Leveraging Existing Networks

• NY Rs Association

• I2NY Priorities

• Hub for Hubs

• Built-In Capacity in NY 3Rs

TIMELINES

• Phase One

• Phase Two

• Ongoing

• Not Another Portal!

DISTRIBUTED WORK

NY 3Rs RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assisting members in digitizing collections.   

• Assisting members in preparing existing digital collections. 

• Developing guidelines for participation.

• Hosting workshops, webcasts, and provide one-on-one consultations for existing and potential regional partners.

PARTICIPANT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage collection development and set priorities 
  for digitization of resources.

• Secure funding for digitization of their resources.

• Digitize resources into acceptable format(s)
  following ESDN standards.

• Assure and clearly designate usage rights.

• Assure privacy and other legal considerations.

• Assign metadata according to requirements  and 
  standards established by the ESDN.

• Notify ESDN when new collections are ready
  for harvest and promotion.

TECHNOLOGY/PLATFORM

• Not a portal
• Not a CMS
• Not a DAMs
• Backend aggregation
• Normalization
• OAI-PMH

OPEN API

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PERSONNEL | SKILLS

TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST | SKILLS

• Experience with standard software and web application development tools and programming languages and technologies including JavaScript, Python, JSON, and Ruby.
• Strong working knowledge of XML (XPath/XQuery) and XSLT required.
• Knowledge of library practices and data formats including XML, OAI-PMH, MODS, MARC, and Dublin Core.
• Experience installing and configuring open-source software tools relevant to LAMs digital collections and specifically to databases and repositories.
• Ability to administer PHP/MySQL applications.
• Experience working with version control systems.

PROJECT MANAGER | SKILLS

• Proven proficiency in project management, communication and outreach activities, event planning, and grant writing.
• Experience working in a library, archive, cultural heritage organization, or affiliated educational, non-profit, or professional organization.
• Experience coordinating the activities of a small team toward discrete goals.
• Experience with digital projects and knowledge of trends and best practices in the field of information management.
• Knowledge of current technologies and metadata standards and practices (i.e. DC, MODS, OAI-PMH, metadata mapping) in libraries and archives.
• Professional experience building institutional relationships.

METADATA SPECIALIST | SKILLS

• Practical experience with all aspects of metadata creation including selection and implementation of metadata standards, quality control, and crosswalking/mapping data sets.
• Demonstrable knowledge of metadata standards including DC, MODS, METS, MARC, MARCXML, PBCORE
• Experience working with protocols and data models such as OAI-PMH, OAI-ORE, ResourceSync, Europeana Data Model (EDM), DPLA MAP, Linked Open Data, RDF.
• Familiarity with traditional cataloging practice and rules such as AACR2 and RDA.
• Familiarity with one or more scripting languages and APIs.