Technologies, Specifications & Standards
ASGF members aim to develop a common approach to deploying technologies, specifications and standards where it is practicable to do so. The motivation for doing so is to achieve a persistent, sustainable and interoperable infrastructure. Details of each Gateway's approach is summarised below under the following topics: software, metadata, interoperability, thesauri, quality assurance, usage statistics, partners, milestones and contact details.
Any enquiries regarding the details provided can be directed to the gateways owners. Updates or general queries can be sent to the National Library's Coordination Support Branch at: csb@nla.gov.au.
Agrigate | AMOL | AusStage | AustLit | Australia Dancing | Australian Digital Theses | Australian e-Humanities Gateway | Australian Science at Work | Australian Trade Union Archives | AVEL | Bright Sparcs | EdNA Online | Guide to Australian Literary Manuscripts | LawAccess NSW Online | MusicAustralia | PADI | PictureAustralia | WebLaw
Agrigate http://www.agrigate.edu.au/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Interoperability | Thesauri | Quality assurance | Usage statistics | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: custom within the database; simple, advanced and browse functions |
| metadata creation tool: webform custom to the database | |
| metadata extraction tool: custom harvesting tool; on demand by indexer from a source URL | |
| database: KE TEXpress software | |
| push functionality: email alerts | |
| Metadata [more] |
schemas: Dublin Core standard elements, A-Core, two elements from the AGLS metadata set, and some Agrigate specific elements for management purposes |
| mandatory elements: DC.Identifier; DC.Title; DC.Subject; DC.Description; AC.Creator; AC.DateModified; AC.DateValidFrom; AC.DateValidTo; AGRIGATE.Entered; AGRIGATE.Approver; AGRIGATE.Reassessment; AGRIGATE.Version; AGRIGATE.Status | |
| custom elements: AGRIGATE.Entered; AGRIGATE.Approver; AGRIGATE.Reassessment; AGRIGATE.Uselevel; AGRIGATE.Contenttype; AGRIGATE.Conditions; AGRIGATE.Indexing; AGRIGATE.Review; AGRIGATE.Version; AGRIGATE.Status; AGRIGATE.Contributor | |
| schemes: ISO8601 (dates); ISO639 ( language); IMT ( format); URI (identifier) | |
| Interoperability | OAI: tested and available through negotiation; contact Agrigate for further discussion |
| Thesauri [more] |
CABInternational Agriculture Thesaurus (UK), and the Australian extension of CABI Agterms (Kondinin Group) |
| Quality assurance | usability studies: Agrigate Site Evaluation and Survey |
| data verification: weekly URL check for file size changes and site accessibility; annual manual review of resources for description accuracy | |
| Usage statistics | packages used: Pwebstats, Analog |
| Partners | University of Melbourne; University of Adelaide; University of Queensland; CSIRO |
| Milestones | Established in 1998 |
| Contact details | Karen Kealy, University of Melbourne
k.kealy@unimelb.edu.au |
| Above record last updated: 15 June 2005 | |
AMOL: Australian Museums & Galleries Online http://www.amol.org.au/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Interoperability | Thesauri | Quality assurance | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: Verity |
| metadata creation tool: Metadata entered into database for individual webpages. For Open Collections & National Guide to Museums - generated on the fly. | |
| metadata extraction tool: Verity | |
| database: Metadata entered into database for individual webpages. For Open Collections & National Guide to Museums - generated on the fly. | |
| push functionality: email alerts | |
| Metadata | schemas: Dublin Core (unqualified), AGLS, EdNA, AMOL specific |
| mandatory elements: DC.Type; DC.Format; DC.Creator; DC.Publisher; DC.Identifier; DC.Source; DC.Language; DC.Rights ; AGLS.Creator.CorporateName; AGLS.Creator.Jurisdiction; AGLS.Creator.Sector; AGLS.Creator.Contact; AGLS.Creator.Address; AGLS.Publisher.Email; AGLS.Publisher.CorporateName; AGLS.Publisher.Jurisdiction; AGLS.Publisher.Sector; AGLS.Publisher.Contact; AGLS.Publisher.Address; AGLS.Publisher.Email; AGLS.Function; AGLS.Audience; EDNA.Audience; EDNA.Sector; EDNA.UserLevel; EDNA.Version | |
| custom elements: InstitutionId; Images; InsName | |
