http://hdl.handle.net/2123/882 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:26:34 GMT 2013-05-22T03:26:34Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/8286 Title: Web-based Software Integration for Dissemination of Archival Images: the Frontiers of Science Website Authors: Browne, Gary Stephen Abstract: The Frontiers of Science illustrated comic strip of 'science fact' ran from 1961 to 1982, syndicated worldwide through over 600 newspapers. The Rare Books and Special Collections Library at the University of Sydney in association with Sydney eScholarship, digitized all 939 strips. We aimed to create a website that could disseminate these comic strips to scholars, enthusiasts and the general public. We wanted to enable users to search and browse through the images simply and effectively, with an intuitive and novel viewing platform. Time and resource constraints dictated the use of (mostly open source) code modules wherever possible and the integration and customisation of a range of web-based applications, code snippets and technologies (DSpace, eXtensible Text Framework (XTF), OmniFormat, JQuery Tools, Thickbox and Zoomify), stylistically pulled together using CSS. This approach allowed for a rapid development cycle (6 weeks) to deliver the site on time as well as provide us with a framework for similar projects. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/8286 2011-07-25T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7208 Title: humanities data, digital libraries and eScholarship Authors: Coleman, Ross Abstract: humanities data, digital libraries and eScholarship– partnerships and purposes Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7208 2011-02-23T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6725 Title: Launch of Digitized Journal and Abstract of Proceedings of Sydney University Engineering Society and Minutes of Proceedings of the Engineers’ Association of New South Wales Authors: Jack, Ian Abstract: Presentation for the launch of the Journal and abstract of proceedings of the Sydney University Engineering Society . This journal was digitised as part of a partnership project involving the University of Sydney Library and the Australian Society for History of Engineering and Technology. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6725 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6619 Title: Does History matter for Engineering? Authors: El-Zein, Abbas Abstract: Presentation for the launch of the Journal and abstract of proceedings of the Sydney University Engineering Society . This journal was digitised as part of a partnership project involving the University of Sydney Library and the Australian Society for History of Engineering and Technology. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6619 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6117 Title: Architecture Studio Archive: A case study in the comprehensive digital capture and repository of student design work as an aid to teaching, research and accreditation Authors: Anderson, Ross; Arndell, Michael; Christensen, Sten Abstract: The ‘Architecture Studio Archive’ pilot sought to form a comprehensive digital archive of the diverse student work conducted in the first year of the Bachelor of Design in Architecture Degree at the University of Sydney. The design studio is the primary vehicle for teaching architectural design. It is a locus for creative activity, with students producing diverse works in analogue and digital media (sketches, final hand and CAD drawings, conceptual and scale models and written work). Following assessment, they either take their work home or abandon it to potential damage in the studio. There is generally little record of its existence for future reference. This project promised the retention of this material and the production of a powerful, searchable digital archive in the Sydney eScholarship Repository using the open access digital management system DSpace for long-term storage and dissemination of the material. The intention was to establish procedures and protocols for digital archiving practices suitable to creative work. This article documents the project as a case study from its inception, through the development of archival procedures and protocols, to loading of the work by students, and its subsequent use as a resource for teaching, research, accreditation and promotion. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6117 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/5027 Title: Sydney eScholarship Repository. Case Study Authors: Christensen, Sten Abstract: The Sydney eScholarship Repository [http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au] is an initiative of the University of Sydney Library and its commitment to support the research activities of the University of Sydney by providing an Open Access platform for research communities to safely store and access documents, publications and data. The University Library manages two repositories, one for Open Access material and one for material directly related for HERDC and the upcoming ERA exercise. The latter is a dark archive due to the copyright restriction of the stored material. