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World Digital Library www.wdl.org
Collaboration to Spotlight Thematic
Presentation on the World Digital Library
(Qatar National Library / Qatar Foundation and World Digital Library)
World Digital Library Partner Meeting
October 29-30, 2014, Rome, Italy
Qatar
National
Library
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World
Digital Library
www.wdl.org
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The Qatar National Library/Qatar
Foundation-WDL Partnership
2009: The Qatar Foundation, and later the Qatar National Library, and the Library
of Congress signed a cooperative agreement to help develop the World Digital
Library. As part of the capacity building component, the partnership has
sponsored four training-based workshops in Doha, Qatar.
The 2010, 2011, 2012 technical workshops focused on:
Standards for digitization of different types of material
Preparation of metadata
Writing of expert descriptions
Procedures for file preparation and transfer to the WDL
The 2014 workshop was a symposium focused on Heritage Awareness and
included sessions on:
Preserving cultural heritage content
Thematic approach to increasing user engagement
Identifying and selecting collections for digital preservation
Capacity building as a sustainability tool
Qatar
National
Library
· www.qnl.qa
World
Digital Library
www.wdl.org
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Proposed Goals for the Heritage
Awareness Symposium
Provide input to expand the broader WDL Content
Selection guidelines review process
Constitute the group as a forum/mechanism to advise on
selection issues relating to this region
Identify categories of content for focus
Identify items and/or collections
Identify priorities that will best support:
Preservation
Local and regional educational goals
International outreach
Building thematic sections on the WDL
Qatar
National
Library
· www.qnl.qa
World
Digital Library
www.wdl.org
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Participants and Panelists
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi
Arabia
Sultan Qaboos University Library, Oman
Omani Digital Library
Iraq National Library and Archives
Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia
National Library of Jordan
King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Saudi Arabia
Kuwait University
Imam Aidarous Omer Alhabshi Library, Yemen
Al-Noor Centre for Studies and Research, Yemen
Supreme Council on Education, Qatar
Qatar University
Qatar Museums
Qatar National Library
California State University at San Francisco
Library of Congress – Field Office, Cairo, Egypt
World Digital Library, Library of Congress
Qatar
National
Library
· www.qnl.qa
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Session One
PRESERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE CONTENT
Dr. Claudia Lux, Project Director, Qatar National Library
Dr. John Van Oudenaren, Director, World Digital Library
Mr. William J. Kopycki, Field Director, Library of CongressCairo
Dr. Houda A.Bouslama, Supreme Education Council, Doha
Mr. Jamal Al Alwchi, Deputy Director-General, Iraq National
Library and Archive
Moderated by Hala Al Khalifa, Qatar Museums
The importance of preserving cultural
heritage content. Preserving and promoting
the Arab and Islamic identity.
Qatar
National
Library
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Session Two
THEMATIC APPROACH TO INCREASE USER ENGAGEMENT
Dr. John Van Oudenaren, Director, World Digital Library
Dr. Houda A.Bouslama, Supreme Education Council, Doha
Dr. Joachim Gierlichs, Associate Director, Special Collections
and Archives, QNL
Dr. Kaveh Niazi, Lecturer, California State University San
Francisco
Moderated by Dr. John Van Oudenaren
Thematic approach for cultural heritage
content. User interface (UI) as a tool to
strategically develop and increase user
engagement.
Qatar
National
Library
· www.qnl.qa
World
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www.wdl.org
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Session Three
IDENTIFYING AND SELECTING COLLECTIONS FOR DIGITAL
PRESERVATION
Dr. John Van Oudenaren, Director, World Digital Library
Mr. William J. Kopycki, Field Director, Library of Congress-Cairo
Dr. Kaveh Niazi, Lecturer California State University San
Francisco
Dr. Joachim Gierlichs, Associate Director, Special Collections
and Archives, QNL
Moderated by Mr. Mark Paul, Heads, Partnerships, QNL
Content selection with members’ overview of
their institution’s collections. What are the
priorities for digital preservation? How can
collections develop or enhance themes?
Qatar
National
Library
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Session Four
CAPACITY BUILDING AS A SUSTAINABILITY TOOL
Mr. Jason Yasner, Operations Manager, World Digital Library
Mr. William J. Kopycki, Field Director, Library of Congress-Cairo
Mr. Jamal Al Alwchi, Deputy Director-General, Iraq National
Library and Archive
Ms. Krishna Roy Chowdhury, Associate Director Information
Technology, Qatar National Library
Moderated by Mr. Jason Yasner
Experience-based capacity building. Value in
building capacity within organizations and the
region
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Discussion Highlights
Feedback: Model theme and User Interface (UI) development
UI must be user-friendly and mobile-friendly
Review existing WDL content for gaps and unbalances
Start with themes to fill gaps and target content that tells a
coherent story
User-generated themes via online tools
Proposed survey of students/teachers to define themes
How to bring the content together under a theme? How to merge
images with narrative essays?
World Heritage sites. Materials related to these sites could make
good thematic candidates
Review ground-breaking, online exhibitions and catalogs
Define and target which audiences? For consumers vs for
scholars? Is visual appeal more important than historical
“importance?”
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Library
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Discussion Highlights (cont’d)
Suggested themes:
Construction of railroads
Medical manuals from diverse cultures and
languages
Cross-cultural travel logs/narratives/experiences
European travelers to Arabian Peninsula
Architecture, e.g, renovation of mosques
Ottoman Empire
Egyptian culture
Museum artifacts: 3D objects
Historical content from Arab-speaking East African
regions
Qatar
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Library
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Moving Forward…
New beta.wdl.org site launched on October 9, 2014
First model for a thematic section: “Arabic and Islamic
Science and Its Influence on the Western Scientific
Tradition”
Propose additional themes, timelines, and interactive
maps
Identify content in their collections to help build or
complete themes
Recruit new institutions that have important content
relevant to these themes
Identify scholars and curators to work on thematic
narratives
Qatar
National
Library
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QUESTIONS?
Mark T. Paul
Head, Partnerships
Qatar National Library
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Jason M. Yasner
Operations Manager
World Digital Library
[email protected]