| schemes: ISO639 (lanugage), ISO3166 (country), ISO8601 (dates), IMT (format), URI (identifier) | |
| Interoperability | Z39.50: search target for the Resource Discovery Service pilot |
| OAI: AMOL developed OAI repository software in order to test the Open Archives Initiative Protocol [more]. | |
| Thesauri | Various; recommended thesaurus: Australian Pictorial Thesaurus |
| Quality assurance | usability studies: Building Audiences through Inclusive On-line Design |
| Partners | AMOL is a Heritage Collections Council (HCC) project. The HCC is a joint initiative of the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments in partnership with the Australian museum sector. |
| Milestones | Established in 1998 |
| Contact details | Basil Dewhurst basild@amol.org.au |
| Above record last updated: 31 January 2003 | |
AusStage http://www.ausstage.edu.au/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Thesauri | Quality assurance | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: Custom built using Oracle, Oracle Text and J2EE |
| database: Oracle 9i relational database | |
| Metadata | schemas: Dublin Core |
| Thesauri | Custom thesauri |
| Quality assurance | data verification: Custom Data Verification methodology |
| Partners | Flinders University (lead); University of Queensland; Queensland University of Technology; University of New South Wales; University of New South Wales; University of Newcastle; University of New England; La Trobe University; University of Western Australia; Australia Council for the Arts; Playbox theatre Company Ltd; Performing Arts Special Interest Group, Museums Australia |
| Milestones | Established in 2001 |
| Contact details | Joh Hartog, Flinders University Joh.Hartog@flinders.edu.au |
| Above record last updated: 3 April 2003 | |
AustLit: the Resource for Australian Literature http://www.austlit.edu.au/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Interoperability | Thesauri | Quality assurance | Usage statistics | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software [more] |
search engine: custom-built using Oracle/interMedia |
| metadata creation tool: generated by the system | |
| database: Oracle8 relational database | |
| push functionality: email alerts, newsletter, events directory | |
| Metadata [more] |
schemas: FRBR structure with mappings to XML, plain text, tagged text which can be mapped to MARC and DC |
| Interoperability | Interoperability supported. Z39.50 compliance under development in 2005. |
| Thesauri [more] |
Custom thesaurus of 5,000 terms plus extensive place name thesaurus. Uses Topic Map design. There are over 26,000 terms in AustLit thesauri. |
| Quality assurance | usability studies: Have undertaken small usability studies internally. Introduced a 2 minute online survey which is regularly used by subscribers (have had about 100 returns). |
| data verification: AustLit's authorities of names, titles, place names, publishers etc, are used while entering data to limit errors; content manager surveys work done by team for accuracy; team members review each others work (peer review). | |
| Usage statistics | packages used: Analog |
| reports: The information can be made available upon request. Usage statistics available from password protected site for subscribers. | |
| Partners | University of Queensland; University of New South Wales@ADFA; Monash University; Flinders University; University of Western Australia; Deakin University; University of Sydney; University of Canberra; National Library of Australia |
| Milestones | Released October 2001 |
| Contact details | Kerry Kilner, University of Queensland k.kilner@uq.edu.au |
| Above record last updated: 17 February 2005 | |
Australia Dancing http://www.australiadancing.org/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Quality assurance | Usage statistics | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: custom within the database |
| database: Oracle | |
| Metadata | schemas: Dublin Core on subject entries. Dublin Core standard elements with AGLS elements on the home page |
| mandatory elements: DC.creator; DC.Publisher; DC.Rights; DC.Subject; DC. Description; DC.Language; DC.Coverage; DC.Type; DC.Format; DC.Identifier | |
| custom elements: DESCRIPTION | |