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/5027 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4996 Title: Research data and repository metadata. Policy and technical issues at the University of Sydney Library. Authors: Brownlee, Rowan Abstract: The University of Sydney Library’s repository contains research outputs primarily comprising traditional publication types. Many academics manage data collections within databases and spreadsheets using metadata dissimilar to the repository’s Dublin Core schema. During 2007 and 2008 the author explored issues surrounding submission of a small range of research data collections and associated metadata. Native metadata structures were analysed and mapped to DC and scripts translated, packaged and transferred collections. This paper discusses metadata management and repository service levels and sustainability. It describes the Library’s approach to defining service requirements and includes discussion of various metadata management options. It also describes related activities within the University of Sydney to develop eResearch services and to harmonise the roles and relationships of eResearch support service providers Description: PDF version of article preprint, following peer review. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4996 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/3559 Title: From Research Management System to Digital Repository: Managing and storing research outputs at the University of Sydney Authors: Browne, Gary; Appia, Venkatakrishnan Balasubramanian; Christensen, Sten Abstract: This poster demonstrates a system for transferring data and objects from the University of Sydney Research Office research management system (RMS) to a Library supported digital repository (DSpace). Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/3559 2008-09-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2646 Title: Scholarly publishing within an eScholarship framework – Sydney eScholarship as a model of integration and sustainability Authors: Coleman, Ross Abstract: This paper will discuss and describe an operational example of a business model where scholarly publication (Sydney University Press) functions within an eScholarship framework that also integrates digital collections, open access repositories and eResearch data services. The paper will argue that such services are complementary, and that such a level of integration benefits the development of a sustainable publishing operation. The paper describes the business model as a dynamic hybrid. The kinds of values considered include tangible and intangible benefits as well as commercial income. The paper illustrates the flexible operational model with four brief cases studies enabled by integrating repository, digital library, and data services with an innovative publishing service. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2646 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2344 Title: Wangga: Songs of North Australia Authors: Browne, Gary; Christensen, Sten; Coleman, Ross; Marret, Allan; Barwick, Linda Abstract: The Wangga Project incorporates field work from Northern Australia in the form of music and dance audio and video recordings and technical and cultural analysis, aiming to present these data in a multimedia website. Description: The purpose of the Wangga Project is: *Increase content accessibility *Flexible content retrieval *Data preservation and sustainability *Multiple format publishing Thu, 01 May 2008 01:18:11 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2344 2008-05-01T01:18:11Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2319 Title: The Public Knowledge Project: Open Journal Systems, Open Conference Systems, and More Authors: Stranack, Kevin Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:30:47 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2319 2008-04-18T03:30:47Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1898 Title: Dangerous liaisons? Defining the Faculty Liaison Librarian service model, its effectiveness and sustainability. Authors: Rodwell, John; Fairbairn, Linden Abstract: Many university libraries are adopting a Faculty Liaison Librarian structure as an integral part of their organization and service delivery model. This paper examines, in a pragmatic way, the variations in the definition of the role of the Faculty Liaison Librarian, the expectations of those librarians, their library managers and their clients and the impact of environmental factors. The Faculty liaison librarian role is not entirely new, evolving from the traditional subject librarian and university special/branch library role. However the emerging role is characterised by a more outward-looking perspective and complexity, emphasizing stronger involvement and partnership with the faculty and direct engagement in the University’s teaching and research programs. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1898 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1609 Title: The Blog as a High-impact Institutional Communication Tool Authors: Goodfellow, Tom; Graham, Sarah Abstract: Participation in conferences is a key aspect of professional development for library staff. The benefits of attending a conference include networking opportunities, engagement with the latest ideas, and seeing products provided by vendors. However, the considerable cost of sending staff to a conference is often not matched by the benefits that the library gains as a result. The knowledge acquired by the individuals attending is not always effectively shared by conventional tools such as conference reports or post-event presentations. This is particularly true in larger libraries, and in geographically dispersed organisations. We aimed to maximise the institutional impact of our attendance at Click 06 (the biennial ALIA conference) by providing a blog of the event and encouraging interaction with our colleagues during the conference itself. In this article we will describe the process of establishing, promoting and authoring an ‘institution focussed conference blog’. We also evaluate the success of the project and discuss the implications for future development. