GARNet workshop on Integrating Large Data into Plant Science
The Making of A Natural History Digital Library
1. Overview Objectives & Progresses Site Demo Strategic Implication What it Does for You Acknowledgement Presentation at the Arizona Library Association Annual Conference, Mesa, Arizona. Yu Su, Information Systems Librarian, November 16, 2006.
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11. Presentation at the Arizona Library Association Annual Conference, Mesa, Arizona. Yu Su, Information Systems Librarian, November 16, 2006. Task Name Schedule Specified in the Grant Proposal Task # 2005 2006 2007 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Task 1 Task 1 -- Collection Development Assess the collection Develop a phased collection development strategy Task 2 Task 2 -- Detailed Collection Review Identify phase 2 content Verify collection metadata Task 3 Task 3 -- Standards Selection Identify metadata standards & authority sources Verify scanning standards and image selection
12. Presentation at the Arizona Library Association Annual Conference, Mesa, Arizona. Yu Su, Information Systems Librarian, November 16, 2006. Task Name Schedule Specified in the Grant Proposal Task# 2005 2006 2007 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Task 4 -- System Requirements Identify system interfaces Identify functional requirements for user interfaces Identify preservation requirements Task 5 -- Develop Technical Infrastructure Select, install and configure hardware Select, install and configure software Task 6 -- User Interfaces Specify, develop and test staff interfaces Specify, develop and test user interfaces
13. Presentation at the Arizona Library Association Annual Conference, Mesa, Arizona. Yu Su, Information Systems Librarian, November 16, 2006. Task Name Schedule Specified in the Grant Proposal Task 2005 2006 2007 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Task 7 -- Operations Personnel Formalize Digital Library Oversight Committee Recruit and hire project manager Recruit and train volunteers Develop Policies and Procedures Develop system evaluation guidelines Develop selection guidelines Develop copyright and permission statements Develop preservation guidelines Develop image production workflow/guidelines Develop image quality workflow/guidelines Develop cataloging processes and guidelines Digitization & Cataloging
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Hinweis der Redaktion
The entire Sonoran Desert region covers over 200,000 square miles of surface area, over half of which is water. It includes all of the world’s biomes, is home to 60 species of mammals, more than 250 kinds of birds, 20 amphibians, at least 100 reptiles, 30 native freshwater fish, and 1,000 mineral species. Additionally, the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) is listed as one of the world’s most biologically diverse and productive ocean regions, supporting an estimated 6,500 species of animal life. This narrow enclosed sea has been explored scientifically since the 1800s and is an integral part of the Sonoran Desert, the only maritime desert in North America. Jacques Yves Cousteau once described the southern Sea of Cortes as the Galapagos of North America. ASDM’s digital library is the only existing digital catalog of the Sonoran Desert region, although content and usability are in early development stages.
Target Audience/Uses The ASDM Digital Library is designed to serve primarily: scientists from the region and worldwide in their research and documentation of the region; teachers, students (3rd grade through post-graduate), and the general public as an educational tool; governmental and land-management agencies as an authoritative resource.