Mary W. ElingsArchivist for Digital Collections
The Bancroft Library
More Product, Less Process
• Principles for Change– Maximize user access (preeminent goal)– Golden minimum “good enough” is realistic
– Arrange and describe at a common, aggregate level
– Reserve exceptional effort only when warranted
– Accomplish more by trying to do less
Mary W. ElingsArchivist for Digital Collections
The Bancroft Library
More Product, Less Process
• Principles for Change– Maximize user access (preeminent goal)– Golden minimum “good enough” digitization is realistic
– Arrange, describe and digitize at a common, aggregate level
– Reserve exceptional digitization effort only when warranted
– Accomplish more digitization by trying to do less
(my own co-opted version!)
Mary W. ElingsArchivist for Digital Collections
The Bancroft Library
Planning Goals
– Apply MPLP to digitization workflow• Use extant metadata to group and describe compound
objects in automated way
• Scan at low cost, get more done for less
• Use microfilm to avoid high end scanning of originals
– Develop a workflow that would accommodate CDM access and CDL access
• Increase access via multiple portals, avoid content silo
• Transform compound CDM to complex METS objects
• Develop workflow path for others to follow
Mary W. ElingsArchivist for Digital Collections
The Bancroft Library
Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP)http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/oac/lsta/handbook/lhdrp_handbook.pdf
Letter from John Muir to Clara Reed Anthony, August 2, 1891.
2002 Bancroft Pilot Example:
•complex METS object
• multiple images from microfilm
•attempt to do more at less cost
Mary W. ElingsArchivist for Digital Collections
The Bancroft Library
John Muir Letters Project Workflow
scan filmscan film
transcribe letter/mdtranscribe letter/md
load compound obj to CDMload compound obj to CDM
transform co-to-co obj (rev 7train)transform co-to-co obj (rev 7train)
submit complex obj METS/FAsubmit complex obj METS/FA
accessaccess
preservepreserve
export xmlexport xml
modify mdmodify md
create compound obj CDM loadcreate compound obj CDM load
OCLC Preservation ServicesOCLC Preservation Services
California Digital LibraryCalifornia Digital Library
The Bancroft libraryThe Bancroft library
University of the PacificUniversity of the Pacific
create finding aidcreate finding aid
Mary W. ElingsArchivist for Digital Collections
The Bancroft Library
CDL
INSTITUTION
VENDOR
CONTENTdm Compound Object to METS Workflow
scan/transcribe Create CDM load
load to/access via CDM
7train transform submit METS/FA
access preserve
export xml
Mary W. ElingsArchivist for Digital Collections
The Bancroft Library
More Product, Less ProcessAccess (preeminent goal)• CONTENTdm at UoP and OAC/Calisphere (and beyond)
Good enough• Grayscale scans of microfilm vs. full color of originals• Used extant metadata and vendor transcription
Aggregate level description and grouping• Based on extant metadata cards, no item level
Exceptional effort only when warranted• Secondary source material, not originals, so not warranted
Accomplish more with less• More letters, greater access, less cost, and new shareable workflow model