Collection Building Tools:
Contributing to the NSDL
NSDL Annual Meeting
October 18-20, 2006
Metadata Repository (MR) Methods
Essentially done with OAI via
Pathways
Generate own metadata with CWIS or
other tools
Early on NSDL scraped websites
Recommend a Resource
NDR Approaches (1)
OAI – still okay
DLESE Collection System – cataloging tool
communicating with NDR API
Middle School Portal Data Management
System – resource-centric data manager and
cataloging tool
iVia – processes website content to auto-
generate metadata then submit to NDR
On Ramp – distributed creation/editing of content
NDR Approaches (2)
Expert Voices – blogging tool integrating
NSDL resources
Instructional Architect – discover, select
and design instruction from NSDL for NSDL
Content Assignment Tool (CAT) –
suggests standards for resources
Recommend a Resource – provide a URL
Other Tools – CWIS, etc.
Tools for this Session
DLESE Collection System (DCS)
Middle School Portal Data Management
System (MSP DMS)
(More detail in a few slides)
Activity: Manage Collections
The ability and methods used to manage collections in
the NDR are still under development.
What kinds of activities/workflows do you use to
manage collections? (less about tools and scripts)
Examples:
1. DLESE aggregates many collections and therefore
needs to know which metadata record belongs to
which collection
2. DLESE needs to know if a URL of a resource
belongs to more than one collection
DLESE Collection System (DCS): Highlights
Multiple built-in metadata formats
DLESE, NSDL_DC, OAI_DC
Works with and validates across different XML
schemas
Handles multiple collections in multiple formats
simultaneously
Create different workflows for each collection
Writes directly to the NDR API
Platform independent and web accessible
OAI is embedded
Secure access if needed
Middle School Portal Data Management
System (MSP DMS): Highlights
Metadata can come from multiple sources – OAI,
iVia, directly from collections
All metadata for a unique ID (URL) is viewable in
the same space
Web based cataloging tool
Assign the same resource to multiple projects
Projects provide template of fields they want
Records are built from existing metadata – pick
and choose (or add your own)
Records are exported in multiple formats
Demonstrate Tools
DLESE Collection System (DCS)
http://preview.dlese.org/schemedit
Middle School Portal Data Management
System (MSP DMS)
Beta version available for testing
Contact Information
Digital Library for Middle School Portal
Earth System
Education (DLESE)
Katy Ginger Kim Lightle
ginger@ucar.edu klightle@msteacher.org
Jonathan Ostwald Roger Cunningham
ostwald@ucar.edu roger@msteacher.org
Holly Devaul
devaul@ucar.edu