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:53:28 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1609 2007-03-19T03:53:28Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1426 Title: Sydney University Press - publication, business and the digital library Authors: Coleman, Ross Abstract: This paper argues that the business strategies of the emerging e-press movement benefit from the values and standards that are part of the digital library. The paper will discuss these values and standards and their relationship to the business processes of e-publishing. The paper will explore these relationships through developments at Sydney University Press (SUP), recently re-establised as an electronic publisher based on the digital library platform of SETIS, the Scholarly Electronic Text and Image Service of the University of Sydney Library. The paper will also consider the integration of repository content into these publication processes within the broader context of eScholarship Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1426 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1425 Title: The Australian Cooperative Digitisation Project 1840-45 - A Progress Report Authors: Coleman, Ross; Ventress, Alan Abstract: The Australian Cooperative Digitisation Project, 1840-45, also known as Ferguson 1840-45, is a collaborative project between the University of Sydney Library, the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW), the National Library of Australia (NLA) and Monash University Library, supported by ten other institutional and industry groups. The project has been funded by an Australian Research Council 1996 Infrastructure Grant through the Department of Employment, Education and Training. Sat, 01 Mar 1997 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1425 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1424 Title: Digital conversion of Nineteenth century publications - production management in the Australian Cooperative Digitisation Project 1840-45 Authors: Coleman, Ross; Webb, Colin Abstract: This article will discuss and evaluate the management and production issues of the Australian Cooperative Digitisation Project 1840-45 - a collaborative project funded by the Australian Research Council. The completion of this digital library project allows the authors to reflect on the technical issues and the interrelationships of the content, project organisation, the production model with its access and preservation goals, and issues of quality control, in relation to the future viability of such projects. -- " It may in truth be said, that in no country, and at no period since the invention of printing, has there appeared a greater necessity for a periodical conducted with spirit and principle, in the popular cause, than there does appear to exist in the colony of New South Wales at this moment. The only journals of character now existing upon any basis that offers to be permanent, boast of their “moderate conservatism”; a term which according to our interpretation means just as much oppression of the many by the few as the spirit of the age will bear.....unless the people are fully represented in the periodical press, as well as in the councils of the country, their rights will in the conflict of factions and interests be greatly endangered” - The Weekly Register of politics, facts and general literature, vol 1 no 1 July 29 1843. -- The period 1840-45 was a seminal period in the development of an Australian colonial culture. This period, following the end of convict transportation and preceding the influx of the gold-rushes, was characterised by exploration and expansion, conflict, commercial growth, political agitation and a surge in local publication reflecting the issues and concerns of the time. Journals, such as the Weekly Register, led and engaged in the political and social debate of the time, and remain today as the voice and contemporary record of the period. The Australian Cooperative Digitisation Project, 1840-45 (ACDP) was funded, through an Australian Research Council grant, to both digitise this contemporary record for access and ensure its long term preservation. The project has been a collaborative initiative between the University of Sydney Library, the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW), and the National Library of Australia (NLA) Fundamental to the success of this project was the need to establish practical and implementable standards for large-scale digital conversion, in the context of the hybrid (microfilming and imaging) production model adopted using external vendors. The project - following the access and preservation initiatives developed in the US - has been described in a number of earlier articles (these can be found at the project site at http://www.nla.gov.au/acdp/), and we do not intend to revisit these descriptions in detail. This article will address and evaluate the management and production issues of what has been a complex developmental digital library project.. This complexity can best be characterised by the interrelationships of the nature of the content, the project organisation, access and preservation goals, production issues and management, and image quality control. Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1424 2000-06-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1423 Title: Digitising the record of a colonial culture - Ferguson 1840-45 Authors: Coleman, Ross Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1423 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1300 Title: Field, file, data, conference: towards new modes of scholarly publication Authors: Coleman, Ross Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1300 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2123/883 Title: Open Access in Australia Authors: Shipp, John Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2123/883 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z