Library/Museum Collaboration in Detroit

Library/Museum Library/Museum

Collaboration in DetroitCollaboration in Detroit

AgendaAgenda

About your speakersAbout your speakers About WSUAbout WSU About DetroitAbout Detroit About our projectsAbout our projects

IntroductionsIntroductions

Jeff TrzeciakJeff Trzeciak Associate DeanAssociate Dean Currently working on a Currently working on a

PhD in Instructional PhD in Instructional DesignDesign

PI on many of the grants PI on many of the grants awarded to WSU.awarded to WSU.


Shawn McCannShawn McCann Web LibrarianWeb Librarian Adjunct Instructor, Adjunct Instructor,

Library and Information Library and Information Science ProgramScience Program


Matthew MartinMatthew Martin Digital Projects LibrarianDigital Projects Librarian

About WSUAbout WSU

Introduction – About WSUIntroduction – About WSU

Wayne State Wayne State Research ExtensiveResearch Extensive 2,700 faculty2,700 faculty 33,000 students33,000 students More than 350 programs with More than 350 programs with

strengths in Law, Med, strengths in Law, Med, Business, Engineering, Business, Engineering, Nursing, Pharmacy, Nursing, Pharmacy, Education, Fine and Education, Fine and Performing ArtsPerforming Arts

Two campuses in the heart of Two campuses in the heart of the Cultural Center, Detroitthe Cultural Center, Detroit

Five extension centersFive extension centers


University LibrariesUniversity Libraries 5 libraries (Law/Medicine)5 libraries (Law/Medicine) Office for Teaching and Office for Teaching and

LearningLearning Media Services (300 Media Services (300

classrooms)classrooms) Open access labs (800 Open access labs (800

computers)computers) Advanced Computing FacilityAdvanced Computing Facility Mathematics LabMathematics Lab

UGL: 10,000 visitors/day


Staff: 194 (106 prof/88 Staff: 194 (106 prof/88 support)support) Blended librariansBlended librarians IT StaffIT Staff Instructional DesignersInstructional Designers Audio-Video SpecialistsAudio-Video Specialists Multi-media SpecialistsMulti-media Specialists


Budget:Budget: Materials: $7m (1Materials: $7m (1stst

in % on e)in % on e) Salaries: $9.5mSalaries: $9.5m

#1 among ARL’s in #1 among ARL’s in % of materials % of materials budget expended budget expended on e-resourceson e-resources

Library and Information ScienceLibrary and Information Science

Nearly 600 Nearly 600 studentsstudents

Instructional Instructional design design emphasisemphasis

Digital project Digital project track (new)track (new)

Adjunct faculty Adjunct faculty (practitioners)(practitioners)

The Urban LabThe Urban Lab

Detroit Public LibraryDetroit Public Library Detroit Historical Detroit Historical

MuseumsMuseums Detroit Institute of ArtsDetroit Institute of Arts Science MuseumScience Museum African American African American

MuseumMuseum Children’s MuseumChildren’s Museum Detroit SymphonyDetroit Symphony Center for Creative Center for Creative

StudiesStudies Detroit OperaDetroit Opera


Proximity lends itself to close Proximity lends itself to close collaboration collaboration

WSU’s commitment to the WSU’s commitment to the communitycommunity

WSU has close ties to a variety WSU has close ties to a variety of institutions:of institutions: K-12 CommunityK-12 Community Cultural Heritage OrganizationsCultural Heritage Organizations City of DetroitCity of Detroit



Our location provides unique Our location provides unique opportunities for collaboration opportunities for collaboration among libraries, archives, among libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural museums, and other cultural heritage organizations.heritage organizations.


Three successful Three successful IMLS proposals IMLS proposals in three years in three years (2002, 2003, (2002, 2003, and 2004)and 2004)

More than $1m More than $1m in fundingin funding


2002: Virtual 2002: Virtual Motor City Motor City WSU LibrariesWSU Libraries Reuther Reuther

ArchivesArchives 16,000 images 16,000 images

(selected from (selected from 800,000)800,000)

Detroit News Detroit News photo morguephoto morgue


2003 Digital 2003 Digital DressDress

Collaboration Collaboration with:with: WSU LibrariesWSU Libraries Detroit Historical Detroit Historical

MuseumsMuseums The Henry FordThe Henry Ford Meadow Brook Meadow Brook

HallHall 5,000 images5,000 images


FUNDED: FUNDED: 2121stst Century Century Digital Digital Projects Projects LibrariansLibrarians

