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A Lightweight Digital Library Framework
Lighton PhiriSupervisor: A/Prof Hussein Suleman
October 3, 2011
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Introduction
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What is a digital library system?
● Digital Library System (DLS)– Information system– Collection of digital objects– Storage, management, access and
preservation of digital objects
● Architectural Design– User interface– Services– Repository
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Institution repositories
(http://pubs.cs.uct.ac.za/)
● UCT CS Document Archive
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Cultural heritage collections
(http://lloydbleekcollection.cs.uct.ac.za/)
● Bleek and Lloyd Digital Collection
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Large scale preservation
(http://www.archive.org/)
● Internet Archive
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ProblemStatement
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Motivation
● Complexity of existing solutions– Preservation costs
● Initial, maintenance and recovery costs● Funding
– Resource limitation● Skills and education
– Internet Bandwidth● Expensive in developing countries
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RelatedWork
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Frameworks
● DELOS DL reference model– Abstract framework
● Kahn/Wilensky Framework– Generic IS framework– DSpace and Fedora
● 5S Framework– Formal mathematical model
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Digital Library System tools
Popular FOSS tools for creating digital collections
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ResearchQuestions
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Previous observations
● 2007 – Digital Libraries Without Databases– in-Browser Digital Library Services
● 2008– An African Perspective on Digital
Preservation
● 2010– Hybrid Online-Offline Collections
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Previous observations (cont.)
● simplyCT principles– Any metadata, any objects, any services– Minimalism– Preservation by copying– Repeatability– Superimposed information– Explicitly avoid the use of APIs
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Hypotheses
● A formal simplistic abstract framework for Digital Library System design can be derived
● A Digital Library System architectural design based on a simple framework can be easily adopted and managed over time
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Research questions
● Is it feasible to implement a Digital Library System using simple architectures?
– How should simplicity for Digital Library System storage and service architectures be defined?
– What are the comparative advantages and disadvantages between simple and complex architectures?
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Methodology
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Approach
● Pilot study– Digital library collection prototype
● Theory derivation– simplyCT principles– Case study of existing tools
● Design and Implementation– Extension of prototype DLS– Collection integration
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Evaluation
● Efficiency– Controlled experiments
● Effectiveness– Real world case studies
● Usefulness– User studies
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Work inProgress
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Pilot study
● Bleek and Lloyd collection– Dublin Core Application profile– Fully qualified Dublin Core– Virtual and physical objects
● Metadata Object Relationships– <dcterms:hasPart>– <dcterms:isPartOf>
● Rudimentary digital collection– Search and browse
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AnticipatedOutcome
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Anticipated outcome
● A formal definition of simplicity for digital library system design
● A proof of concept Digital Library System● A set of principles behind the simplyCT
framework
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Thank you