Description
Question 2.1: Can you provide a list of 10 terms and/or concepts that you think are most important from all the readings of this lesson? Why do you think those terms and/or concepts are important? Please provide the source for each term (author and page number if applicable).
Question 2.2: What is a collection? What are the major characteristics of collections in a digital environment?
Question 2.3: Many institutions have developed a formal, stated policy for their digital collection development or selection. Please review at least TWO policies and/or guidelines listed in Module2 lecture slide #20; compare and contrast the policies and/or guidelines of both institutions to each other.
- Choose one question you would like to address and type your reply; type the question, your answer, and references in the message box. Be sure to support your answer using at least ONE of the reading(s) for this module. Your answer should be at least 250 WORDS. Don’t forget to list all the readings you consulted at the end of your answer.
- Then reply to at least ONE answer given by other students.
- 2. DL Prototype Proposal Submission
Read DL Prototype Instructions first.
Submit your proposal using this proposal template 
Download this proposal template download
You will describe:
Types, content, and source of materials to be collected
Need and significance of your DL prototype, and
Target audience
Rubric
DL Prototype Proposal
DL Prototype Proposal
CriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTopicThe topic is relevant, groundbreaking, or significant to the field and potential audience.
1 pts
Full Marks
0 pts
No Marks
1 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDetailsDetails are given as to what types/content will be collected, where they will be collected, why they need to be collected/archived, etc.
1 pts
Full Marks
0 pts
No Marks
- 1 pts
- Total Points: 2
- DL Prototype Instructions
Deliverables | Grades | Omeka Resources
Instructions
You will use the Omeka platform to develop a digital library prototype, which includes digital collections and online exhibits of digital materials (such as digital images, audio, and video).
Sign up for a free-trial Omeka account and set up your Omeka site.
Build at least one collection that contains at least 10 15 items; if you want, you can add more items to your collection or build more than one collection. Your items can be photographs, manuscripts, maps, newspapers, sound recordings, motion pictures, etc.
Describe each item using at least 9 metadata elements. You will employ the following metadata guidelines to guide your metadata records creation process
INFO5740 Omeka Metadata Guide Download INFO5740 Omeka Metadata Guide
(Links to an external site[Title, Description, Subject, Format, Type, and Rights are required metadata element[Title, Description, Subject, Format, Type, Rights are required metadata elements]
Create at least one exhibit, which is a guided tour through your items, complete with descriptive text and customized layouts, using the items you added to the collection.
Using a simple page plugin, create an About page, which includes:
Description of your collection(s): what they are about, items included, copyright status of items, etc.
Description of your metadata creation: how you arrived at your decisions regarding what metadata fields to use and how to fill out those fields
Description of your exhibit(s): what they are about and what kind of content they contain
Deliverables
1. Warm-up Exercise (1 point)
Expose yourself to Omeka, which will be served as a platform for your DL Prototype assignment; take a brief tour. [Video (Links to an external site.)]. And e xplore http://omeka.org/codex/Sites_Using_Omeka (Links to an external site.) and/or http://info.omeka.net/showcase/ (Links to an external site.); choose the site you like most and post the name and address in your group Slack channel/explain what you like about the site. More information will be given later.
2. Proposal (2 points)
Submit your proposal. You will describe:
Types and content of materials to be collected
Need and significance of your DL prototype, and
Target audience
3. DL Prototype (24 points):
You will submit your DL Prototype website address in the assignment submission. Your DL Prototype will be graded based on a number of criteria. Refer to our DL Prototype Checklist Download DL Prototype Checklist.
Grades
Your DL prototype counts as 27 points, 27% of your course grade.
Late submission: Your DL Prototype received after the due date will incur a 1-point deduction penalty for each day late unless there are extenuating circumstances.
Omeka Resources
Our Omeka Tutorial Download Omeka Tutorial and our Online Session will walk you through all of the steps of developing a digital collection in Omeka. See also “Help for Omeka.net” (Links to an external site.)
Case Study:
Hardesty, J. L. (2014) Exhibiting library collections online: Omeka in context. New Library World, 115(3/4), 75-86. [LINK (Links to an external site.)]
Brennan, S. (n.d.). Building histories of the national mall: A guide to creating a digital public history project [LINK (Links to an external site.)]
3: Discussion
For your Module3 Discussion, answer at least ONE of the following questions:
Question 3.1: There are various types of born-digital objects for DL (See NISO framework p. 38-47 and Module3 Lecture slide #4). Choose one object type and explain why you think the object is unique, particularly in relation to other types of born digital object. [Note: Feel free to use additional Internet/UNT Libraries online resources to support your answer]
Question 3.2: There really is no “one-size-fits all” approach to digitization. Why?
Question 3.3: What do you think are some burning and even unresolved issues in digitization in digital libraries?
Choose one question you would like to address and type your reply; type the question, your answer, and references in the message box. Be sure to support your answer using at least ONE of the reading(s) for this module. Your answer should be at least 250 WORDS. Don’t forget to list all the readings you consulted at the end of your answer.
Then reply to at least ONE answer given by other students.
Module4: Discussion
For your Module4 Discussion, answer at least ONE of the following questions:
Question 4.1: Can you provide a list of 10 terminologies and/or concepts that you think are most important from all the required readings of Module Four? Why do you think those terms and/or concepts are important? Please provide the source for each term (author and page number if applicable).
Question 4.2: Why are metadata important for organizing digital content? In your opinion, what constitutes the basic metadata elements for an image, video, or audio object (Please define metadata for one type of the above objects)?
Question 4.3: Dublin Core and MODS are widely used in the digital library sector. Describe how different they are.
Choose one question you would like to address and type your reply; type the question, your answer, and references in the message box. Be sure to support your answer using at least ONE of the reading(s) for this module. Your answer should be at least 250 WORDS. Don’t forget to list all the readings you consulted at the end of your answer.
Then reply to at least ONE answer given by other students.
Question 2.2: What is a collection? What are the major characteristics of collections in a digital environment?
The term collection is broad, however, a collection in the context of the library world consists of documents that all came from the same source and were obtained together. For instance, a collection could be from a library that is created by information professionals for its members and the community to use (Lee, 2000, p. 1106). An effective collection is one that meets the interests and information needs of its members (Lee, 2000, p. 1109). According to Lee (2000), a collection provides users to quickly and easily obtain quality content (p. 1111). NISO Framework Advisory Group (2007) emphasized nine principles that apply to digital collections. The first principle is that a good digital collection is built on the basis of a clear collection development policy. The second principle is describing collections with important information so that users are able to locate it. The third principle is that the collection is managed throughout its lifespan. The fourth is the collection should be accessible and work with adaptive technologies. The fifth is intellectual property rights are respected in a collection. The sixth is a collection that has mechanisms to measure and supply data to be recorded. The last few principles consist of consistency, fit with the users workflow, and will last for a long time (NISO Framework Advisory Group, 2007, p. 4).
Major characteristics of collections in a digital environment include information about the scope, restrictions on access, ownership, and important information about the authenticity of the collection (NISO Framework Advisory Group, 2007, p. 4). In addition, digital collections do not have physical limitations, and they can be obtained online.