| schemes: :ISO8601 (dates); RFC3066 (language); URI (identifier); LCSH (coverage); APAIS (subject); AGIFT (AGLS.Function) | |
| Quality assurance | data verification: Broken link notification; regeneration of files overnight to pick up changes; daily database report for new files |
| Usage statistics | packages used: Web Trends |
| Partners | National Library of Australia (host); Ausdance (industry) |
| Milestones | Released February 2003 |
| Contact details | Michelle Potter, Dance Curator, National Library of
Australia mpotter@nla.gov.au |
| Above record last updated: 27 June 2003 | |
Australian Digital Theses Program http://adt.caul.edu.au/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Interoperability | Thesauri | Usage statistics | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: HotMeta |
| metadata creation tool:ADT Deposit form used for automatic generation of metadata | |
| metadata extraction tool: proprietary search engine | |
| database: a central metadata database is searchable with results pointing back to the digitised theses files at the local site | |
| Metadata [more] |
schemas: Dublin Core |
| mandatory elements: DC.Identifier; DC.Title; DC.Creator; DC.Subject; DC.Description; DC.Publisher; DC.Date; DC.Language; DC.Rights | |
| schemes: URI for DC.Identifier, LSCH for DC.Subject | |
| Interoperability | Z39.50: search target for the Resource Discovery Service pilot |
| Thesauri | Mapped to LCSH. |
| Usage
statistics |
packages used: AccessWatch Analysis |
| Partners | University of New South Wales (lead), University of Melbourne; University of Queensland; University of Sydney; Australian National University; Curtin University of Technology; Griffith University |
| Milestones | Established in 1999; made available to all Australian universities in July 2000 |
| Contact details | Diane Costello, Executive Officer, CAUL diane.costello@anu.edu.au |
| [top of page] | Above record last updated: 13 May 2003 |
Australian e-Humanities Gateway http://www.ehum.edu.au/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Interoperability | Quality assurance | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: custom built using Mod Perl |
| metadata creation tool: custom form | |
| database: MySQL | |
| push functionality: email alerts; news bulletins | |
| Metadata | schemas: Dublin Core |
| mandatory elements: DC.Title; DC.Creator; DC.Subject; DC.Description; DC.Format; DC.Type; DC.Date | |
| custom elements: contact | |
| schemes: ISO639 ( language); MIME ( format); URI (identifier) | |
| Interoperability | Can interoperate through XML; RDF |
| Quality assurance | data verification: reviewed by the Australian Academy of Humanities |
| Partners | Australian Academy of the Humanities; University of Sydney Library; Research Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (RIHSS); University of Newcastle |
| Milestones | Established in 2002 |
| Contact details | Sten Christensen, University of Sydney s.christensen@library.usyd.edu.au |
| [top of page] | Above record last updated: 30 June 2003 |
Australian Science at Work http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/asaw/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Thesauri | Usage statistics | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: Online Heritage Resource Manager (OHRM) |
| metadata creation tool: OHRM | |
| metadata extraction tool: OHRM | |
| database: Microsoft Access 97 | |
| Metadata | schemas: ISAD(G) - for the archival /resource descriptions; ISAAR(CPF) - for the biographical /corporate body descriptions; DC used to capture online published resources |
| mandatory elements: DC.Identifier; DC.Title; DC.Creator; DC.Subject; DC.Description; DC.Publisher; DC.Date.Created; DC.Date.LastModified; DC.Type; DC.Format; DC.Language; DC.Rights | |
| custom elements: OHRM specific elements (used for Excite search): Author; Description; Keywords; Generator | |
| schemes: ISO 8601 (dates); ISO 639 ( language); IMT ( format); URL (identifier) | |
| Thesauri | Working on a listing for function - building from the data entry initially and then planning to reference against 'external' thesauri through a function table. |
| Usage statistics | packages used: pwebstats |
| Milestones | Established in 1999 |
| Contact details | Gavan McCarthy, University of Melbourne, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre gavan@austehc.unimelb.edu.au |
