Transcript Engaging national information infrastructure with learning environments Debbie Campbell Director, Coordination Support Branch National Library of Australia 4th International JISC-CNI Conference …26-27 June 2002

Engaging national information
infrastructure with learning
environments
Debbie Campbell
Director, Coordination Support Branch
National Library of Australia
4th International JISC-CNI Conference
…26-27 June 2002
using the past to find the future
Five challenges for libraries to address:
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“critical mass
aggregation
local collection development
integration
archives”
Five areas to take action in (UKOLN):
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“distributed discovery location and request
development of metadata
coordination of national resource discovery
integrated access to resources across domains
organisation of distributed library resources”
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print is not forgotten
 by building on the
strengths of existing
systems
 by providing
integrated access to
print and electronic
sources of
information through
existing systems
 by providing easy
to use access
pathways for the
end-user
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Australian library engagement
in the national learning environment:
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the Australian Academic Research Library Network
(AARLIN),
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the Collaborative Online Learning and Information
Services (COLIS) Consortium,
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a new resource discovery service,
and in associated projects:
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the Western Australian Libraries Authentication
Project (WALAP),
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the Schools Online Content Curriculum Initiative
(SOCCI)
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talking the same talk
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walking the same walk
Early findings from the pilot phase:
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Z39.50, distributed searching
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130 commercial databases chosen, 40 implemented
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UNIX skills required by university staff, collaboration
facilitated this
Reactions from academics:
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not interested in Web sites selected by libraries or
described in catalogues
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keen on multi-database searches, e-journals
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assumed could access resources not held/subscribed to
by the university
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beware the ‘portal’ label
"I think we're more
interested in not
going it alone."
“The results were not
blazingly fast, a fact
that annoyed some
students”
“.. plans to become
more involved in
academic
collaborations such
as the universitysponsored Open
Knowledge
Initiative..”
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more infrastructural initiative
LIBRARIES
 ICT BANDWIDTH
 TECHNICAL STANDARDS
Australian Academy of the Humanities
Australian Research Council
 CSIRO
Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee
Council of Australian University IT Directors
Council of Australian University Librarians
Department of Education, Science and Training
National Library of Australia
 IMS Australia
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dancing to the same tune
“identify and map interoperability issues for learning space applications
identify appropriate standards for interoperability
provide input to IMS and other standards bodies to fill interoperability gaps
provide input into the OKI framework”
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AUDIT
RESOLVE
MANAGE RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS
GATHER
PUBLISH
STORE
MANAGE
Presentation
REQUEST
Mediation
ALERT
EXPOSE
DELIVER
Provision
Assets
Metadata
AUTHORISE
CONTROL ACCESS
SEARCH
USE
Procurement
Access Management
DISCOVER
ACCESS
(Query, Browse, Follow Path)
MAKE PAYMENT
AUTHENTICATE
Agent
Resource Utilizers
Repositories
Directories
Organizations
STORE
Infoseeker
NEGOTIATE TRADE
People
Creator
Learner
MANAGE
Registries
Repositories
Traders
EXPOSE
Metadata
STORE
Competency
MANAGE
Vocabulary
EXPOSE
disclosing resources
in the proposed pilot:
 EdNA Online
 South Seas project
 Australian Digital Theses Program
 Australian Virtual Engineering Library (AVEL)
 Australian National University’s e-print archive
 Australian Museums Online (AMOL)
 the U.K.’s Resource Discovery Network
(Australian resources only)
 the National Bibliographic Database
 PANDORA, maps, manuscripts
 Australian Journals Online (with newspapers)
 online exhibitions
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shining a light
the pilot resource discovery service is:
 making free, significant resources more visible in the public
domain
 enhancing awareness and use of the intellectual output of
a nation by disclosing it to a broad community, to
facilitate learning, teaching and research
 engendering an interest in underutilised resources
 flagging resources ‘at risk’
 identifying and supporting service providers of the future
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Carl Lagoze, April 2002
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a new resource discovery service
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An Information Architecture
metadata
assets
learning objects
objects
•select
•select
Content layers
Content layers
•IMS repository
•digital Australiana
•AARLIN
•Google
Middleware
Middleware
•authenticate
•manage digital rights
•B2C
•resolve
Broker Layer
Broker Layer
•license
•federate
•centralise
•link
Presentation Layer
•query
•present
•locate
•use
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RDS 
COLIS 
•discover
is it all about libraries ?