Prepare LIS Prepare LIS students for students for 2121stst century century digital digital librarianshiplibrarianship

The Urban LabThe Urban Lab Collaboration with:Collaboration with:

WSU LibrariesWSU Libraries WSU Library and WSU Library and

Information Science Information Science ProgramProgram

WSU Reuther WSU Reuther ArchivesArchives

Detroit Public Detroit Public LibraryLibrary

Detroit Historical Detroit Historical MuseumsMuseums

Michigan State Michigan State University LibrariesUniversity Libraries

The Henry Ford The Henry Ford (Museum)(Museum)


Students will Students will rotaterotate

Experience Experience digital projects digital projects at at public library,public library, academic academic

library, library, archives, archives, museummuseum


PROPOSAL: PROPOSAL: 2121stst Century Century Fine and Fine and Performing Arts Performing Arts LibrariansLibrarians

Prepare LIS Prepare LIS students for 21students for 21stst century century librarianship in librarianship in cultural heritage cultural heritage institutionsinstitutions


Collaboration Collaboration with with WSU Libraries,WSU Libraries, Library and Library and

Information Information Science ProgramScience Program

Detroit Institute Detroit Institute of Artsof Arts

Detroit Detroit SymphonySymphony

Michigan OperaMichigan Opera


Students will be Students will be partnered with partnered with senior staff to senior staff to gain valuable gain valuable experiences in:experiences in: Well-established Well-established

art library (DIA)art library (DIA) Well-established Well-established

music library music library (DSO)(DSO)

Newly created Newly created library (MOT)library (MOT)


Proposal: Proposal: Design DetroitDesign Detroit

Collaboration with:Collaboration with: Detroit Historical Detroit Historical

MuseumsMuseums CranbrookCranbrook The Henry FordThe Henry Ford

Images related to Images related to Detroit’s influence Detroit’s influence on 20on 20thth century century design movementsdesign movements


And on…and on…and on…And on…and on…and on… Kantrowitz – images from the first Kantrowitz – images from the first

US whole heart transplantUS whole heart transplant Herman Miller – images from the Herman Miller – images from the

Zeeland furniture manufacturerZeeland furniture manufacturer Tony Spina – Images from the Tony Spina – Images from the

Detroit Free PressDetroit Free Press 2-D and 3-D objects (mostly in 2-D and 3-D objects (mostly in

the fine, performing, creative the fine, performing, creative arts; photojournalism)arts; photojournalism)


Matthew MartinMatthew Martin Shawn McCannShawn McCann ProcessProcess

Martinizing the McCannicalMartinizing the McCannical

Digital Dress: 200 Years Digital Dress: 200 Years of Urban Styleof Urban Style

A Model Web Portal for Library/Museum A Model Web Portal for Library/Museum CollaborationCollaboration

What Digital Dress Was LikeWhat Digital Dress Was Like

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

Project BackgroundProject Background Data and Data IssuesData and Data Issues Images and Image IssuesImages and Image Issues

Project BackgroundProject Background

Dorthea June GrossbartDorthea June GrossbartCostume CollectionCostume Collection

Costume Collection owned by Costume Collection owned by the Fashion Design and the Fashion Design and Merchandizing Department at Merchandizing Department at Wayne StateWayne State

Contains 400 physical piecesContains 400 physical pieces Pieces are from 19th and 20th Pieces are from 19th and 20th

centuriescenturies

Dorthea June GrossbartDorthea June GrossbartCostume CollectionCostume Collection Demonstration Project Demonstration Project

(January 2002)(January 2002) 1st Digitization project1st Digitization project 360 images of approximately 80 360 images of approximately 80

piecespieces Creation of Web accessible Creation of Web accessible

digital collectiondigital collection

Costume Collection Web SiteCostume Collection Web Site

Dorthea June GrossbartDorthea June GrossbartCostume CollectionCostume Collection

Learning ExperienceLearning Experience Technology Acquisition Technology Acquisition

Digital Library eXtension Service (DLXS)Digital Library eXtension Service (DLXS)

Sample CollectionSample Collection

Digital DressDigital Dress

Combine costume collections from Combine costume collections from several institutions in Metro Detroit into several institutions in Metro Detroit into one searchable Web accessible one searchable Web accessible databasesdatabases

Collections number more than 40,000 Collections number more than 40,000 items from 200 years of fashion (1800-items from 200 years of fashion (1800-2000)2000)