| [top of page] | Above record last updated: 31 January 2003 |
Australian Trade Union Archives http://www.atua.org.au/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Thesauri | Milestones | Partners | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: HTDig |
| metadata creation tool: Online Heritage Resource Manager (OHRM) | |
| metadata extraction tool: OHRM | |
| database: OHRM | |
| Metadata | schemas: ISAD(G) - for the archival/resource descriptions; ISAAR(CPF) - for the biographical/corporate body descriptions; DC used to capture online published resources |
| mandatory elements: DC.Identifier; DC.Title; DC.Creator; DC.Subject; DC.Description; DC.Publisher; DC.Date.Created; DC.Date.LastModified; DC.Type; DC.Format; DC.Language; DC.Rights | |
| custom elements: OHRM specific elements (used for HTDig search): Author; Description; Keywords; Generator | |
| schemes: ISO 8601 (dates); ISO 639 ( language); IMT ( format); URL (identifier) | |
| Thesauri | Under development |
| Partners | University of Melbourne; Australian National University; University of Wollongong; Monash University; Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre |
| Milestones | Established in 2002 |
| Contact details | Jane Ellen, University of Melbourne Archives janee@unimelb.edu.au |
| [top of page] | Above record last updated: 31 January 2003 |
AVEL Sustainability Knowledge Network http://avel.edu.au/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Interoperability | Thesauri | Quality assurance | Usage statistics | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: MetaSuite (Broker) |
| metadata creation tool: MetaEdit | |
| metadata extraction tool: MetaSuite (Gatherer) | |
| database: My SQL | |
| push functionality: email alerts; RSS feeds | |
| Metadata [more] |
schemas: Dublin Core and A-Core, suplemmented by some AGLS and EdNA elements |
| mandatory elements: DC.Identifier; DC.Title; DC.Creator; DC.Subject; DC.Description; DC.Publisher; DC.Date; DC.Language; DC.Rights; AGLS.Availability; AC.Creator | |
| custom elements: AVEL.Comments | |
| schemes: URI for DC.Identifier; AVEL Thesaurus and LCSH for DC.Subject; ISO8601 for dates; IMT for DC.Format; RFC1766 for DC.Language | |
| Interoperability | Z39.50: search target for the Resource Discovery Service pilot |
| Thesauri | AVEL Thesaurus - created by amalgamation of the EI thesaurus for engineering and the ACM thesaurus for computer science and IT |
| Quality assurance | usability studies: User-Centred Evaluation and Design: a Subject Gateway Perspective; AVEL: Australasian Virtual Engineering Library - Dynamic Webspace for Engineering and IT Professionals; AVEL Online Customer Survey Results; AVEL Scenario-based Survey |
| data verification: | |
| Usage statistics | packages used: ANALOG from January 2001 (previously Web Trends) |
| Partners | University of Queensland (lead); Queensland University of Technology; University of New South Wales; University of Melbourne; Monash University; Institution of Engineers, Australia; Distributed Systems Technology Centre; Cooperative Research Centre for Mining Technology and Equipment |
| Milestones | 1999 - established as 'AVEL Australasian Virtual Engineering Library'; 2002 - redesigned as 'AVEL Sustainability Knowledge Network' |
| Contact details | Nicole Clark, University of Queensland n.clark@library.uq.edu.au |
| [top of page] | Above record last updated: 31 January 2003 |
Bright Sparcs http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Interoperability | Thesauri | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: Online Heritage Resource Manager (OHRM) |
| metadata creation tool: OHRM | |
| metadata extraction tool: OHRM | |
| database: Microsoft Access 97 | |
| Metadata | schemas: ISAD(G) - for the archival /resource descriptions; ISAAR(CPF) - for the biographical /corporate body descriptions; DC used to capture online published resources |
| mandatory elements: DC.Identifier; DC.Title; DC.Creator; DC.Subject; DC.Description; DC.Publisher; DC.Date.Created; DC.Date.LastModified; DC.Type; DC.Format; DC.Language; DC.Rights | |
| custom elements: OHRM specific elements (used for Excite search): Author; Description; Keywords; Generator | |
| schemes: ISO 8601 (dates); ISO 639 ( language); IMT ( format); URL (identifier) | |
