The Sheet Music Consortium and Metadata StandardsJenn RileyMetadata LibrarianIndiana University Digital Library Program

A “portal” for sheet music

•An online union catalog for distributed sheet music collections▫Not just collections that have been

digitized!•A resource and community for institutions

holding sheet music•Called the “Sheet Music Consortium” to

emphasize its collaborative nature

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History of the SMC• Founding members

▫UCLA▫Indiana▫Johns Hopkins▫Duke

• Important dates▫Fall and Winter 2001: Original idea, based on

release of new OAI-PMH protocol▫March 2002: Planning meeting at IU▫September 2003: Version 1.0 release.▫Not much since then!

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1st phase metadata•Simple Dublin Core

▫See example on your handout▫This format is required for OAI-PMH▫But you can supplement it!

•DC usage guide for sheet music▫Reproduced on your handout▫Guidance on dealing with descriptive issues

for sheet music not obvious in DC▫Attempt to gain more consistency across

aggregated metadata

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Challenges in aggregation

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So where can we go from here?•We need more robust description –

MODS?▫See handout for an example

•Many implementers just want a set of rules to follow!

•We have an opportunity to build community consensus around description for sheet music▫But we need tools to make it easier

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Sheet music cataloging tool

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Future of the SMC

•Needs to grow!•Enhanced end-user functionality

▫De-duplication of results?▫Tagging, other means of contributing

metadata?▫Integration into tools like Zotero?

•More help for contributors▫Additional metadata guidelines?▫Selection for digitization?▫Copy cataloging?

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New grant proposal

•UCLA as lead institution developing grant proposal to do some of this work

•To be sent to IMLS February 1, 2009•Some possible technical features

▫OAI-PMH Static Repository▫Expanding beyond OAI-PMH

•Looking for partners! (contact me)

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Thank you!

•For more information:▫jenlrile@indiana.edu▫SMC home page:

<http://digital.library.ucla.edu/sheetmusic/>▫These presentation slides:

<http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/~jenlrile/presentations/mlamw2008/smc.ppt>

•We’re serious about seeking project partners – let’s talk!

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