Sorry. Someone pointed out that I did not give a link to the Open Content
Alliance site. Here it is. We have nearly 1800 books so far and many more to
come.
http://www.archive.org/details/university_of_illinois_urbana-champaign
Michael
On 9/15/07, Michael Norman <manorman_at_uiuc.edu> wrote:
>
> At University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, we are creating
> bibliographic records for the works we are digitizing through the Open
> Content Alliance project (Open Library) and are putting these into OCLC
> WorldCat as well. If you do a keyword search on "Open Content Alliance" you
> will find all of them. We have about 750 records in so far and will
> definitely create records for everything we digitize.
>
> We are creating a separate record for the e-format but also putting in a
> 776 field including the OCLC number to the original print record. We are
> still debating about possibly merging the multiple records into one record
> within our online catalog. And, I sure we will do this soon as we know, with
> the various digitization projects going on (Google, Microsoft, Open Library,
> Amazon), we have the potential of doubling the size of our bibliographic
> catalog. For UIUC Library, this would mean adding another 5 to 6 million
> records and that is a little daunting.
>
> We point to both the digital work at the Open Library site and our local
> access copy as well. Eventually, in a few weeks, these digital works will
> also appear in Microsoft Live Book Search as well.
>
> We are just getting started with the CIC Google Digitization project so I
> can't say much about that. But, I'm pretty sure we will be creating records
> for those digital works as well.
>
> OCLC is starting to work with each of the libraries that are involved in
> these digitization projects to discover and continuously update everything
> that is being digitized and will somehow (separate record probably) start to
> add link outs to the digitized content.
>
> I will only speak about the works we are digitizing. We are putting
> records in OCLC so that other libraries can add these to their catalogs.
> That is really the most pressing reason we are creating a separate record
> for these works, so that libraries that don't have the print copies of these
> books (and some serials) can still import/use this e-format record.
>
> You can also use OAI harvesting protocols to pull these records from our
> Illinois Harvest site and/or our Institutional Repository, called IDEALS.
>
> If you want to take a look, here are a few links:
>
> Online Catalog <
> http://library.ilcso.illinois.edu/uiu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First
> >
>
> IDEALS
> < http://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/>
>
> Illinois Harvest (see Newly Added Books tab)
> <http://illinoisharvest.grainger.uiuc.edu/>
>
> If you harvest/download from Open Library site, you can pull in the
> metadata records as well, including MARC record and Dublin Core. This is how
> we start the whole automated process of pulling digital item and files and
> sending to our access system and preservation instance.
>
> So, there are several ways to get this information (including Z39.50 from
> our online catalog). We really are just starting but hope to push these
> records out to everyone because these works we are digitizing with Open
> Library are freely available, out-of-copyright materials.
>
> Tim, I like the idea of your bookmarklet. Please keep us informed about
> progress. We are building something similar to pull this information for
> everything within Open Library. So, I'll report on our progress too.
>
> Karen, this "switching" database you describe is what we need. It would be
> hard to maintain but it is doable. It is really getting difficult to know
> what has been digitized and where the digital copy is residing. Maintenance
> of this information, particularly the URL, will be the most difficult aspect
> to this. We have come up with a handle service that will help if we change
> the location of these files, but the hosting institution is the one that
> basically has to do the upkeep on this.
>
> I thought I heard that Ex Libris and SFX was working to include these
> digitized books in their knowledge base but I have not heard more about this
> recently. It is a huge undertaking and one that I know that OCLC is figuring
> out. And, in my opinion, I am pretty sure that this will be one of the goals
> of the CIC Digital Repository - allow the harvesting of metadata records to
> enable libraries and everyone to point to the digitized content. Any way, I
> hope this can happen.
>
> I can say UIUC Library will continue to make it possible for you all to
> use and harvest the metadata for works we digitize. We think that is really
> important.