| Interoperability | Z39.50: search target for the Resource Discovery Service pilot |
| Thesauri | An in-house list of occupations used for the occupation field |
| Milestones | Established in 1994 |
| Contact details | Gavan McCarthy, University of Melbourne gavan@austehc.unimelb.edu.au |
| [top of page] | Above record last updated: 31 January 2003 |
EdNA Online http://www.edna.edu.au/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Interoperability | Thesauri | Quality assurance | Usage statistics | Papers | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: Verity is used to build indexes and undertake searching. New search functionality is currently being developed which enables distributed searching of multiple repositories and creation of dynamic categories using thesaurus terms. |
| metadata creation tool: a custom-built web interface for metadata is used which includes all the EdNA Metadata Standard. It generates a metadata record file that can be viewed when the resource is discovered. The EdNA Higher Education Project also funded the EdNA Metadata Toolset in 2001-2002. The EdNA Online metadata creation process is now under review. | |
| metadata extraction tool: metadata is exported in XML | |
| database: Oracle database underpins the category structures. | |
| push functionality: RSS feeds for headlines, XML APIs for search, browse, new items added to the database. This functionality is also available for inclusion on other sites. | |
| Metadata [more] |
schemas: EdNA Metadata Standard V1.1. This is based on Dublin Core and is interoperable with AGLS. |
| mandatory elements: These vary according to sector. | |
| schemes: See http://www.edna.edu.au/metadata/schemes/index.html. | |
| Interoperability | OAI: have trialled exchange using OAI version 1 and hope to do the same with version 2 in 2003. |
| Thesauri | Multiple thesauri are
used: SCIS - Schools Catalogue Information Service ScOT - Schools Online Thesaurus VOCED - for Vocational Education and Training ATED - Australian Thesaurus of Educational Descriptors TAGS and AGIFT are also referenced. |
| Quality assurance | usability studies: Will be undertaking usability testing as part of the testing plan for the prototype. |
| Usage
statistics [more] |
packages used: WebTrends, Hitwise |
| Papers | Papers and presentations
about EdNA Online area available from: Papers and Presentation Noticeboard at: http://www.edna.edu.au/noticeboards/noticelist.html?id=853 |
| Partners | EdNA Online has alliances with other education and training organisations. |
| Milestones | Established in 1996; new EdNA Prototype in May/June 2003 |
| Contact details | Jenny Millea, Information Manager, jmillea@educationau.edu.au, ph: 08 8334 3263 |
| Above record last updated: 14 May 2003 | |
Guide to Australian Literary Manuscripts http://findaid.library.uwa.edu.au/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Thesauri | Usage statistics | Papers | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: DynaText/DynaWeb |
| metadata creation tool: Text editors (e.g. NoteTab, XMetaL) | |
| metadata extraction tool: DynaText/DynaWeb | |
| database: DynaText/DynaWeb | |
| Metadata [more] |
schemas: Encoded Archival Description (EAD) |
| mandatory elements: see Guidelines | |
| custom elements: see Guidelines | |
| schemes: ISO 639-2 (languages); ISO 3166 (countries); AACR2 used for form of name | |
| Thesauri | EAD allows for any number of different thesuri to be used; the LCSH is used for <subject>; the RAAM Occupations Thesaurus is recommended for <occupation> |
| Usage statistics | packages used: WebTrends |
| Papers | Burrows, T. "Using Encoded Archival Description with
manuscript collections: the Guide to Australian Literary Manuscripts", Archives
and Manuscripts 30 (2) (Nov. 2002),82-95. Burrows, T., Hardy, E., Burn, M. "Unlocking the archives: a new national model for resource discovery in archival and manuscript collections": paper presented at Information Online 2001, Sydney, January 2001. Available: http://docker.library.uwa.edu.au/~tburrows/online_paper.html |
| Partners | Australian Defence Force Academy; National Library of Australia; State Library of New South Wales; University of Queensland; University of Sydney; University of Western Australia (lead) |