IMLS 2003 National Leadership Grant IMLS 2003 National Leadership Grant for Museum and Library Collaborationfor Museum and Library Collaboration

2 year period and award of $249,4432 year period and award of $249,443

Digital Dress: PartnersDigital Dress: Partners

Detroit Historical MuseumsDetroit Historical Museums 30,000 items from a wide range of Detroit 30,000 items from a wide range of Detroit

denizensdenizens Henry Ford MuseumHenry Ford Museum

10,000 pieces ranging from everyday dress to 10,000 pieces ranging from everyday dress to couture garmentscouture garments

Meadow Brook HallMeadow Brook Hall 500 pieces from Matilda Dodge Wilson and 500 pieces from Matilda Dodge Wilson and

familyfamily

Digital Dress: PartnersDigital Dress: Partners

Wayne State University Library SystemWayne State University Library System Charged with creating, structuring, maintaining the Charged with creating, structuring, maintaining the

Web accessible collectionWeb accessible collection Wayne State University School of Wayne State University School of

Fashion Design and MerchandizingFashion Design and Merchandizing Contribute images from DJG Costume CollectionContribute images from DJG Costume Collection Faculty Members provide expertise and conduct Faculty Members provide expertise and conduct

testingtesting

Digital Dress: GoalsDigital Dress: Goals

Build a unique resource that virtually Build a unique resource that virtually unifies our collections and provides a unifies our collections and provides a new means of access while new means of access while preserving the existing collectionspreserving the existing collections

Create a simple and powerful portal Create a simple and powerful portal that promotes use of our multi-that promotes use of our multi-institutional collectioninstitutional collection

Serve as a model for library/museum Serve as a model for library/museum collaborationscollaborations

The DataThe Data

Metadata SourcesMetadata Sources

Data comes from a variety of Data comes from a variety of sourcessources Detroit Historical Museums: Detroit Historical Museums:

FoxPro databaseFoxPro database Henry Ford: Argus databaseHenry Ford: Argus database Meadow Brook Hall: Paper Meadow Brook Hall: Paper

Database (3x5 cards)Database (3x5 cards)

Data IssuesData Issues

Integrating data from different Integrating data from different sourcessources

Partners do not use the same field Partners do not use the same field namesnames

Partners have different numbers of Partners have different numbers of fieldsfields

Partners have different needs for Partners have different needs for searchingsearching

How Do We Make It Work?How Do We Make It Work?

ISSUEISSUE: Integrating data from : Integrating data from different sourcesdifferent sources

Solution: Solution: Export data to a common formatExport data to a common format

How Do We Make It Work?How Do We Make It Work?

ISSUE:ISSUE: Partners do not use the same field names Partners do not use the same field names ISSUE: ISSUE: Partners have different numbers of fieldsPartners have different numbers of fields ISSUE: ISSUE: Partners have different needs for Partners have different needs for

searchingsearching

SOLUTION:SOLUTION: Give each partner their Give each partner their ownown collection collection

How Do We Make it Unified?How Do We Make it Unified?

DLXS allows for cross-collection DLXS allows for cross-collection searchingsearching We establish common fields We establish common fields

amongst the collections (read: amongst the collections (read: Dublin Core)Dublin Core)

We use controlled vocabulary We use controlled vocabulary where possible for subject termswhere possible for subject terms

Library of Congress Subject Library of Congress Subject HeadingsHeadings

Getty Art and Architecture Getty Art and Architecture ThesaurusThesaurus

Detroit Historical Collection SiteDetroit Historical Collection Site

Henry Ford Collection SiteHenry Ford Collection Site

Meadow Brook Hall Collection SiteMeadow Brook Hall Collection Site

Search/Browse ResultsSearch/Browse Results

Full-Image ViewFull-Image View

Description ViewDescription View

Unified Search PageUnified Search Page

HFHF DHDHMBMB

Export data and add image filenamesExport data and add image filenames

Work Flow (Data)Work Flow (Data)

WSUWSU

Convert data to HTML tables and create Dublin Core mappings Convert data to HTML tables and create Dublin Core mappings

Use DLXS to convert HTML to SGML, normalize, and indexUse DLXS to convert HTML to SGML, normalize, and index

DLXSDLXS

The ImagesThe Images

Image StandardsImage Standards

File FormatsFile Formats TIF (uncompressed) - Archival imageTIF (uncompressed) - Archival image JPG - Access Images (Web)JPG - Access Images (Web)

