Colin Potter and Caroline Foxon – Sunshine Coast Regional Library Service

www.nambour-chronicle.com

The projectThe project Full electronic version of the newspaper 1903-1955Full electronic version of the newspaper 1903-1955 OCR scanned from microfilm OCR scanned from microfilm Automatically indexed via OCR process from microfilmAutomatically indexed via OCR process from microfilm Fully searchable by any-word and date and pageFully searchable by any-word and date and page 3 Outputs 3 Outputs

– searchable PDF bi-tonal for searchable PDF bi-tonal for web web viewview– TIFF bi-tonal for TIFF bi-tonal for preservationpreservation– Grey scale JPEG for Grey scale JPEG for publicationpublication quality prints created in-house quality prints created in-house

Delivery mechanism- via the WWW or in-house via hard-disk drive/DVDDelivery mechanism- via the WWW or in-house via hard-disk drive/DVD Fully searchable by any word within web interface Fully searchable by any word within web interface Displays on web in PDF format Displays on web in PDF format

Significance of the Nambour ChronicleSignificance of the Nambour Chronicle Not only a local paper It was Not only a local paper It was THETHE paper for the Sunshine paper for the Sunshine

Coast Region from 1903Coast Region from 1903 For 80 years it recorded and photographed: For 80 years it recorded and photographed: - local news – locality correspondentslocal news – locality correspondents- social, sporting and business activitiessocial, sporting and business activities- local opinions and notices local opinions and notices A record of the growth & development of Sunshine Coast A record of the growth & development of Sunshine Coast

over those significant years.over those significant years. A complete newspaper runA complete newspaper run Not just local news used same sources as major Not just local news used same sources as major

newspapers for international stories newspapers for international stories Ceased publication 1983 - superseded by the Sunshine Ceased publication 1983 - superseded by the Sunshine

Coast DailyCoast Daily

EnvironmentEnvironment

DriversDrivers Increased demand for web based accessIncreased demand for web based accessThe need to preserve the paper in more then one formatThe need to preserve the paper in more then one formatIncreased demand for heritage/family history services Increased demand for heritage/family history services Microfilm reader restrictive and challengingMicrofilm reader restrictive and challenging

OpportunityOpportunityExisting staff expertise from Libraries – tech/heritage Existing staff expertise from Libraries – tech/heritage Technological expertise of vendorsTechnological expertise of vendorsExisting strong partnershipsExisting strong partnershipsIncreased interest in Heritage and family history- funding $Increased interest in Heritage and family history- funding $Availability of full master set of microfilmsAvailability of full master set of microfilmsMaturity of technology Maturity of technology

Power of partnershipsPower of partnerships All partners had specialist roles within the project and contributed All partners had specialist roles within the project and contributed based on their own levels of expertise and knowledge.based on their own levels of expertise and knowledge.

Without partners this service would not be available today.Without partners this service would not be available today.

Maroochy Shire Council*- funding and staff resources- technology Maroochy Shire Council*- funding and staff resources- technology and heritage and heritage

Caloundra City Council*-Funding and staff resourcesCaloundra City Council*-Funding and staff resources State Library of Queensland- Initial pilot study and feasibilityState Library of Queensland- Initial pilot study and feasibility Micrographic Applications- scanning and OCR conversion Micrographic Applications- scanning and OCR conversion

process/outputs and web page interface design and hostingprocess/outputs and web page interface design and hosting Sunshine Coast Daily- permission to reproduce the newspaper and Sunshine Coast Daily- permission to reproduce the newspaper and

media supportmedia support

*Now Sunshine Coast Libraries*Now Sunshine Coast Libraries

Scope StudyScope Study

Feasibility report for the Maroochy Libraries Service and Feasibility report for the Maroochy Libraries Service and Caloundra Libraries by the State Library of Queensland.Caloundra Libraries by the State Library of Queensland.covered:covered:

CopyrightCopyright Capture StandardsCapture Standards File naming and directory structureFile naming and directory structure Storage of TIFF filesStorage of TIFF files Recommended Image DerivativesRecommended Image Derivatives Use of the printed Nambour Chronicle IndexUse of the printed Nambour Chronicle Index Format and layout of Metadata recordsFormat and layout of Metadata records Web Site role and functionality Web Site role and functionality Indicative Costing for ScanningIndicative Costing for Scanning

A very informative document which gave us a “go forward" A very informative document which gave us a “go forward" and also gave the State Library of Queensland a stake and and also gave the State Library of Queensland a stake and

vested interest in the support of the projectvested interest in the support of the project

Feasibility testing at the State Library of QueenslandFeasibility testing at the State Library of Queensland

Project stages

• Stage 1 (2005/6) Scope study State Library of Queensland commissioned report

• Stage 2 (2006) Digitisation commenced by Micrographic Applications in Brisbane

• Stage 3 (November 2006) Access to the newspaper from 1903 to 1955 on computer in the Heritage Library at Nambour & Caloundra Library & SLQ.

