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Panel 2 – Promoting Re-Use of Scientific Collections John Harrison SHAMAN Project

Panel 2 – Promoting Re-Use of Scientific Collections John Harrison SHAMAN Project University of Liverpool john.harrison@liverpool.ac.uk. Introduction. First a little about me... Worked at the University of Liverpool for just over 6 years.

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Panel 2 – Promoting Re-Use of Scientific Collections John Harrison SHAMAN Project

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  1. Panel 2 – Promoting Re-Use of Scientific Collections John Harrison SHAMAN Project University of Liverpool john.harrison@liverpool.ac.uk

  2. Introduction • First a little about me... • Worked at the University of Liverpool for just over 6 years. • Worked mainly developing search systems for archival holdings: • Archives Hub: federated search network for archival holdings in UK Higher Education Institutions – launched last Friday!http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk

  3. SHAMANSustaining Heritage Access through Multivalent ArchiviNg • Collaborative Research and Development Project into issues of Digital Preservation • EU Funded. • Attempts to build on OAIS work. • Early focus on Memory Institution domain. • Future work • Industrial Design and Engineering (CAD) • eScience

  4. SHAMAN Theory of Preservation • In order for data to be of use to future generations, we also need to preserve means of understanding an re-using data. • Context • Method of discovery within large-scale data sets • Method of access and interaction Ideally all this should be achieved in a sustainable, infrastructure independent manner.

  5. Sustainability and Infrastructure Independence • Use Open Standards to describe: • Structure of digital objects • Metadata • Data management policies and processes • Preserve all this in the system, to enable migration of system to future technology.

  6. University of Liverpool • Ingest workflows • Access • Discovery mechanisms (DL / IR Capabilities) • Display and Interaction • Re-use

  7. As quantity of data increases, mechanisms for identifying useful items within collections become more important. Support for resource discovery (digital library capabilities) within a collection directly within our data-grid storage infrastructure (iRODS). Future work to federate search across collections within a digital archive. Access (I) - Discovery

  8. Access (II) – Display and Interaction • Multivalent • Render diverse file formats directly from original bitstream independent of native software. • Platform for development of new and unforeseen capabilities for interacting with obejects across the diverse formats. • Enables annotations to promote discovery and re-use.

  9. Bringing it together • Integrated Sub-Project (ISPs) develop proof-of-concept prototype software systems. • Prototype digital archive bringing together ingest and access capabilities.

  10. Prototype Digital Archive • Data organized into a hierarchy of directories for logical arrangement of: • Collection data • Supporting documentation • Creation context • Preservation policies • Methodology • Workflows • Software code

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