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Japanese fine art: Building a digital enterprise while building a new university

Japanese fine art: Building a digital enterprise while building a new university. University of California, Merced Emily S. Lin, Digital Assets Librarian R. Bruce Miller, University Librarian. 21 st Century Research University. Collection Development in the 21 st Century.

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Japanese fine art: Building a digital enterprise while building a new university

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  1. Japanese fine art:Building a digital enterprise while building a new university University of California, Merced Emily S. Lin, Digital Assets Librarian R. Bruce Miller, University Librarian

  2. 21st CenturyResearch University

  3. Collection Development in the 21st Century • “One University, One Library” • California Digital Library • Current monographs • Digitize for discovery and special collections

  4. Ruth & Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art • 10th-21st c. Japanese art • Remotely located in rural Hanford, CA • Only 10% of collection on exhibit

  5. Collaborative Model • Library doesn’t own the physical collection • Owning institution manages rights and permissions • Library provides expertise, creates access

  6. Scope of Work • What to digitize and how • Create metadata METS (Metadata Encoding & Transmissions Standard) EAD (Encoded Archival Description) • Access Online Archive of California Library site

  7. Metadata Flow Tech & admin MD UCM Library Museum Descriptive MD WebGenDB Vetted descriptive MD EAD (collection- level) METS objects Harvested metadata Library catalog OAC METS objects Customized Web portal

  8. Defining the Metadata Medium

  9. Display Issues • Complex objects • handscrolls • albums • CJK, special characters • Interoperability

  10. World War II Japanese-American Assembly Center Newsletters

  11. Chinese Seals

  12. Japanese medical woodblock prints

  13. Tools and Expertise • Learn by practicing • Digitize to support instruction and research • Build 21st century special collections

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