• Stage 4 (2007) Investigation into making the digital Nambour Chronicle available via the WWW

• Stage 5 (January 2008) launch of the web-access version of the Digital Nambour Chronicle

The first full Australian newspaper scanned from mirofilm and made retrospectively available in full text on the WWW

Access vs. preservationAccess vs. preservation Microfilm is the preferred preservation option- it has stood Microfilm is the preferred preservation option- it has stood

the test of time and can be converted digitally and the test of time and can be converted digitally and photographically into a number of formats. Our microfilm photographically into a number of formats. Our microfilm master is held by the State Library of Queensland master is held by the State Library of Queensland

We are not using digital formats as the only preservation We are not using digital formats as the only preservation measure we created high quality archival standard bi-tonal measure we created high quality archival standard bi-tonal TIFFS as a backup for the digital web productTIFFS as a backup for the digital web product

The digital format is primarily for access- we used PDF bi-The digital format is primarily for access- we used PDF bi-Tonals for web access as we wanted to minimise Tonals for web access as we wanted to minimise downloaded file sizes downloaded file sizes

There are a number of initiatives to create standards for There are a number of initiatives to create standards for scanning and formats for digital projects. We decided not to scanning and formats for digital projects. We decided not to wait for these as we wanted to provide the service in a wait for these as we wanted to provide the service in a timely way using the equilibrium that had developed in the timely way using the equilibrium that had developed in the organisation.organisation.

Statistics from January 2008Statistics from January 2008

Usage and registration has been Usage and registration has been better than expected for the better than expected for the past year.past year.

54.5 Gigabytes downloaded54.5 Gigabytes downloaded

Over 1,380 registered usersOver 1,380 registered users

11,530 visits 11,530 visits

1,030,828 files downloaded 1,030,828 files downloaded

Registered users are scattered Registered users are scattered across the Globe!across the Globe!

Registered users

1Netherlands

1Latvia

1France

1Brazil

1Bermuda

2Italy

2Ireland

2Hong Kong

2Finland

3Germany

4England

7Canada

16New Zealand

1259Australia

“Browse by dates” – must select year, month & day 19/1/1940

User Registered

SearchingSearching

How to search How to search

Searchable via :

-Keyword

-Year ranges

-Month ranges

-Day ranges

-Page ranges

-Boolean

-Browsing facility

All issues – can also select a year range

Click here to see page

Keyword searchKeyword search

Selected search result from “car Selected search result from “car accidents”accidents”

9 Sept 1927, page 5

Finding aids - IndexesFinding aids - Indexes

Indexes

OutputsOutputs

•JPEG Thumbnails

•Full PDF images- Printable from web view

•Good quality -High density jpeg images for publication purposes held in-house

•Downloads directly to the users computer

Display of full pageDisplay of full page

Scrolldown for full view

Print facilityPrint facility1. Click on Snapshot icon

2. Outline item

3. Click OK

4. Click on Print icon - follow prompts

Print of selected itemPrint of selected item

Browse by yearBrowse by year

Browse by monthBrowse by month

By day – 8/1/54By day – 8/1/54

Fashion – shoes

25th November 1921, p.3

24 July 1936, p.3

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November 1935, p.3

The War at Home

12/10/1945, p.7

12th October 1945 p10

The War on the Land

11th November 1955 p20

7 August 1953, p.3

1st July 1955 p6

Other inventionsOther inventions

Some not so good……

3rd January 1936 p10

The first supermarketThe first supermarket

National & International News

3rd January 1936 p1

30 October 1931, p. 10

Royal Family – “calm before the storm”

Only 3 months later …. 27/10/1939, p.12

First electronic scam-not Nigerian!First electronic scam-not Nigerian!

6th August 1915 p3

Awards and recognitionAwards and recognition

www.nambour-chronicle.com

Colin.potter@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au