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Regional digital libraries. Marcin Werla Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center mwerla@man.poznan.pl. Agenda. Short introduction Digital library dLibra – Digital Library Framework Regional digital libraries Digital Library of Wielkopolska. Digital library.
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Regional digital libraries Marcin Werla Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center mwerla@man.poznan.pl
Agenda • Short introduction • Digital library • dLibra – Digital Library Framework • Regional digital libraries • Digital Library of Wielkopolska June 2006
Digital library • Basic functional requirements: • Storing digital objects and their descriptions (metadata) • Diversity of digital objects • Digital format • Quality • Diversity of metadata June 2006
Digital library • Basic functional requirements: • Preservation of stored objects and metadata • Migration between various digital formats • Migration between different storage technologies June 2006
Digital library • Basic functional requirements: • Access to stored objects and metadata • Large number of stored objects • Presentation of diverse objects (content, format, structure etc.) • Intellectual property rights June 2006
Digital library June 2006
What is dLibra? • Complex digital library software • Developed in PSNC since 1999 • First Polish digital library software • Project website: http://dlibra.psnc.pl/ June 2006
What is dLibra? • dLibra installations • 2002 • Wielkopolska Digital Library • 2004 • Dolnośląska Digital Library • 2005 • Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library • Zielonogórska Digital Library • Lódź University of Technology Digital Library June 2006
What is dLibra? • dLibra installations • 2005 continued • Wrocław University Digital Library • Małopolska Digital Library • 2006 • Pedagogical Digital Library • Warsaw University of Technology Digital Library • … June 2006
Structure of dLibra-based digital library Browse, search, read Digital library Editors and administrators application Readers application – WWW pages Libraries Readers Adding new publications, administration June 2006
Regional digital libraries • Wielkopolska • Dolnośląska • Kujawsko – Pomorska • Zielonogórska • Małopolska • Dolnośląska June 2006
Regional digital library model • Participants • Institutions and private persons from the region • Coordination • Separate institution • Consortium of libraries with one representative June 2006
Regional digital library model • Common • Thematic collections • Metadata schema • Description rules • Allows to create coherent information about the digital library content June 2006
Regional digital library model • Visibility of participating libraries in digital library • Information in metadata • Exlibris and link to library website • Statistics June 2006
Regional digital library model • Single dLibra installation • Hosted by regional network operator or university computing center • Brings down the cost of • Technical infrastructure (server) • Safety of digital objects (backups) • Gives readers single access point to entire digital resources June 2006
Regional digital library model Regional digital library is not a separate institution – it is a „place” where institutions from the region together store and publish their digital resources June 2006
Digital Library of Wielkopolska • First dLibra-based digital library • Started in October 2002 • Currently the largest regional digital library in Poland • http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/ June 2006
Digital Library of Wielkopolska • Contributions from 65 different institutions/persons • Majority of academic libraries from the Wielkopolska region • Public institutions • Private persons June 2006
Digital Library of Wielkopolska • Four thematic collections and over 17 300 digital publications (2006/06/22) • Cultural heritage (3797 publications) • Educational materials (129 publications) • Music notes (93 publications) • Regional materials (14444 publications) June 2006
Digital Library of Wielkopolska • Coordinated by • Poznan Foundation of Scientific Libraries (http://www.pfsl.poznan.pl/) • Hosted by • Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center June 2006