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NOF-digitise and EnrichUK http://www.enrichuk.net. Seminário Internacional sobre Digitalização: Experiência e Tecnologia Peter Dowdell - UKOLN 11th May, 2004. The NOF-digitise programme. £50 million (€75m) allocated for digitisation projects Funded from National Lottery proceeds - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Seminário Internacional sobre Digitalização:Experiência e Tecnologia
Peter Dowdell - UKOLN11th May, 2004
NOF-digitise and EnrichUKhttp://www.enrichuk.net
The NOF-digitise programmeThe NOF-digitise programme
• £50 million (€75m) allocated for digitisation projects
• Funded from National Lottery proceeds• Some 150 awards granted• Programme started 2001• All project development complete end
2004• Funding to 2007
Programme partnersProgramme partners
The New Opportunities FundIn partnership with:• UKOLN (University of Bath)• AHDS (King College, London)• MLA (formerly Resource)• Becta
Management structureManagement structure
NOF
Technical Advisory ServiceUKOLN / AHDS
Becta
PROJECTSPROJECTS
PROJECTSPROJECTS
MLA
Compliance checks
Quarterly / Final reports
Case Manager contact
Advice
Compliance Arbitration
Technical Queries
TAS website
Compliance arbitration
Peoples Network
TechnicalStandards
Technical Advisory ServiceTechnical Advisory Service
• Run by UKOLN in partnership with AHDS• Provides email and telephone support to projects
and other interested parties• Provides site visits and consultation• Publishes information papers and a FAQ list• Provides technical advice to NOF• Supports the compliance checking process• Maintains Email lists to programme community• http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/nof/support/
NOF-digitise Technical Standards and GuidelinesNOF-digitise Technical Standards and Guidelines
• Developed by UKOLN in wide consultation with Higher Education and Industry
• Regularly revised during span of programme – 5 versions issued
• “Lifecycle” philosophy • Forms backbone of compliance process• “must”, “should” and “may” grammar• Location:
http://www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk/content/technical.asp
Compliance monitoringCompliance monitoring
• As part of terms of the grant, projects were required to comply with the Technical Standards and Guidelines
• Compliance checking service provided by Becta and problems referred to TAS for advice and arbitration
Compliance monitoring (2)Compliance monitoring (2)
• HTML validation• WAI level A validation• Javascript• Plug-ins• Proprietary file formats – PDF, DOC etc• Alternative text• Security provisions• Metadata structure
Project ExamplesProject Examples
Very broad range of subject material• From very local to international scope• Wide representation from UK regions• Museums / Archives / Galleries• “Sense of Place”• Community-based projects• Learning material
ArkiveArkive
AmBaileAmBaile
Somerset Time LineSomerset Time Line
SeamlessUKSeamlessUK
Digital ShakshipatriDigital Shakshipatri
EnrichUK – the programme portalEnrichUK – the programme portal
EnrichUK – the programme portalEnrichUK – the programme portal
• 10 – 20,000 searches per month • One-stop access by browse or search to
the entire corpus of material generated by the programme
• Currently holds 150 project records and over 300 collection descriptions
EnrichUK – the programme portalEnrichUK – the programme portal
• A collection description registry• Based on RSLP and Dublin Core metadata
fields• Includes private project interface for
adding records to system• Administration panel for site admins
EnrichUK - service checkingEnrichUK - service checking
• NOF required an automated method to check projects remain up on the Web during the full funding period => 2007
• System makes an HTTP request to project and collection URL
• Response recorded in database• Report created and emailed at
configurable intervals
Good Practice GuideGood Practice Guide
• Aimed at project managers of digitisation projects
• Encapsulate good practice learnt from the NOF-digi programme
• Build on Minerva Good Practice Guide• Publication during July 2004
LinksLinks
NOF www.nof.org.ukEnrichUK www.enrichuk.netUKOLN www.ukoln.ac.ukMLA www.mla.gov.ukPeoples Network www.peoplesnetwork.gov.ukAHDS www.ahds.ac.ukBecta www.becta.org.uk
ContactsContacts
Peter DowdellUKOLN technical advisor
Suite 30315-17 Middle StreetBrighton BN1 1AL
e: [email protected]: 01273 201 151m: 07786 266 440