Digital Library Repository Service Planning and Development Leslie Johnston [Moderator] Director, Digital Access Services, University of Virginia Library, Alderman Library, Box 4001 12, Charlottesville, VA 22901. Email: [email protected] Margre t Bransch o fs ky User Support Manager, Digital Library Research Group, MIT Libraries, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 14s- M24, Cambridge, MA 021 39. Email: [email protected] Michael R. Leach Director, Kummel Library of Geological Sciences and Physics Research Library, Harvard University, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 021 38. Email: mrleach@fas. harvard.edu At its most basic, a repository is a digital resource panelists, all of whom have experience in the management and delivery system. In practical implementation of a repository system, will present issues implementation, a repository may contain diverse content in establishing and building varying types of repository characterized by heterogeneity of format and in the level services within a research library setting. of detail and format of descriptive metadata, be based The following issues will be discussed: upon wildly varying architectures, provide multiple levels of resource preservation, support a wide-ranging scope of discovery and delivery services in support of an institution's mission, and potentially provide the tools that allow effective use of its contents. The development of digital asset management tools, content workflows, and discovery interface with authentication and access controls is an expensive and time-consuming process that requires detailed planning and effective project management. Furthermore, as the distributed and local digital repository environment coalesces and its requirements become clearer, institutions will also undergo organizational change in significant ways to take on these management and delivery functions. The 0 0 0 0 The planning process, including the gathering of user requirements, definition of the scope of the service, policy planning, management, and staffing; Implementation, including the creation of functional and content specifications, identifying appropriate standards and technologies, assessment of vendor solutions, the design and development process, and usability testing; Building content, including local content production and the solicitation of content from varying constituencies; and The socio-cultural impact on a library organization. 2004 Proceedings of the 67th ASISdiT Annual Meeting, vol. 41 510

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Digital Library Repository Service Planning and Development

Leslie Johnston [Moderator] Director, Digital Access Services, University of Virginia Library, Alderman Library, Box 4001 12, Charlottesville, VA 22901. Email: [email protected]

Ma rg re t Bra nsc h o fs ky User Support Manager, Digital Library Research Group, MIT Libraries, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 14s- M24, Cambridge, MA 021 39. Email: [email protected]

Michael R. Leach Director, Kummel Library of Geological Sciences and Physics Research Library, Harvard University, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 021 38. Email: mrleach@fas. harvard.edu

At its most basic, a repository is a digital resource panelists, all of whom have experience in the management and delivery system. In practical implementation of a repository system, will present issues implementation, a repository may contain diverse content in establishing and building varying types of repository characterized by heterogeneity of format and in the level services within a research library setting. of detail and format of descriptive metadata, be based The following issues will be discussed: upon wildly varying architectures, provide multiple levels of resource preservation, support a wide-ranging scope of discovery and delivery services in support of an institution's mission, and potentially provide the tools that allow effective use of its contents. The development of digital asset management tools, content workflows, and discovery interface with authentication and access controls is an expensive and time-consuming process that requires detailed planning and effective project management. Furthermore, as the distributed and local digital repository environment coalesces and its requirements become clearer, institutions will also undergo organizational change in significant ways to take on these management and delivery functions. The 0

The planning process, including the gathering of user requirements, definition of the scope of the service, policy planning, management, and staffing; Implementation, including the creation of functional and content specifications, identifying appropriate standards and technologies, assessment of vendor solutions, the design and development process, and usability testing; Building content, including local content production and the solicitation of content from varying constituencies; and The socio-cultural impact on a library organization.

2004 Proceedings of the 67th ASISdiT Annual Meeting, vol. 41 510