 “libraries often do not present a clear vision to those
responsible for library funding
 the public does not see the library as part of the service they
receive, but those responsible for funding need to be aware of
the library’s role
 libraries need to find a way to be more closely aligned with
political and economic agendas
 it is difficult for government agencies to get approval for plans
which do not show a tangible economic benefit
 it is essential that the library sector present a single voice to get
funding for significant infrastructure development
 there is value in trying to move the focus from strictly
economic issues, although social and cultural value is not
necessarily measurable in dollar terms”
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are we there yet ?
“incremental change is no longer enough..
transformational change is needed to
secure sustainability..”
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Resources used in this presentation
Beyond the Beginning: The Global Digital Library
www.anu.edu.au/caul/mirror/global/content/
MODELS Overview
www.ukoln.ac.uk/dlis/models/overview.html
National Library of Australia Electronic Information
Resources Strategies and Action Plan 2001-2002
www.nla.gov.au/policy/electronic/resourcesplan.html
Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Benchmarking Study
www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/nrswg/benchmarking.html
Systemic Infrastructure Initiative
www.dest.gov.au/highered/research/sys_report2001.htm
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Resources used in this presentation
AARLIN, Australian Academic Research Library
Network, www.latrobe.edu.au/arlin/
COLIS, Collaborative Online Learning and Information
Services, www.colis.mq.edu.au/
National Library resource discovery service
www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/resdisc.html
WALAP, Western Australian Libraries Authentication
Project
www.vala.org.au/vala2002/2002pdf/40Green.pdf
U. of Michigan Cancels a Closely Watched Portal
Project //chronicle.com/free/2002/04/2002041101t.htm
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Resources used in this presentation
ARL Scholars Portal Working Group Final Report, 21 May 02
www.arl.org/access/scholarsportal/final.html
SOCCI, Schools Online Content Curriculum Initiative
Socci.edna.edu.au
Digital Rights Management in the Higher Education
Sector
www.dest.gov.au/highered/eippubs/eip02_2/eip02_2.pdf
MIT Open CourseWare
web.mit.edu/ocw/
Customised Learning Experiences Online
www.lsal.cmu.edu/lsal/expertise/projects/cleo/
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Resources used in this presentation
Libraries and E-Learning: Organisational and Technical
Interoperability
www.colis.mq.edu.au/news_archives/lib_e_learning.pdf
South Seas Project
www.jcu.edu.au/aff/history/southseas/
Museums and the Web 2002: OAI Introduction, History,
Overview, Carl Lagoze, April 2002
www.cimi.org/wg/oai/MW_2002_OAI_Lagoze.ppt
Now That We’ve Found the ‘Hidden Web’, What Can We
Do With It ?
www.archimuse.com/mw2002/papers/cole/cole.html
The ASSIST Graphical User Interface asc.harvard.edu/
udocs/news_01/articles/eric.html
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Resources used in this presentation
The Intellectual Foundation of Information Organisation
Elaine Svenonius, 2000, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ISBN 0-262-19433-3
Creating a Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital
Collections
/firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_5/cole/
JISC Information Environment Architecture
www.ukoln.ac.uk/distributed-systems/dner/arch/
Peak Bodies Forum, 15 February 2002
www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/meetings/peakbod/min150202.html
Australian Library and Information Associaton conference 2002
www.alia.org.au/conferences/alia2002/papers.html
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