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Open Borders ProjectOpen Borders Project
The new Open Borders ProjectThe new Open Borders Project
— A merger of the old Open Borders (Project 2) and Connecting and Discovering Content (Project 10)
— The common thread is seamless access to NSLA content by users
— Trove provides the key infrastructure for:— making NSLA collection holdings visible and
discoverable— improving state and territory-based discovery services— providing more seamless access to e-resources.
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TroveTrove— A powerful tool for the public to discover NSLA content
including:— print collections— special collections (mss, pictures, etc.)— digitised Australian newspapers— the content of PANDORA— e-resources at article level (potentially)
— and to discover content from other libraries, digitised collections and university repositories
— and to discover biographical information.
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— Trove has now made it possible for all Australian library collection content to be annotated by users
— There is a need to define how this capability will mesh with Reimagining Libraries Project 5
— There is a need to develop a mechanism for two-way exchange of annotations between Trove and local library systems
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Annotation issuesAnnotation issues
NSLA member content in TroveNSLA member content in Trove
— This content is incomplete
— Libraries Australia is the key pathway for contributing content
— There are barriers to contributing some categories of content
— Project 8 will be the vehicle for addressing these barriers
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Project 2 deliverablesProject 2 deliverables
— Trove prototype (May 2009) and production version (December 2009)
— Plan for NSLA members to leverage off the Trove data store using an Application Programming Interface
— Plan for pushing NSLA content into other spaces (eg Wikipedia)
— E-resources deliverables
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E-resources deliverablesE-resources deliverables
— Survey report on e-resource systems and capabilities (May 2009)
— E-resource authentication discussion paper (December 2009)
— Project Group decisions on authentication approach
— Enhancement of Trove to support e-resource access (early 2011)
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The e-resources visionThe e-resources vision
— Users can discover, at article level, e-resources that meet their information need
— If any of the libraries with which the user is affiliated subscribes to a product containing such an article, the user can easily click through to and read that article
— The vision will be achieved through:— expansion of Trove to include article-level metadata— collaboration with e-resource vendors
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The e-resources challengesThe e-resources challenges
— How can we ensure that only genuinely affiliated users gain access to the full text of the e-resource?
— How can we support authentication of users who are off-site?
— How can we ensure that public libraries (who often lack control over their IT facilities) are included in the authentication model?
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Authentication issues [1] Authentication issues [1]
— On-site authentication is relatively straightforward:— but an on-site-only approach would fall short of users’
needs and would fail to realise the “multiple affiliated libraries” vision
— Off-site authentication will be assisted by the deployment of EZproxy servers:— Trove links to the EZproxy server, the user is
authenticated there and re-directed to the article URL— but Trove will need to build a database of EZproxy
server addresses— many public libraries will never have EZproxy servers
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Authentication issues [2] Authentication issues [2]
— To cover all public libraries we would need to:— build a database of public library login pages, with
enough data to recognise what a successful login looks like
— set Trove up to request user credentials, then “pretend to be a human being” and login at the relevant public library page
— if the login is successful, connect to the vendor site, obtain the article and provide it to the user
— gain the trust of e-resource vendors for this procedure.
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The proposal The proposal
— A staffing resource would work for 6 months to:— build a database of EZproxy servers and a prototype
database of public library login pages — assist public libraries to implement EZproxy servers
(where possible)— work with NSLA member libraries to settle on a
process for maintaining and updating these databases— liaise with e-resource vendors on any authentication
issues with the process
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Next stepsNext steps
— Development of the e-resources component of Trove is likely to commence in August 2010 and will not be finished until early 2011
— The delivery of the Trove API (second half of 2010) will allow state and territory libraries to prototype new state-wide discovery services that leverage off Trove
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Any questions?Any questions?
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