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'''[[Alterations_To_Online_Content|Alterations to Online Content]]''' | '''[[Alterations_To_Online_Content|Alterations to Online Content]]''' | ||
'''[[Human Resources|Human Resources and Student Worker Policies]]''' | '''[[Human Resources|Human Resources and Student Worker Policies]]''' | ||
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==Digital Services Policies and Procedures== | ==Digital Services Policies and Procedures== | ||
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| − | '''[[Metadata]]''' | + | *'''[[Handling Archival Materials]]''' |
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| + | *'''[[Material Anomalies|Should this page be scanned?]]''' | ||
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| + | *'''[[Procedural Anomalies|What should I do if...]]''' | ||
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| + | *'''[[Diacritics]]''' : how to manage diacritics issues in terms of MODS creation/metadata remediation. | ||
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| + | *'''[[Matching|Books vs. Letters]]''' : how to create secondary scans from digitized book pages when metadata exists for pages of the book as independent intellectual items. | ||
'''[[Server-Side Work]]''' | '''[[Server-Side Work]]''' | ||
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'''[[Cabaniss]]''' - Information about "Digitizing the S. D. Cabaniss Papers," an NHPRC grant-funded project. | '''[[Cabaniss]]''' - Information about "Digitizing the S. D. Cabaniss Papers," an NHPRC grant-funded project. | ||
| − | '''[[ | + | '''[[Acumen]]''' - Our web delivery software '''''[http://sourceforge.net/projects/acumendls/ released open source!!]''''' |
| − | '''[[ | + | '''[http://apps.lib.ua.edu/blogs/digitalservices/ Our Digital Services Blog!]''' |
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'''[[Wiki templates]]''' - if applicable, please use one of these in order to help standardize the organization of the most frequent types of pages | '''[[Wiki templates]]''' - if applicable, please use one of these in order to help standardize the organization of the most frequent types of pages | ||
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'''Mounting the S Drive and Printer Installation on Windows''' - [http://www.lib.ua.edu/wiki/digcoll/images/3/3e/Mounting-S-Drive-Windows.docx click here] for a handout. | '''Mounting the S Drive and Printer Installation on Windows''' - [http://www.lib.ua.edu/wiki/digcoll/images/3/3e/Mounting-S-Drive-Windows.docx click here] for a handout. | ||
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| + | '''[[DS Staff Training and Exploration Fronts]]''' - an information space used to identify and track new or novel uses of digital archiving technologies, tools, and resources. | ||
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| + | '''[[Training Needs]]''' - a running list identifying topics for monthly DS training sessions. | ||
== Useful Resources == | == Useful Resources == | ||
* '''[[Scripts]]''' | * '''[[Scripts]]''' | ||
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* [[Copyright Issues]] | * [[Copyright Issues]] | ||
* [[Conference Reports]] | * [[Conference Reports]] | ||
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* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list] | * [http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_tools Wikipedia Tools] - tools for converting Excel sheets to Wikipedia tables, etc. and more. | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_tools Wikipedia Tools] - tools for converting Excel sheets to Wikipedia tables, etc. and more. | ||
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| + | ==In Progress== | ||
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| + | <big><span style = color:DimGray>'''UA LIBRARIES DIGITAL SERVICES'''</span></big><br/><br/> | ||
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| + | <big><span style = color:Crimson><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">'''MISSION STATEMENT'''</div></span></big> | ||
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| + | <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">''The University of Alabama Libraries through the Digital Services Program seeks to increase the visibility of and enhance the interaction with unique research and scholarly materials. Through innovative technologies and staffing, the Libraries provide online access to these materials and the tools to support their use in furthering the pursuit of knowledge. The Digital Services Program coalesces expertise across the Libraries in order to leverage skill sets and processes that further the Libraries’ mission.''</div><br/> | ||
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| + | [[Who We Are & What We Do]] | ||
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| + | [[Digitization Procedures | How We Do It]] | ||
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| + | [[Collections and Projects]] | ||
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| + | ==Interesting Links== | ||
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| + | <span class="plainlinks">[http://acumen.lib.ua.edu Acumen]</span> | ||
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| + | <span class="plainlinks">[http://transcribe.lib.ua.edu Transcribe old documents!]</span> | ||
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| + | <span class="plainlinks">[http://tagit.lib.ua.edu Tag our photos!]</span> | ||
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| + | <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Alabama-Digital-Services/201689006518946 Join us on Facebook]</span> | ||
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| + | <span class="plainlinks">[https://twitter.com/UALibDS Join us on Twitter]</span> | ||
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| + | <span class="plainlinks">[https://apps.lib.ua.edu/blogs/digitalservices Check out the Digital Services Blog]</span> | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 24 April 2013
UA Libraries Digital Services Planning and Documentation
Contents |
Administrative Policies and Procedures
The Big Picture or "What are we trying to do here?"
Scan on Demand and Requesting a Copy of a Digital Image
Human Resources and Student Worker Policies
Organization
Digital Services Policies and Procedures
- Diacritics : how to manage diacritics issues in terms of MODS creation/metadata remediation.
- Books vs. Letters : how to create secondary scans from digitized book pages when metadata exists for pages of the book as independent intellectual items.
- Transcripts and OCR
Collection-Specific Notes and Information
Miscellaneous
Cabaniss - Information about "Digitizing the S. D. Cabaniss Papers," an NHPRC grant-funded project.
Acumen - Our web delivery software released open source!!
Command-line Work on Linux Server
Wiki templates - if applicable, please use one of these in order to help standardize the organization of the most frequent types of pages
Mounting the S Drive and Printer Installation on Windows - click here for a handout.
DS Staff Training and Exploration Fronts - an information space used to identify and track new or novel uses of digital archiving technologies, tools, and resources.
Training Needs - a running list identifying topics for monthly DS training sessions.
Useful Resources
- Scripts
- Learning Resources for Digital Services Staff
- Copyright Issues
- Conference Reports
- Presentations and Publications
- A controlled vocabulary reference for regions of the United States
- NISO: A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections
- LOC: About American Memory: Technical Information
Wiki Reference Guides
- MediaWiki text examples
- How to create a new page
- MediaWiki HELP
- Sandbox - a place to practice MediaWiki formatting. Please delete all sandbox tests before logging out.
- Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.
- Configuration settings list
- MediaWiki FAQ
- MediaWiki release mailing list
- Wikipedia Tools - tools for converting Excel sheets to Wikipedia tables, etc. and more.
In Progress
UA LIBRARIES DIGITAL SERVICES
MISSION STATEMENT
The University of Alabama Libraries through the Digital Services Program seeks to increase the visibility of and enhance the interaction with unique research and scholarly materials. Through innovative technologies and staffing, the Libraries provide online access to these materials and the tools to support their use in furthering the pursuit of knowledge. The Digital Services Program coalesces expertise across the Libraries in order to leverage skill sets and processes that further the Libraries’ mission.
