https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/ 2009-08-07T19:31:18-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/ https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-11-12T15:59:10-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/about?rev=1226530750&do=diff Before we run off, braggin' about ourselves, let's get some prominent links up front. * Project List * UAiR History * UA Institutional Repository Copyright Statement * Privacy Statement Birth of a Repository The University of Arizona Institutional Repository (UAiR) was officially born on December 27, 2007, following two years of planning and preparation and four months of development and testing. Originally named the “Digital Commons,” the name was changed in October 2008 to UAiR,… text/html 2008-08-26T11:26:13-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/articles?rev=1219775173&do=diff Articles and White Papers * [Best Practices for Preservation of Digital Assets] We do our best to follow these guidelines. This is the result of Yan Han's work and fall in line with most national guidelines. If you run into something we haven't addressed, let us know. text/html 2008-11-12T16:05:20-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/contact?rev=1226531120&do=diff Contacting UAiR General and Technical Questions * Email: digitalcommons@u.library.arizona.edu * Mail: * UAiR * The University of Arizona Libraries * 1510 E. University Blvd. * Suite 501A * Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Project-Related Inquiries * Email: Nick Jury <jurys@u.library.arizona.edu> text/html 2008-11-12T16:03:19-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/copyright?rev=1226530999&do=diff The following provides general policies and guidelines about copyright and intellectual property in relationship to the University of Arizona Institutional Repository (UAiR). If you have a question that you do not see answered here, please contact Dan Lee, Copyright Librarian at leed@u.library.arizona.edu or (520) 621-6433. text/html 2008-12-02T11:08:46-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/demo?rev=1228241326&do=diff UAiR Promotional Video In November 2008, we updated the UAiR theme/skin, and we liked it so much that we took a moment and created a promotional video. About us. UAiR Promotional Video (approximately 7 mb wmv) text/html 2008-05-28T12:24:01-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/documentation?rev=1212002641&do=diff DOCUMENTATION Protocols and Metadata Standards * RSS * Wikipedia * RSS Advisory Board * Digital Commons Published Standards (Available concurrent with RSS release) * ATOM * Wikipedia * RFC 4287 * RFC 5023 * AtomWiki * SRU * Dublin Core * OAI-PMH * MARC * METS -- links at bottom of the page text/html 2008-06-28T13:26:24-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/external?rev=1214684784&do=diff External Resources * Repositories * Sites That Use The UA Digital Commons * Documentation . . . includes links to support data and protocol standards, integrated functionalities, dictionaries and thesauruses. text/html 2008-11-12T16:09:58-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/faq?rev=1226531398&do=diff Contents * * * * ---------- UAiR * Is there a record of UAiR, the story of how UAiR came to be and where you're headed? * What's the difference between a collection and an exhibit? * I'm having trouble doing <fill in blank here>. Where can I get help? text/html 2008-04-17T15:10:32-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/for_administrators?rev=1208470232&do=diff ADMINISTRATORS Information for administrators is currently being reviewed. If immediate assistance is required, email the Commons. Generally, administrators are assigned to collections, and at the moment (April 2008), administrative functions are provided directly through the Digital Commons. With our integration of Omeka, we are also evaluating how much of Omeka's administrative functionality will be implemented. We like theirs better than ours, so it's likely that we're going to impl… text/html 2008-04-17T15:05:41-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/for_depositors?rev=1208469941&do=diff DEPOSITORS Information for depositors is currently being reviewed. If immediate assistance is required, email the Commons. Here's a list of some of our contemplations as of April 2008. * Who can deposit? * By what means are we as an institution going to vet deposits? * What documentation is required for batch and single ingest? * Do our depositors require specialized tool to help with metadata “creation?” * How are we going to vet all the copyright issues? text/html 2008-04-17T14:56:38-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/for_developers?rev=1208469398&do=diff DEVELOPERS Our philosophy is simple. We're going to create widgets and wonders once for the common use by many. Our corollary philosophy is even more simple. We're going to automate everything. As such, we are providing various means of publication, distribution, and harvesting of our metadata. text/html 2008-04-15T13:57:23-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/for_oai_harvesting?rev=1208293043&do=diff OAI AND HARVESTING We are reviewing various methods to provide harvesting and federation functionality to