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Oregon Explorer: a Natural Resources Information System and Portal

Natural Resource System: Digital Library and Portal Development. Creating the visionBuilding the Explorer sitesInvolving usersCharting the future. What we set out to do. Oregon Explorer Digital Library GoalsProvide user centered service leading to user self-sufficiencyEnhance the collection in

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Oregon Explorer: a Natural Resources Information System and Portal

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    1. Oregon Explorer: a Natural Resources Information System and Portal www.oregonexplorer.info Jimmy Kagan Information Program Director Institute for Natural Resources Oregon State University

    2. Natural Resource System: Digital Library and Portal Development Creating the vision Building the Explorer sites Involving users Charting the future

    3. What we set out to do Oregon Explorer Digital Library Goals Provide user centered service leading to user self-sufficiency Enhance the collection in areas of historical strength and excellence (e.g. natural resources) Digital Library Strategy Take a lead role in developing a natural resources digital library and portal for the State of Oregon

    4. Defining Digital Libraries Working definition: “… a managed environment of multimedia materials in digital form, designed for the benefit of its user population, structured to facilitate access to its contents, and equipped with aids to navigate the global network …” Mel Collier,ISDL’97, http://www.dl.ulis.ac.jp/ISDL97/proceedings/collier.htm

    5. Assessing the needs of users Approach: Create a natural resources digital library based on what users want and need Content Access Geographic Scope Uses and Usability Services Method: Needs assessment based on interviews and workshops

    6. Needs assessment findings Users can articulate what they want and need from a digital library Users want a wide variety of information in a wide variety of formats Topics of greatest interest include: land and water use, watersheds, and forestry Place matters: Access to multiple spatial scales wanted and needed (watershed, county, state, region) A useful natural resources digital library did not exist!

    7. Desired digital library features Create an accessible information system or digital library that enables: Spatial and non-spatial information discovery; Information integration and synthesis; Evaluation of information quality; and People networking. Highlight access to multi-format information, tools for integration and synthesis, people resources and stories.

    8. Natural Resource System: Digital Library and Portal Development Creating the vision Building the Explorer sites Involving users Charting the future

    9. Creating Prototypes

    10. Three Keys to Success Content Context Access

    11. Browsing and searching multi-format geo-referenced* content

    12. Reports and Publications

    13. Local Resources

    14. Experts

    15. Statistics

    19. Value of Adding Context? Willamette Story – 38% of all page requests on willametteexplorer.info are for these pages

    20. Developing tools to integrate and understand data

    21. Working to Integrate Across Sites

    22. Submitting content

    23. Furthering Access and Openness Use of DSpace for content storage Integrating OSU Scholar’s Archive with agency and user created DSpace Installations Provide access to partner databases OWEB restoration databases Oregon Fish & Wildlife Fish databases Federal databases and portals Broadening search scope Open Archives Initiative (OAI) harvesting Federated searching

    24. Natural Resource System: Digital Library and Portal Development Creating the vision Building the Explorer sites Involving users Charting the future

    25. Connecting with people

    28. Training users

    29. Natural Resource System: Digital Library and Portal Development Creating the vision Building the Explorer sites Involving users Charting the future

    30. Developing the Oregon Explorer

    31. Learn about Places – regional portals

    32. Learn about Topics – topic portals

    34. Next Steps Serving statewide .5m and 1m imagery (NAIP) Adding topic portals (e.g., wildlife, fire risk) Sharing integrated content from local providers (e.g., fish passage data) Creating tools for decision-making Using the business plan to develop marketing strategy Forming new partnerships and funding strategies

    35. How to contact us firstname.lastname@oregonstate.edu OSU Libraries Team Janine Salwasser, OSU Oregon Explorer program manager Tim Fiez, System Architect Bonnie Avery, Natural Resources Librarian Jeremy Frumkin, Gray Family Chair for Innovative Library Services John Pollitz, Associate University Librarian for Pubic Services & Innovative Technology Institute for Natural Resources (INR) Team Jimmy Kagan, INR Information Program Director Renee Davis-Born, INR FRA/Project Manager Kuuipo Walsh, INR GIS Analyst/Web Developer

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