Botanicus.org: Prototyping a Web 2.0 interface to digitized taxonomic literature

Chris Freeland - Application Development Manager

Doug Holland – Director of MBG Library

Missouri Botanical Garden

What is Web 2.0?

Service-aware web applications that provide a robust computing environment

Web apps that support community involvement & collaboration

del.icio.usFlickrWikipedia

View

9. Page View

9. Page View

9. Page View

10. Page View - Detail

11. Page View – Detail – Full Screen

12. Page View - Detail

12. Page View - Detail

Discover names

19. Names View

21. Names View

25. Names View

Requirements to produce functionality

OutputsZoomable images

JP2, image server, AJAX

Coordinate-based OCRPrimeOCR or ABBY

ServicesBibliographic authority

MARCXML

Wiki-like editing framework

MediaWiki, others

Names resolverNameBank, others

Citation resolverDOI, ??

Data storageScalable SAN for filesScalable database for metadata

To the prototype…

http://www.botanicus.orghttp://localhost/

Botanicus.org supported by

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation2000-2004

Wm. Keck Foundation2005-2007

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)2006-2008