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Re-Platforming Digital Collections For Enhanced Access & Search Functionality, Virginia A. Dressler
Re-Platforming Digital Collections For Enhanced Access & Search Functionality, Virginia A. Dressler
Virginia A Dressler
Currently, Kent State University Library is preparing to redesign its online exhibits and digital collections onto a new content management system and interface. The plan will entail migrating existing digital collections to a new platform, and in so, provide a more inclusive search mechanism to enhance access. In order to prepare for this migration, we are currently mapping the existing digital collections into a new metadata schema for the proposed solution, from a locally created and hosted framework into a more sustainable platform with a consolidated, searchable base for all digital objects and corresponding metadata. This work includes taking a …
Gearing Up For Fedora 4, Virginia A. Dressler, Joe Corall
Gearing Up For Fedora 4, Virginia A. Dressler, Joe Corall
Virginia A Dressler
At Kent State University Libraries, we are gearing up for a migration to Fedora 4 with our existing digital collections. Using the D2RQ platform, we are transforming the extended Dublin Core elements of the current collections and creating a mapping file. Currently each collection has a separate SQL database, and the migration will enable a higher level of connectivity.
Applying Concepts Of Linked Data To Local Digital Collections To Enhance Access And Searchability, Virginia A. Dressler
Applying Concepts Of Linked Data To Local Digital Collections To Enhance Access And Searchability, Virginia A. Dressler
Virginia A Dressler
Plans are currently underway at the Kent State University Library to migrate digital objects onto a different content management system to address the needs of growing collections. The plan will involve shifting to a framework to enhance all current digital collections, as well as anticipating the growth of future projects and formats. The poster will touch in particular on the topic of enhancing search capabilities in this new framework, through use of a single, cross collection searchable index and also discuss the benefits of applying Linked Data concepts. Two current digital collections that will be highlighted and discussed in the …