| Milestones | Established in 2001 |
| Contact details | Toby Burrows, University of Western Australia tburrows@library.uwa.edu.au |
| Above record last updated: 18 March 2003 | |
LawAccess NSW Online http://www.lawaccess.nsw.gov.au/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Thesauri | Usage statistics | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: ISYS Web:ASP |
| metadata creation tool: Lotus Notes | |
| metadata extraction tool: Blue Angel Harvester | |
| database: SQL Svr 2000 | |
| Metadata | schemas: AGLS with legal sector specific schemes |
| [more] | mandatory elements: DC.Title; DC.Creator; DC.Publisher; DC.Subject; DC.Description; DC.Language; DC.Coverage; DC.Coverage.jurisdiction; DC.Date.Created; DC.Date.Modified; DC.Type.documentType; DC.Identifier |
| additional elements: DC.Rights; DC.Coverage.spatial; DC.Type.category; DC.Format; AGLS.Availability; AGLS.Audience | |
| custom elements: Admin.Creator; Admin.DateCreated; Admin.DateValidTo | |
| [more] | schemes: Justice Sector Metadata Schemes JSMS. Category (documentType) and schemes for description of services; ISO 8601 (dates); ISO 639 ( language); IMT ( format); URL (identifier); AglsJuri (Jurisdiction); Agls.Audience (Audience); AGSC (Coverage.spatial) |
| Thesauri | LIAC subject headings |
| Usage statistics | Hitlist |
| Partners | NSW Attorney General's Department; NSW Legal Aid Commission; Law Society of NSW; NSW Department of Industrial Relations; Tenants Union; Immigration Advice and Rights Centre; Law and Justice Foundation of NSW; Workcover NSW; Department of Fair Trading; Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department |
| Milestones | LawZone prototype and draft standard developed in 1999; LawAccess Online went live in June 2002 |
| Contact details | Jane Pritchard jane_pritchard@agd.nsw.gov.au |
| Above record last updated: 30 June 2003 | |
MusicAustralia http://www.musicaustralia.org |
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| Software | Metadata | Interoperability | Quality assurance | Usage statistics | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: Custom with database |
| database: TeraText | |
| Metadata | schemas: MARC 21 |
[more] |
custom elements: local schema for Themes; local schema for Party (people and organisations) records: MAPS (Metadata for Australian People Schema) |
| Interoperability | Z39.50 |
| Quality assurance | data verification: Resource records are sourced from the National Bibliographic Database; Party records are verified by the contributor |
| Usage statistics | packages used: Procarity |
| reports: TeraText | |
| Partners | National Library of Australia (host); National Film and Sound archives (a division of the Australian Film Commission; Australian Music Centre; Australian Music Online; State Library of New South Wales; State Library of Queensland; State Library of Victoria; State Library of Tasmania; State Library of Western Australia ; Australian Sound Design; and other cultural institutions across the nation. |
| Milestones | Service launched 14 March 2005 |
| Contact details | MusicAustralia, National Library of Australia musaust@nla.gov.au |
| Above record last updated: 21 June 2005 | |
PADI: Preserving Access to Digital Information http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Interoperability | Thesauri | Quality assurance | Usage statistics | Papers | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: Ultraseek |
| metadata creation tool: Padiupdate (in-house created) | |
| database: Oracle | |
| Metadata [more] |
schemas: Dublin Core; PADI specific elements |
| mandatory elements: DC.Identifier; DC.Title; DC.Creator; DC.Subject; DC.Description; DC.Publisher; DC.Date; DC.Language; DC.Rights | |
| custom elements: PADI.RegularlyUpdated; PADI.OngoingInterest; PADI.Place; PADI.Availability; PADI.Reassessed; PADI.Status; PADI.DateStatusAssigned; PADI.ReasonForStatus; PADI.ReviewCategory; ADMIN.Name; ADMIN.Activity; ADMIN.Date; ADMIN.Name | |
| schemes: URI, DOI, ISBN & ISSN (identifier) | |
| Interoperability | Z39.50: target (conforming to the cross-domain functional area of the Bath Profile) |
| Thesauri | PADI thesaurus. In phase 2 the Library will explore issues relating to mapping the thesaurus data in PADI to a standard schema so that the PADI Topics search can operate over Z39.50 |
