Transcript Selection of Digital Projects We will consult on any project, but for us to provide support we must consider:  Purpose  Copyright/Intellectual Property 

Selection of Digital Projects
We will consult on any project, but for us
to provide support we must consider:
 Purpose
 Copyright/Intellectual Property
 Audience
 Funding
 Intangibles
Overview/Purpose
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What do you want to do?
Significance of the resource to be
created?
Why digital?
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Preservation
Access
Copyright
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What is the copyright status of this
material?
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Public domain
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Pre-1923
Not renewed
Unpublished material; author deceased <1932
Controlled by Indiana University
Permission secured
Situation unknown or murky
Audience
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Who currently uses these materials?
Who is the primary intended audience?
Is there a secondary intended
audience?
In general, do you anticipate that this
resource will be used by a large number
of people or a very specialized or small
number of users?
Funding
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In order to determine necessary
funding, we need to know exactly what
you want to do
Preparation of a budget
Small projects may be funded internally
Pilot projects may be funded internally
“Large” projects require outside funding
Essential Components
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Librarians and faculty willing to work as
partners with us
Adherence to standards and
recommended best practices
Project Priorities
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Low overhead – the project is similar to
previous projects so we can use established
procedures and existing technologies
Item-level information or metadata available
Complements previous projects – creation of
a critical mass
Related to Indiana University or Indiana
Special expertise at Indiana University
Opportunity to learn from the project –
contribution to digital library development
Will not undertake
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(1 of 2)
Projects that result in restricted-access
resources; product must be accessible to
Indiana University community at a minimum
Projects where we operate as a service
bureau, with little or minimal input into the
design of the project
Projects that clearly violate copyright law
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For projects where the copyright situation is
unclear, we will consult with Legal Counsel
Will not undertake
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(2 of 2)
Projects where we relinquish control
over the resulting digital resources
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Example: Faculty projects; need for joint
control
Important Points
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All projects require a time commitment from
permanent staff – even if we have external
funding.
Selecting one project means that others must
be rejected.
We prefer to use common solutions to digital
library problems, not start from scratch.
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Example: Need for Indiana University photo
databases to provide access to information about
and digital access