>
> I'm happy to talk more about this with anyone who is interested or need
> more information about harvesting this metadata.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael
>
> ------
>
> Michael Norman
> Head of Content Access Management
> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
> 217-333-8350
> manorman_at_uiuc.edu
>
> On 9/14/07, Tim Spalding <tim_at_librarything.com> wrote:
> >
> > By making a bookmarklet. The bookmarklet distributes the checking and
> > does it slowly. Also, since it's taking place in a browser, the checks
> > look very natural.
> >
> > If it triggers a warning, the user can go ahead and input the capcha
> > that results. So far, however, it doesn't seem to trigger it.
> >
> > No, I don't have enough time to write an article. But I'll post
> > something about it on the blog. I'm still working out the kinks in it.
> > It works great on Mac FF and Safari, but apparently breaks on the PC.
> > I'm to buy a cheap PC for LibraryThing tomorrow; I need one for this
> > sort of thing.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > On 9/14/07, Jonathan Rochkind < rochkind_at_jhu.edu> wrote:
> > > Can you give us some information on how you did this, getting around
> > > Google's volume limiting checks?
> > >
> > > ( Would you like to write a short article for the Code4Lib Journal?
> > :) )
> > >
> > > Jonathan
> > >
> > > Jackie Wrosch wrote:
> > > > We do this. Example in our catalog
> > > > http://portal.emich.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=58902
> > > > Very few items actually have full-text available.
> > > >
> > > > On 9/14/07, Pons, Lisa (ponslm) <PONSLM_at_ucmail.uc.edu> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> There is someone doing this already- is it Ann Arbor District? I
> > can look
> > > >> more if that is not it.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries on behalf of Andrew
> > Gray
> > > >> Sent: Fri 9/14/2007 12:32 PM
> > > >> To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> > > >> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] Adding links to books in Google Book Search
> > within
> > > >> the OPAC
> > > >>
> > > >> On 14/09/2007, Tim Spalding <tim_at_librarything.com> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> What do people here think of the following idea, both personally
> > and
> > > >>> what how you think other library people would respond:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Embedding links to Google Booksearch Books within the standard
> > OPAC.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> 1. Only books with the full text would be linked to, not "limited
> > > >>> preview books."
> > > >>> 2. Other similar resources could be added too (PG, Open Library,
> > etc.)
> > > >>>
> > > >>> It seems to me this would be a service-check out a book before you
> > get
> > > >>> it. But I could imagine it would also touch a nerve.
> > > >>>
> > > >> Coincidentally, I was discussing doing this just yesterday... what
> > was
> > > >> suggested was putting this in place for our rare books and special
> > > >> collections, slapping a Google Books link . A fair proportion of
> > these
> > > >> have been scanned by Google, and most of them are old enough that
> > the
> > > >> rights issue means they're likely to be fully accessible.
> > > >>
> > > >> Having the electronic copy is particularly useful for these, as
> > > >> they're are the ones we prefer to avoid giving out to people; the
> > > >> electronic copy can serve as a proxy if you want to work with it
> > > >> outside the library. Where a book is actually available to be
> > loaned,
> > > >> I think the electronic text is somehow less important, or at least
> > a
> > > >> lower priority to list.
> > > >>
> > > >> For Gutenberg, which concentrates more on works than actual "copies
> > of
> > > >> books", the dynamic is a bit different; the sensible idea would be
> > to
> > > >> link to it [or to a local copy?] and call it an ebook, I think.
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> - Andrew Gray
> > > >> andrew.gray_at_dunelm.org.uk
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jonathan Rochkind
> > > Digital Services Software Engineer
> > > The Sheridan Libraries
> > > Johns Hopkins University
> > > 410.516.8886
> > > rochkind (at) jhu.edu
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding
> >
>
>
>
>
>
--
Michael Norman
Head of Content Access Management Services
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
217-333-8350
manorman_at_uiuc.edu
Received on Sat Sep 15 2007 - 19:27:05 EDT