VALA2016 Session 13 Ruge

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Courtney Ruge
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Digital Dilemmas: a participatory investigation into developing a digital strategy for a community archive

VALA2016 CONCURRENT SESSION 13: Digitisation Adventures
Thursday 11 February 2016, 12:00 – 12:30
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2016-proceedings/vala2016-session-13-ruge

Courtney Ruge, Steve Wright, Joanne Evans

Monash University, Vic

Graham Willett

University of Melbourne, Vic

Gary Jaynes

Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Vic

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Abstract

This paper reports on the progress of a collaborative project between Monash University and the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives, which aims to provide public access to the Archives’ digital collections through the development an online exhibition and an exploration of the possibilities for building an online catalogue using open-source software. The paper explores the challenges involved in attempting to undertake effective consultation and collaboration between researchers and community archives in a community informatics project of this nature, the challenges for community archives in resourcing complex digital projects, and the issues associated with developing a digital strategy for a community archives from multiple stakeholder perspectives.

 

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VALA2016 Session 1 Lawrence

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Amanda Lawrence
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Digital curation of public policy resources: discovery, access and management for policy and practice

VALA2016 CONCURRENT SESSION 1: Future Gazing
Tuesday 9 February 2016, 12:00 – 12:30
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Amanda Lawrence

Swinburne University of Technology, Vic

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Abstract

Public policy and practice relies on a wide range of resources, including traditional scholarly publications, and those produced directly by organisations, such as reports, discussion papers, briefings, reviews and data sets produced by government, academic centres, non-government organisations (NGOs), think tanks and companies. While heavily used, the collection and curation of digital publications (grey literature) is dispersed, inefficient and inadequate. This paper presents recent research on use, production and collection of policy publications and discusses the approach of Policy Online, a digital library using a variety of tools including crowd-sourcing content, linked data approaches, Digital Object Identifiers and more.

 

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VALA2014 Session 2 Balnaves

Complex harvesting for content from public sources and email

VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 2: It’s All About the Data
Tuesday 4 February 2014, 12:00 – 12:30
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Edmund Balnaves

Prosentient Systems, NSW

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This paper presents the results of a project for complex harvesting system from web and email sources integrated with open source platforms to improve discovery of information about or relevant to the organisation from public internet sources. The paper discusses methods of harvesting, drawing on a mix of RSS, Google API search and simple web parsing. The paper presents the results of automated metadata allocation and subsequent manual curation. The project highlights the need to use multiple web scanning techniques, so as to be sufficiently exhaustive to catch relevant references, but also sufficiently specific to avoid unduly large false positive candidates for selection.

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VALA2004 Session 1 Sullivan

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Bringing hidden treasures to light: illuminating DSpace

VALA 2004 CONCURRENT SESSION 1: Managing Digital Objects
Tuesday 3 February 2004, 10:45 – 11:15

Shirley Sullivan

Electronic Information Coordinator, University of Melbourne Library
http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au

Lynne Horwood

Information Librarian, University of Melbourne Library
http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au

Jane Garner

Information Librarian, University of Melbourne Library
http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au

Eve Young

Information Librarian, University of Melbourne Library
http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au

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The Open Archives Initiative (OAI) has gained momentum since eprints.org was released in 2000. An alternative to eprints.org is the recently released DSpace, the open source software developed at MIT. The paper will trace the history and development of DSpace initiatives, such as the joint project between MIT and University of Cambridge. It also discusses the impact and benefits of repositories for research institutions and libraries.

VALA2004 Session 7 Chawner

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Free/Open Source Software: New Opportunities, New Challenges

VALA 2004 CONCURRENT SESSION 7: Software Issues
Wednesday 4 February 2004, 14:00 – 14:30

Brenda Chawner

Senior Lecturer, School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington
http://www.vuw.ac.nz

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Abstract

The free/open source (F/OS) software model makes source code available to users, who can change the software to tailor it more closely to their own requirements. With many F/OS software applications now available for library and information management, organisations have a new option for acquiring and implementing systems, plus new opportunities for participating in F/OS projects. Examples of such systems include Koha, Greenstone, and MyLibrary. Factors associated with the successful adoption of F/OS applications for library and information management include the match with an organisation’s culture, technical infrastructure, staff skills, software functionality, and the extent of community support available.

VALA2010 L-Plate Session 1 Open Source Library Systems

VALA L PlateMonday 8 February, 13:00 – 13:30

Integrated Library Management Systems (ILMS) that use open source software have been used for at least 10 years. However, with the rapid uptake of open source software across numerous industry sectors in recent time, more and more libraries are considering open source ILMS as an alternative to proprietary systems. This presentation looks at open source ILMS, how they differ from proprietary systems, and what libraries need to consider when looking to implement an open source ILMS.

Presenter: Kathryn Greenhill

Kathryn Greenhill is a well known and respected commentator within the Australian library community. Amoung other things, Kathryn is pasionately interested in the community building capacity of libraries (especially through new technologies), how Web2.0 will change library culture (and the best way to make this a smooth transition), emergent technology training in libraries, and open source.


VALA Travel ScholarKathryn is also the VALA2008 travel scholar As a VALA Travel Scholar Kathryn travelled to the United States and Canada in order to study Alternative Discovery Layers and Open Source Library Management Systems. VALA is therefore delighted Kathryn enthusiastically agreed to introduce the topic of Open Source Library Management Systems to the VALA2010 L Plate Series.


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VALA2010 Session 12 McDonald

VALA20120ICT as core business: will we prosper or drown?

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 12 – IT Management
Thursday 11 February 2010 11:05 – 11:35
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VALA Peer Reviewed PaperCarolyn McDonald

Technology Services Librarian, Gold Coast City Council
https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library

Kate Davis

Online Futures Librarian, Gold Coast City Council
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Abstract

Recent changes in IT organisations have resulted in changes to library IT support. Concurrently, new tools and systems for service delivery, have become available, but these require a move away from the traditional ICT model. Many libraries are investigating new models, including Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing and open source software. This paper considers whether the adoption of these tools and environments by libraries has occurred as a result of a lack of suitable ICT solutions and support ICT organisations. It also considers what skills library staff need in order to ensure sustainability, supportability, and ultimately, success.

VALA2010 Session 12 Greenhill

VALA20120Taking matters into our own hands: influencing factors and concerning factors for libraries that developed Open Source library software

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 12 – IT Management
Thursday 11 February 2010 10:30 – 11:00
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-12-greenhill

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperKathryn Greenhill, 2008 VALA Travel Scholar

Special Services Librarian, Cottesloe-Mosman Park-Peppermint Grove Library
http://KathrynGreenhill.com and http://www.thegrovelibrary.com

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Abstract

Libraries that develop Open Source library software are influenced by a number of factors. The insights from this group are useful for library staff who are considering adopting Open Source library software. The author surveyed and interviewed staff who developed Scriblio, SOPAC2, VUFind, Blacklight, Koha and Evergreen. She also interviewed librarians who specified the Open Library Environment. The interviews and questionnaires revealed a common attitude to the cost of Open Source Software; similar concerns about speed and process for enhancements to proprietary library software; and similar satisfaction with the control and community that Open Source software has brought to their library operations.