| Quality assurance | data verification: done by staff entering the data |
| Usage statistics | packages used: Webtrends |
| Papers | Berthon, H., Thomas, S.,
Webb, C. "Safekeeping A Cooperative Approach to Building a Digital Preservation
Resource", D-Lib Magazine January 2002, Volume 8, Number 1. Available:
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january02/berthon/01berthon.html Hanley, Marian. "PADI (Preserving Access to Digital Information) and Safekeeping", High Energy Physics (HEP) Libraries Webzine, February 2004, Issue 9. Available: http://library.cern.ch/HEPLW/9/papers/2/ |
| Partners | Digital Preservation Coalition; ERPANET (Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network) |
| Milestones | 1997 - early prototype; 1999 released as a fully functional subject gateway |
| Contact details | Pam Gatenby, National Library of Australia pgatenby@nla.gov.au |
| Above record last updated: 1 August 2004 | |
PictureAustralia http://www.pictureaustralia.org/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Interoperability | Thesauri | Quality assurance | Usage statistics | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: TeraText |
| metadata creation tool: various | |
| metadata extraction tool: TeraText Metadata Publishing System (MPS) harvester | |
| database: TeraText | |
| Metadata [more] |
schemas: Dublin Core (unqualified) |
| mandatory elements: DC.Title; DC.Source; DC.Rights; DC.Identifier.URL; DC.Identifier.URL.thumbnail | |
| custom elements: DC.Identifier.URL; DC.identifier.URL.thumbnail | |
| schemes: URI (identifier); ISO8601 (dates) | |
| Interoperability | Z39.50: used to
search metadata in the central repository OAI: recommended for metadata harvesting into central repository. OAI service also available for metadata provision from PictureAustralia. |
| Thesauri | Various, including LCSH; recommended thesaurus: Australian Pictorial Thesaurus |
| Quality assurance | usability studies: Website Usability as a Key Performance Indicator Monitoring and evaluating online services to improve customers experiences PictureAustralia |
| Usage statistics | packages used: WebTrends |
| reports: WebTrends:
: monthly summary of hits, page views, visits, and visitor
information. TeraText: daily statistics on queries sent to the service, including type of search, terms, operators and whether or not results were retrieved. Monthly report on search terms sent to the service, sorted alphabetically or numerically. Monthly report on referrals from PictureAustralia to participating agencies. |
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| Partners | National Library of Australia in collaboration with a number of participating agencies. |
| Milestones | Established in 2000; new interface in May 2002; migration of back end from BAT to TeraText in October 2002; migration of front end to TeraText in April 2003; loaded one millionth image onto the service in April 2004. |
| Contact details | Tony Boston, National Library of Australia tboston@nla.gov.au |
| Above record last updated: 20 July 2004 | |
WebLaw http://www.weblaw.edu.au/ |
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| Software | Metadata | Interoperability | Thesauri | Usage statistics | Papers | Partners | Milestones | Contact details | |
| Software | search engine: custom built |
| metadata creation tool: custom built editor used by subject specialists | |
| metadata extraction tool: no automated harvesting | |
| database: MySQL | |
| Metadata | schemas: Dublin Core with some WebLaw-specific elements |
| mandatory elements: DC.Identifier ; DC.Title; DC.Subject; DC.Description | |
| custom elements: | |
| schemes: | |
| Interoperability | OAI: OAI protocol 2 compliance |
| Thesauri | WebLaw Thesaurus (based on LIAC but currently evolving to meet requirements) |
| Usage statistics | packages used: ANALOG |
| Papers | See http://weblaw.edu.au/weblaw/info_papers.phtml. |
| Partners | See http://weblaw.edu.au/weblaw/info_weblaw.phtml#Subjects |
| Milestones | Established in 2002 |
| Contact details | Barbara Thorsen, University of Queensland bthorsen@library.uq.edu.au |
| Above record last updated: 18 March 2003 | |
Date last verified: 21 June 2005
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