Berea Digital – When Is A Screwdriver Not a Screwdriver - Susan Henthorn, Berea College
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Presentation by Susan Henthorn, Berea College Reference Librarian & Berea Digital Project Coordinator, at 2010 AIKCU Technology Symposium.
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Berea Digital – When Is A Screwdriver Not a Screwdriver - Susan Henthorn, Berea College
- 1. AIKCU Technology Symposium June 17, 2010 Susan Henthorn We are trying to do the most possible with the least possible. – Africa University lecturer
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- Images from: www.getentrepreneurial.com/how-to-guides/ www.multi-tool.org/vintagemisc www.adsoftheworld.com/media/print/bosch_electric_screwdriver_the_fly cdm272901.cdmhost.com/u?/p272901coll11,148 Although the audience will be encouraged to ask questions throughout the session, if time allows the session will close with an open discussion about the adaptability of digital asset management software, specifically CONTENTdm. Together we will brainstorm about ways to fully exploit such technologies in the small college setting. Explaining the title Began thinking of the aphorism: “ I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.” Abraham Maslow “ If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail”. Bernard Baruch Also thought of phrase from a Zimbabwe professor at Africa University [CLICK in subtitle] But finally came up with current title, which really asks, “When is a Digital Library not a Digital Library?” This is an acknowledgement that all Digital Libraries/Collections are not the same. Just as is true with the print/media collection, each institution must tailor their collection/library to meet the needs of their patrons. Our main priority was digitizing materials in support of the curriculum (providing access), but we thought the project might be able to satisfy some other needs, i.e., public relations, institutional repository of sorts (storing student papers in a secure, accessible place for faculty to use in overall course assessment). Some of our thoughts and ideas panned out, others did not, and some are yet to be explored. This is the story of that experience or ‘journey’ as I’ve been calling it.
- Once upon a time in 1970 in the south of France I asked a carpenter who I was chatting with what the hammer was called (expecting a French translation), and he jokingly said it was a German screwdriver. It's like asking what's the benefit of a hammer over a screwdriver. At an extremely high level, both do essentially the same thing, but at the implementation level it's important to select the optimal tool for what you're trying to accomplish. There are tasks that are difficult and time-consuming with one, but easy with the other - like trying to pound a nail with a screwdriver. You can do it, for sure - it's just not ideal. Turning these ideas on their head, I propose that sometimes the screwdriver is PART of the hammer. [CLICK in photo, then ‘caption’] Berea Digital, indeed EVERY academic library collection, is part of the great whole – the curriculum and the ENTIRE education process.
- But sometimes you just have to think WAY outside the box. “ Every tool is a hammer except a screwdriver, that’s a chisel.” [CLICK in photo, then ‘caption’] Because all institutions are trying ‘to do the most possible with the least possible,’ especially in the current economic climate, part of our challenge is to leverage every resource, to see all the possibilities, to determine if we just MIGHT be able to use our flat-head screwdriver to turn some Phillips screws in a pinch, etc.
- Past – what does she mean? Past use of materials? Past implementations of new technology? The initial idea and vision were an outgrowth of an existing grant that focused on Preservation of Traditional Arts in Appalachia. The concept was to provide electronic access to some of Berea’s rich collection of unique materials, primarily in support of the curriculum.
- The Process and Considerations 1. Create Berea Digital Team: Special Collections & Archives, The Appalachian Center, The Art Department, Public Relations. Team/Committee created initial guiding documents and selected D.A.M. software (CONTENTdm). refer to “Question for D.A.M. Project Stakeholders” document; refer to Brainstorming meeting and slide to follow CONTENTdm and DigiTool Two Scanners (Epson Expression XL10000) and two workstations (Dell Precision T3400 Convertible MiniTower; 750GB hard drive; Dell UltraSharp 2408 WFP, Wide Flat Panel) Collection Development Policy developed by team; refer to document to follow in a couple of slides – finalized June 26, 2008 3-day AASLH (American Association for State and Local History) Digitization Workshop in Memphis (Harry and Susan) Image Digitizing Workshop - University of Louisville (Harry and Susan) Consulting trip to Ball State (Chris Miller), University of Louisville (Harry and Susan), and OCLC (Susan)
- [CLICK in subtitle, note detail in roof image] CONTENTdm – Cost, Features, Cost, User Community, Cost, Scalability, Cost Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group in Indianapolis (Harry and Susan) ARSC Workshop on Audio Preservation – Palo Alto, CA (Harry) Jaime Bradley (Archivist), Harry Rice (Sound Archivist), Tina McCalment (Art), Bridget Carroll (PR), Normandi Ellis (PR), Susan Henthorn (project coordinator). Chris Miller (Appalachian Center) was unable to attend, but is a former CONTENTdm user and received workshop materials. Back end of CONTENTdm at that time required some basic knowledge of PHP.
- … as subject of a class - Short Term Course: Digital Images and Collections (10 students) … in support of classes - April 2009 - Six contextual essays added for GSTR210. (Spring 2010 – ALL GSTR210 classes introduced to Berea Digital) … as labor position - Spring 2009 - Two students begin work for Berea Digital as their labor assignment; two student workers becomes ‘standard’ allotment of student labor assignments … as internship position – Summer 2009 - Two student interns work on Berea Digital projects
- Two sources of usage statistics: CONTENTdm hosted server (this slide) and berea.edu/bereadigital site (Slide 12) Top three lines of ‘Usage statistics’ are actually collection / items added stats Unique titles = PRINT
- Click on image to go to Hutchins Library website -> Click on Berea Digital link -> Click on GSTR210 link -> Click on Harry Rice’s article: A Perfect Wild Flower and the Straightjacket of Lines and Spaces Highlight: Related Materials Box Footnote #1 – link to BANC record Footnote #2 – link to full text document in Berea Digital Footnote #9 – link to Berea Quarterly (magazine) Footnote #10 – link to SAA Finding Aid Footnote #11 – link to Tune List Footnote #12 – link to oral history excerpt Footnote #13 – link to list of contest participants Footnote #16 – link to audio of choir Footnote #21 – link to Celebration of Traditional Music website Footnote #24 – link to AMFP page (Ajay‘s)
- 2010 data as of Wednesday, June 16, 2010 CAVEAT – ‘Related Source’ does NOT include related materials available in Hutchins’ circulating collection, even if they were materials duplicated in BD or SC&A, unless it was clear by the citation itself that the writer used the digital/SCA version of the material.
- CAVEAT – ‘Related Source’ does NOT include related materials available in Hutchins’ circulating collection, even if they were materials duplicated in BD or SC&A, unless it was clear by the citation itself that the writer used the digital/SCA version of the material.