100 pixel max dimension Thumbnail100 pixel max dimension Thumbnail 1500 pixel max dimension access image1500 pixel max dimension access image

JP2 (JPEG 2000) - through DLXS is used to JP2 (JPEG 2000) - through DLXS is used to create access jpgs on the fly for zooming create access jpgs on the fly for zooming and panningand panning

Photography StandardsPhotography Standards

Professional PhotographersProfessional Photographers Neutral, plain backdropNeutral, plain backdrop Dress formsDress forms 6 megapixel digital camera 6 megapixel digital camera

(minimum)(minimum) At least 4 pictures per garment At least 4 pictures per garment

(front, side, back, 3/4 angle)(front, side, back, 3/4 angle)

3/4 and Front Views3/4 and Front Views

Side and Back ViewsSide and Back Views

Detail ViewsDetail Views

Label ViewsLabel Views

Interior ViewInterior View

PhotographersPhotographers

WSUWSU

DLXSDLXS

WSU rep. downloads images to laptop, and renames files WSU rep. downloads images to laptop, and renames files

At WSU batch process set up to create thumbnail images andAt WSU batch process set up to create thumbnail images andaccess images for DLXSaccess images for DLXS

Workflow(images)Workflow(images)

Tif Images copied

to a storage array

Toys and ArtToys and Art

Detroit Historical Museum.Detroit Historical Museum. IMLS Grant recipients do the IMLS Grant recipients do the

digitization and metadata creation.digitization and metadata creation. Digital Video and Photography.Digital Video and Photography.

WSU Art CollectionWSU Art Collection Students work under guidance of Students work under guidance of

the curator.the curator. Still photography and QTVR.Still photography and QTVR.

Student ResearchStudent Research

Metadata Standards.Metadata Standards. Digital Image Formats and Digital Image Formats and

Standards.Standards. Digital Video Standards.Digital Video Standards. QuickTime VR.QuickTime VR. Digital Collection Software.Digital Collection Software.

TrainingTraining

Digital PhotographyScanningVideographyQTVRMacOS

Digital CollectingDigital Collecting

Digital Image StandardsDigital Image Standards

Uncompressed TIFFs stored on XservUncompressed TIFFs stored on Xserv.. JPEG 2000 will be used for display on the JPEG 2000 will be used for display on the

world wide web.world wide web. One file has the ability to be displayed at One file has the ability to be displayed at

different sizes.different sizes.

Digital Video StandardsDigital Video Standards

QuickTime MPEG 4QuickTime MPEG 4 MPEG-4 is an ISO/IEC standard developed by MPEG-4 is an ISO/IEC standard developed by

MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group).MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group).

Flash Video FLV.Flash Video FLV. Proprietary.Proprietary.

Capturing objects that have motion and sound Capturing objects that have motion and sound using a Sony HC 5 miniDV.using a Sony HC 5 miniDV.

Continue testing different compression Continue testing different compression techniques including H.264, Sorenson, Real, techniques including H.264, Sorenson, Real, WMV, and Flash video encoderWMV, and Flash video encoder

QTVRQTVR

Positives.Positives. Free.Free. Modest demand on client side Modest demand on client side

technology.technology. Dynamic, interactive presentation.Dynamic, interactive presentation.

Negatives.Negatives. Detail can be lost.Detail can be lost. Heavy demand on server.Heavy demand on server. Images can be warped and not to scale at all Images can be warped and not to scale at all

times.times.

QTVRQTVR

Recommendations.Recommendations. Only use QTVR for objects that would benefit Only use QTVR for objects that would benefit

the user to see all sides.the user to see all sides. Use QTVR in combination with traditional still Use QTVR in combination with traditional still

imagesimages

WorkflowWorkflow

Pre production.Pre production. Prep art. Flat art attached to foam core.Prep art. Flat art attached to foam core. Set camera for Raw image capture @ ISO 200Set camera for Raw image capture @ ISO 200

Post ProductionPost Production RAW images are cropped, color corrected, and RAW images are cropped, color corrected, and

sharpened in PhotoShop.sharpened in PhotoShop. Saved as archival TIFFs without compression. Saved as archival TIFFs without compression. TIFFs are stored on storage.lib.wayne.edu.TIFFs are stored on storage.lib.wayne.edu. TIFFs are also used to convert JP2000s and Thumbs TIFFs are also used to convert JP2000s and Thumbs

using Graphic Converter.using Graphic Converter.

3D Objects3D Objects

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3D Objects3D Objects

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3D Objects Detail3D Objects Detail

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