CONTENT: A model for collaborative database building
Trevor Bond Alan Cornish Washington State University Libraries
CONTENT Components
Server
Contextual Client Browser Client
(HTML) (NT, Linux, or Solaris)
Web
Web Web
Java Client
Acquisition Station
Collection Administration
CONTENT Collection Administration Tool
CONTENT Collection Administration Tool
CONTENT Collection Administration Tool
CONTENT Collection Administration View/Edit Collection Field Properties
CONTENT Collection Administration View/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 Administration Add New Items
CONTENT Collection Administration Add New Items
CONTENT Collection Administration Add New Items
CONTENT Collection Administration Add New Items
CONTENT Collection Administration Build Text Index
CONTENT Collection Administration Build Text Index
CONTENT Collection Administration Build Text Index
Workstation running CONTENT Acquisition Station software (Library Special Collections area) Workstation running CONTENT Acquisition Station software (Faculty office on campus) CONTENT Server http://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/ Workstation running CONTENT Acquisition Station software (Public Library in region)
Access to database building and maintenance tools through the Acquisition Station and the Collection Administration software
CONTENT HTML Search Client
CONTENT HTML Client Search using the Dictionary Feature
CONTENT HTML Client Search using the Dictionary Feature
CONTENT HTML Client Retrieval of Search Results
CONTENT HTML Client JPEG Service Image Display
CONTENT HTML Client Metadata 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 per image x 1241 Research before writing descriptions 30 minutes per image x 1241 Site design Training/Administration 62.05 hours 330 hours 620.5 hours 60 hours 50 hours
Frank S. Matsura Project
CONTENT License Scanning Station Staff: Research Assistant, Scanning Tech. Supplies $7,500 $5,704 $9,120 $2,000
CONTENT Acquisition Station Software Database Administration access from Acquisition Station