everyone, not limiting harvesting to OAI-compatible systems. As such, we are on track to implement RSS 2.0, ATOM 1.0, and SRU within the next few months, certainly before the end of 2008. Because of its limited functionality, we have chosen to postpone open release of OAI functionality until after the release of RSS and SRU. To us, this makes the most sense. text/html 2008-05-30T09:13:26-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/historical_accuracy_policy?rev=1212164006&do=diff Historical Accuracy Policy The Digital Commons will present collections as accurately as we can. May 9, 2008 text/html 2008-11-12T16:01:56-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/history?rev=1226530916&do=diff TECHNICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY Development, Decision Points, and Directions We've debated this for a while, and as a team, we've decided it would be good to keep a record of our technical decision points, development issues, and directions we have taken and will continue to take at the University of Arizona. Needless to say, these are exciting times at Zona and at the Libraries. text/html 2008-12-01T15:21:05-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/home?rev=1228170065&do=diff Welcome to UAiR Knowledge Base, a growing resource of information about our repository, repositories in general, and whatever else might catch our fancy. If there is something you need or would like to know and we haven't addressed it yet, please email. text/html 2008-11-11T22:25:37-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/learning?rev=1226467537&do=diff Learning about Repositories and UAiR Beginning April 30, 2008 (and continuing until we find a way to get this done), we're offering a chaptered narrative about repositories for the intrepid person whose interest in repositories and repository science has surpassed anything resembling normality (i.e., “normalcy” as coined by U.S. President Coolidge). text/html 2008-11-11T22:58:14-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/name?rev=1226469494&do=diff In December 2007, we were named by a committee of kind, caring, loving, and wonderful persons here on the University of Arizona campus. The name the committee chose was “Digital Commons.” Turned out that Digital Commons is a popular thing, claimed by Berkeley and a couple other private companies. In July 2008, our legal advisers said, “Hey, you probably need a new name.” So, we found one. text/html 2008-06-28T13:23:42-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/policy?rev=1214684622&do=diff Policies and Guidelines of the Digital Commons Policies * Security and Access * Historical Accuracy Policy * Preservation Policy * Purposes Guidelines * For Depositors * For Administrators * For Developers * For OAI Harvesting text/html 2008-05-30T09:13:01-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/preservation_policy?rev=1212163981&do=diff Preservation Policy Implicit in the concept of an institutional repository is a commitment to long-term preservation and storage. The repository is intended as a permanent, stable home for works of scholarship. (UAL IR Group, December 21, 2007) text/html 2009-08-06T09:32:15-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/privacy?rev=1249576335&do=diff This privacy statement applies to all pages within UAiR's site: * <http://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/> * <http://www.digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/> * <http://digitalcommons.arizona.edu/> * <http://www.digitalcommons.arizona.edu/> * <http://uair.library.arizona.edu/> * <http://www.uair.library.arizona.edu/> * <http://uair.arizona.edu/> * <http://www.uair.arizona.edu/> * <http://ccp.uair.library.arizona.edu/> text/html 2008-11-18T13:48:35-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/projects?rev=1227041315&do=diff Current * Radiocarbon (UA Dept. of Geosciences) * Journal of Range Management (Society for Range Management, Lakewood, CO) * Rangelands (Society for Range Management, Lakewood, CO) * Homer L. Shantz Photography Collection (UA Herbarium, UAL) * Meteoritics and Planetary Science (UA Dept. of Geosciences) * Homer L. Shantz African Images Exhibit (UA Herbarium, UAL) * Morales de Escarega Collection & Exhibit (Special Collections, UAL) * Raul Castro Papers and Exhibit (Special Collec… text/html 2008-05-30T09:12:37-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/purposes?rev=1212163957&do=diff The Purposes of an Insitutional Repository at the University of Arizona Key Purposes: * Enable digital asset management * Offer preservation services * Provide digital visibility through access to collective intellectual work * Support learning, teaching, and research * Facilitate discovery of content * Enable re-use and re-purposing of content * Organize information to allow effective content management and access * Provide access to outcomes of publicly funded research int… text/html 2008-09-05T12:58:22-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/repositories?rev=1220644702&do=diff REPOSITORIES Arizona * "Digital Commons" of the University of Arizona Georgia * "SmartTech" at Georgia Tech Indiana * "e-Pubs" at Purdue Minnesota * "Digital Conservancy" at the University of Minnesota North Carolina * Duke's Digital