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Contents and Formats Existing Digital Sources. Gertraud Griepke Cornell University , July 26th 2002. Readers Enhanced content critical mass multimedia, more color, additional data Enhanced functionality powerful search, alerting Seamless access ubiquitous access to past and present
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Contents and Formats Existing Digital Sources Gertraud Griepke Cornell University , July 26th 2002
Readers Enhanced content critical mass multimedia, more color, additional data Enhanced functionality powerful search, alerting Seamless access ubiquitous access to past and present Powerful links abstracts to full text reference linking Authors Quality imprint journal brand stamp of authority improved visibility long term visibility accessibility different portals different places different environments Who are our customers and what do they want?
Who are our customers and what do they want? Librarians` wish list for e-journals includes: • Services arranged around vertical subject areas • Services with critical mass of journals • Seamless linking from aggregator and A&I services to full text from a variety of publishers • Single, user-friendly interface (preferably the library’s interface) • Streamlined admin solutions + usage statistics • Better value for money • E-only access - but…. • archive assurances and standards
Some Tricky Issues Free Stuff (vs access control) Usage data Digital archiving policy
Digital Production Process Data Management Workflow Management Content Management Project Management Quality Management Supplier Management
Data Management Data Management Workflow Management Content Management Project Management Quality Management Supplier Management • Formats: TEX, PDF,PS • Metadata and content data • Structuring („Tagging“) • Media neutrality
Workflow Management Data Management Workflow Management Content Management Project Management Quality Management Supplier Management • Processing • Conversion • Automatization • Interfaces - input / output
Content Management Data Management Workflow Management Content Management Project Management Quality Management Supplier Management • DTD • Style files • Information /Object models • Archiving
Electronic Data Check Routines • Syntax • Completeness • Integrity of filenames • Parsing majour SGML data • Check metadata • Check pairs of SGML/PDF
Various Workflows Input Processing Output RTF Books TeX Archive Journals Normali-zation Content Processing Camera ready Software Special Cases
Designing the Information ModelArticle++ DTD • Based on XML (possible XML Schema) • Consolidation of all Springer DTD‘s • Model for a complete issue („Cover2Cover“) • „High Level“ structures • Simplified and uniform metadata
Analysis and Optimization of Workflows • Workshops • Reducing the number of workflows • Reducing complexity • „Top down“ modeling • Preceding and subsequent processes • Lifecycle definition based on a state model • „Use case“ analysis
Quality Management Data Management Workflow Management Content Management Project Management Quality Management Supplier Management • Data consistency • Process consistency • Content consistency
Value Added in Production • Articles online before print • Publication of electronic issues • Linking • CrossRef • Errata • Further publications of publisher • Electronic supplementary material
Online before Print • Electronic Proofs • HTML • PDF • Illustrations • Equations, Formulas • Special characters
Publication of Electronic Issues • Cover to cover ? • Research papers • Other editorial material • Advertisements • Table of contents
Links to Further Publications • Encyclopedic works • Online databases • and much more !!!
Services • Editorial tracking system • Content management • Data delivery • Archiving / Retrieval
Technical Requirements • Media neutrality • Standardization • Automatization • Data consistency
Organizational Aspects(Company / Partners) • Communication • Cooperation • Change Management