INLS 235

Day 11

3/24/2004

 

1.  One minute papers

Big point

Lazorchak point: the more widely distributed the DL, the more sustainable

Metaphor for using DL?  (enter, going to, bring in?)

Large range of DLs reviewed

Usable interface necessary part of access

 

Questions

Why do our metaphors and images for DLs matter so much (e.g., go to, harvest, etc.)

Are Napster/Kazaa DLs?

Who will maintain the robotic technology at the UBC learning center?

Examples of museum, archive, library combinations in US?

What are successful models of sustainable DLs?

What are the minimal costs for preserving digital resources?

How important is sustainability?

 

2. Evaluation  (PP slides)

 

3. DL presentations

Adam Webb Past Portal, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's DL

Scott Phinney  Cleveland Digital Library (http://web.ulib.csuohio.edu/SpecColl/cdl/)

Charles Cobine Univ of Iceland's National Icelandic Digital Library (http://sagnanet.is/

 

4. One-minute paper

      What was the main point you learned in class today?

What is the main, unanswered question you leave class with today?