VALA2018 Session 9 Kearney

Nicole Kearney

‘DOI’ng the right thing: assigning digital object identifiers to legacy content

VALA2018 CONCURRENT SESSION 9
Wednesday 14 February 2018, 10:50 – 11:20

Nicole Kearney and Elycia Wallis

Museums Victoria

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Abstract

Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) have revolutionised the way we locate, access, use and reference scholarly content online. Academic publishers are expected to adhere to this international standard for new publications, but what about legacy publications? Despite the fact that there is now a substantial volume of legacy literature online, there are significant questions around its ownership, management and accessibility. This paper will examine the issues and benefits associated with assigning DOIs to current and legacy literature, who can assign them, the difference between easy and open access, and the future of creating order amongst this massively expanding resource.

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VALA2016 Session 13 Kearney

Nicole Kearney

In the words of our field naturalists: an adventure in digitisation and transcription

VALA2016 CONCURRENT SESSION 13: Digitisation Adventures
Thursday 11 February 2016, 11:25 – 11:55
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2016-proceedings/vala2016-session-13-kearney

Nicole Kearney and Elycia Wallis

Museum Victoria

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Abstract

Historic field diaries chronicle the expeditions undertaken over time to explore and discover the natural history of the world. They provide invaluable insights into past species distribution and abundance, as well as the trials and wonders experienced on historic expeditions. However, despite the wealth of information they contain, field diaries are a hugely underutilised resource. This paper will discuss why this is the case and how, with the help of crowd-sourced volunteers, the field diaries in Museum Victoria’s collection are being made more accessible. Cataloguing, digitisation and transcription procedures are detailed, together with how this content is being put online.

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VALA2012 Session 14 Wallis

Collaborating locally, contributing globally: the Biodiversity Heritage Library in Australia

VALA2012 CONCURRENT SESSION 14: Museum Connections
Thursday 9 February 2012, 14:20 – 14:50
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Elycia Wallis and Dave Matthews

Museum Victoria

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Thursday, February 09, 2012, 2:20 PM AUSEDT, 27 Minutes 39 Seconds.

Abstract

The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) aims to provide free and open access to digitised versions of out of copyright biological literature. In Australia, the Biodiversity Heritage Library – Australian node (BHL-Au) is the literature service of the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA). In this paper, the Australian node of the BHL will be discussed, with a focus on how the local collaboration of museums, herbaria and their libraries contributes to the global project aims.

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