Category Archives: SIRLS 675
Unit 12: pre-installed VM versus DIY
I think the question here is really: what skills are really needed in a librarian working in digital collections? That is not easy to answer, because libraries vary so much in terms of staff size, budget, and training. I certainly … Continue reading
Unit 11: Repository Software Homepages – an assessment
A repository software package’s homepage ought to be attractive, clear, and inspire the users’ confidence. Some of these homepages do that better than others; but they are also geared toward very different audiences. In general I think each site is … Continue reading
Filed under Content Management, Digital Collections, digital repository, Drupal, dSPace, ePrints, Omeka, SIRLS 675
Unit 10 – Open Archives Service Providers
Like many others in class, I had difficulty finding working links on the list of open archives service providers we were given. Most service providers seemed to collect scientific database metadata, and many sites were in foreign languages, which is … Continue reading
Filed under Digital Collections, digital repository, SIRLS 675
Unit 7 – Experimenting with Fedora Commons–Not!
We will not be covering Fedora Commons as a digital repository, so I wanted to experiment with it a little. I am interested in creating more of a semantic web than a traditional digital repository, and Fedora is designed to … Continue reading
Filed under Digital Collections, Library science, semantic web, SIRLS 675
Unit 8 – Eprints install and branding
I found Eprints to be more difficult to install than either DSpace or Drupal. I had problems creating repositories, and had to try four times before I got my repository irls675 installed and configured correctly. I still don’t know what … Continue reading
Filed under Digital Collections, digital repository, ePrints, SIRLS 675
Unit 7 – Digital Humanities Centers and libraries as “Third Spaces.”
I found this 2008 report, A Survey of Digital Humanities Centers in the United States, on the Council of Library and Information Resources website. It is a massive document, describing the survey’s goals, methods, and findings, as well as identifying … Continue reading
Filed under Digital Humanities, Library science, SIRLS 675
DuraSpace | Open technologies for durable digital content
DuraSpace | Open technologies for durable digital content. This is the home page of the non-profit organization that runs DSpace and Fedora Commons. I wanted to link it here for future reference.
