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Production Infrastructure Kathryn Lybarger Graduate Assistant, Digital Programs University of Kentucky Libraries. Purpose. Infrastructure is the framework that facilitates production A well-constructed infrastructure allows for effective use of your resources

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  1. Production InfrastructureKathryn LybargerGraduate Assistant, Digital ProgramsUniversity of Kentucky Libraries

  2. Purpose • Infrastructure is the framework that facilitates production • A well-constructed infrastructure allows for effective use of your resources • Your time is your most precious resource

  3. Components of Infrastructure • hardware and networking • software and paperwork • people and communication

  4. Hardware • Server and Storage Array • Workstations • Microfilm Scanner • Internal Network • Backups

  5. Software and Paperware • Film Evaluation/Metadata Gathering • Imaging/OCR • Metadata/Deliverables Generation • Workflow Manager

  6. People and Communication • team of reliable professionals • mailing lists, forums, wikis • communicate with • your team • your IT people • your colleagues

  7. Make the best use of your time • automate work that computers can do just as well (or better) • avoid repeating work • computer time is cheap

  8. Avoid Repeating Work • be aware of what other members of your team are doing • do periodic backups/version control • automate repetitive tasks

  9. Automate • create uniform output • scripts need not be fancy • use for repetitive tasks • use for error-prone tasks

  10. Anticipate change • specification may change • understanding may change • workflow may change

  11. Anticipate setbacks • hardware failure • bottlenecks • unavailable source material

  12. Useful Technologies • groupware (wikis, sharepoint, listservs) • version control (lots of copies, subversion) • scripting (batch files, php, velocity) • content delivery

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