CONTENT: A model for collaborative database building Trevor Bond Alan Cornish Washington State...

CONTENT: A model for collaborative database building

Trevor Bond

Alan Cornish

Washington State University Libraries

CONTENT Components

Server(NT, Linux, or

Solaris)

Server(NT, Linux, or

Solaris)Contextual

Client

ContextualClient

AcquisitionStation

AcquisitionStation

CollectionAdministration

CollectionAdministration

Web

WebWeb

BrowserClient

(HTML)

BrowserClient

(HTML)

JavaClient

JavaClient

CONTENT Collection Administration Tool

CONTENT Collection Administration Tool

CONTENT Collection Administration Tool

CONTENT Collection AdministrationView/Edit Collection Field Properties

CONTENT Collection AdministrationView/Edit Collection Field Properties

CONTENT Acquisition Station Software

CONTENT Acquisition Station Software Add a database object - Import File

CONTENT Acquisition Station Software Add a database object - Import File

CONTENT Acquisition Station Software Add a database object - Media Editor window

CONTENT Acquisition Station Software Add a database object - Template Creator window

CONTENT Acquisition Station Software Add a database object - Media Editor window

CONTENT Acquisition Station Software Add a database object - Media Editor window

CONTENT Acquisition Station Software Object saved in Spreadsheet View, ready to be uploaded to

the CONTENT Server

CONTENT Acquisition Station Software Object uploaded to the CONTENT Server

CONTENT Acquisition Station Software Collection Administration access from Acquisition Station

Two steps are performed in Collection Administration in order to make an image and its description accessible to searchers:

Add new items

Build text index

CONTENT Collection AdministrationAdd New Items

CONTENT Collection AdministrationAdd New Items

CONTENT Collection AdministrationAdd New Items

CONTENT Collection AdministrationAdd New Items

CONTENT Collection Administration Build Text Index

CONTENT Collection Administration Build Text Index

CONTENT Collection Administration Build Text Index

CONTENT Serverhttp://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/

Workstation running CONTENTAcquisition Station software(Library Special Collections area)

Workstation running CONTENTAcquisition Station software(Public Library in region)

Workstation running CONTENTAcquisition Station software(Faculty office on campus)

Access to database building and maintenance tools through the Acquisition Station and the Collection Administration software

CONTENT HTML Search Client

CONTENT HTML ClientSearch using the Dictionary Feature

CONTENT HTML ClientSearch using the Dictionary Feature

CONTENT HTML ClientRetrieval of Search Results

CONTENT HTML ClientJPEG Service Image Display

CONTENT HTML ClientMetadata Display

CONTENT Contextual Client

CONTENT Contextual Client

CONTENT Contextual Client

CONTENT Contextual Client

CONTENT Contextual Client

CONTENT Contextual Client - Multiple Database Search

CONTENT Contextual Client - Multiple Database Search

CONTENT Contextual Client - Multiple Database Search

CONTENT Contextual Client - Multiple Database Search

CONTENT Contextual Client - Multiple Database Search

Frank S. Matsura Project

Scanning: 3 minutes perimage x 1241

62.05 hours

Research before writingdescriptions

330 hours

30 minutes per image x 1241 620.5 hours

Site design 60 hours

Training/Administration 50 hours

Frank S. Matsura Project

CONTENT License $7,500

Scanning Station $5,704

Staff: Research Assistant,Scanning Tech.

$9,120

Supplies $2,000

CONTENT Acquisition Station Software Database Administration access from Acquisition Station