Collections . . . A wonderful site. text/html 2008-01-01T15:20:53-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/res_page?rev=1199226053&do=diff RESOURCES DIGITAL COMMONS ARTICLES Original Articles See REFERENCES for relevant articles from other publishers. ---------- The Repository Common Data Model: A Proposal for Open, Accessible Data Sets, Steven Nicolas Jury, January 2008 (PDF) text/html 2008-06-29T11:51:14-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/security_and_access?rev=1214765474&do=diff SECURITY AND ACCESS ACCESS There are four possible levels of access in the Digital Commons (as of 2008.04.30) * Most assets (digital things) are available via open access. The full public search should return assets that have attached metadata that fit your search request, regardless collection, point of origin, etc. These objects are largely public domain, but users should check the Rights attached to the asset for any special provisions that might apply. Attribution to the Digital Co… text/html 2008-12-12T13:08:09-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/sites_that_use_the_ua_digital_commons?rev=1229112489&do=diff Sites that Use the Digital Commons * Edward Weston - Wikipedia * Homer L. Shantz - Wikipedia * Sonoran Desert Knowledge Exchange * Lunar Landing * AgriLIFE at Texas A&M * Meteoritics and Planetary Science Home Page * Radiocarbon Home Page * Omeka (uses the Shantz exhibit as a sample) text/html 2008-12-08T15:24:42-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/styleguide?rev=1228775082&do=diff The UAiR knowledge base is visually styled to be consistent with all the other pages on the site. This is a guide intended to help you make sure your pages look their best! This guide is specific to the syntax you use to mark up your wiki pages - it doesn't refer to writing style. If you've read any other knowledge base pages on your way to this one, you can probably tell that we're not averse to a writing style that's informal, conversational or even just downright silly! This page is all a… text/html 2009-01-14T09:54:52-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/support?rev=1231952092&do=diff Support For help with general technical questions, please contact us. Known Issues * Login troubles * Non-English characters in metadata * "Not Indexed" fields in search text/html 2009-04-13T06:55:17-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/technical?rev=1239630917&do=diff Technical Specifications for the Digital Commons * UA Digital Commons XML Schema * [Digital Commons Dublin Core Metadata Instructions (Full Version)] * [Excel Template for Metadata] * Use this one if you're new to repositories or Dublin Core. * If your collection contains “compound objects,” you will need to use the “IsPartOf” field. If you need help using this field, contact us. If you use this field, remember to include the file name of a record in the same spreadsheet. text/html 2008-06-27T12:39:30-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/what-is-chap1?rev=1214595570&do=diff WHAT IS A REPOSITORY? Nick Jury, University of Arizona Chapter Begun April 30, 2008 Chapter Last Updated June 27, 2008 ---------- Chapter One: Definitions Repository definition: A repository is a storehouse of digital stuff. There. That's simple enough. We promised simple, and we have delivered. text/html 2008-06-27T12:45:09-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/what-is-chap2?rev=1214595909&do=diff WHAT IS A REPOSITORY? Nick Jury, University of Arizona Chapter Begun May 30, 2008 Chapter Last Updated June 27, 2008 ---------- Chapter Two: Decisions Why in the World Would Anyone Do This? This section could also be titled: “Are you crazy or are we merely wasting time until your meds kick in?” text/html 2008-06-27T12:29:56-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/what-is-intro?rev=1214594996&do=diff WHAT IS A REPOSITORY? Nick Jury, University of Arizona Chapter Begun April 30, 2008 Chapter Last Updated June 27, 2008 ---------- <<< "Back to Chapter Sections" Chapter One: Decisions >>> Introductions The Author I should probably begin with an introduction of me. As of the beginning of this mini-project, I am an information technology manager at the University of Arizona, specifically within the Libraries. I am responsible for technical and personnel oversight for the Dig… text/html 2008-04-30T16:17:45-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/what-is-repository?rev=1209597465&do=diff WHAT IS A REPOSITORY? Nick Jury, University of Arizona, April 30, 2008 and the days, weeks, months following.... ---------- Introductions The Author I should probably begin with an introduction of me. As of the beginning of this mini-project, I am the I.T. manager at the University of Arizona, specifically within the Libraries, who is responsible for technical and personnel oversight for the Digital Commons. It's a great job. I get to spend too much time in the sun, working on this and … text/html 2008-06-28T12:01:08-07:00 https://digitalcommons.library.arizona.edu/kb/what-is?rev=1214679668&do=diff WHAT IS A REPOSITORY? Nick Jury, University of Arizona Beginning April 30, 2008 and the days, weeks, months following.... ---------- Links Introducing Things Definitions Decisions Back to Knowledge Base "Learning"