Robyn Holmes: Curator of Music

Rose Holley: Trove Manager

Karen Vinoles: Music Australia Manager

IAML Conference, Brisbane

3 September 2010

Consultation Forum:

Music Australia, Libraries Australia and the

transition to Trove

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Integration of MA into Trove Planned 2011

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Why?Transition of all NLA managed discovery services into

Trove 2009-2011

• Efficiency: single architecture for all services, more features, scalable for innovation

• Single point of access to Australian information, plus more…

• Support user creation of knowledge, user contribution and community participation. Web 2.0 compliant

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Transition status of discovery services• Register of Archives and Manuscripts: Done 2009• Libraries Australia free public search: Done 2009• Australian Newspapers: In progress • Australia Dancing: In progress, end 2010• Australian Research Online: Just starting• Picture Australia: soon• Music Australia: soon• PANDORA: Not yet scheduled

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Approach to Trove Development

Not doing it to peopleNot doing it for people

DOING IT WITH PEOPLE (USERS, CONTRIBUTORS)

Public feedback has been driving the development.

It is CRITICAL (and also INTERESTING)…

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Music Australia Consultation• What does ‘integration of MA into Trove’

mean for us? • How do we manage the transition to preserve

the integrity and value of what has been achieved with MA?

• How can we ensure Trove best serves our music community?

• How can our music community influence and work together on future developments?

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Today’s plan

• Background (10 mins)• Music Australia Current status (5 mins)• Introduction to Trove and demonstration (20

mins)• Business comparison MA, LA and Trove (20 mins) • Discussion of questions, concerns, issues• Open discussion

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Music Australia Current Status• No IT development since late 2007, except to close e-

e-commerce

• Content still growing: – 26 active contributing organisations– 255,400 items, of which 25% are digital (NLA = c37% content)

• Still high usage– Page views (approx ¼ million per month)– Unique visitors– Searches and advanced searches

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Trove version 1 released Nov 200990 million items

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Music searching in Trove

Demonstration

http://trove.nla.gov.au

MA Categories in TroveMusic Australia Trove

Scores Music, sound and video: format facet selection – called ‘sheet music’ in Trove. Music, sound and video zone

Sound Music, sound and video: format facet selection – “sound” can be broken down further into Interview, lecture, talk; Other sound; Recorded music

Books, texts, etc A separate zone in Trove Books, journals, magazine, articles

Pictures A separate zone in Trove Pictures and photos

Archived websites A separate zone in Trove Archived websites (1996-now)

Archives A separate zone in Trove Diaries, letters, archives

Moving images and Multimedia

Music, sound and video: format facet selection

Objects, Kits Varies according to cataloguing. Music, sound and video, OR Books: format facet selection

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Business comparison MA-Trove

• Data comparison• Method of contribution• Key service differences• Different searching strategies• User engagement

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MA-LA-Trove Data ComparisonContent Music Australia Libraries

AustraliaTrove

Music and all music subject related formats

Full Text Newspapers

Academic research (eg in ARO)

Only if catalogued in LA

Only if catalogued LA

Pictures (digital and non) Only if catalogued in LA

Only if catalogued LA

OAIster

Wikipedia, Google Books, YouTube, Flickr

Contributor method

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Trove

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Keep developing content!

How to ?• keep contributing• reach/educate your own ‘communities’ of

users/researchers/creators• grow our own digital content• grow digital content in other music organisations• suggest other industry contributors• keep us up-to-date with new resources, initiatives

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MA-Trove: Service differencesMusic Australia Trove

Subject: Music specific – 1st service to be both format & subject specific

Not subject based. Covers all subjects. Browse zones are by format. Music crosses several zones and is not confined to ‘music’ zone.

Region and selection:

Australian only, using selection criteria.

Australian as primary focus but broader in some areas. All music in Aust libraries.

Content: Automated selection criteria for music as format and subject. Ability to create People information.

Includes entire ANBD and significant sources not in ANBD as well e.g. newspapers, NFSA data, OAIster. Includes People database and other People records.

Community: Strong music contributor/user community around MA. Well branded.

Will need to establish music community/brand in Trove. Could utilise Forum and Contributor view.

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MA-Trove: Searching differencesMusic Australia Trove

Interface: Clean/simple interfaces. Designed for, and usability tested with musicians.

Busy/complex interfaces.

Search strategy:

Advanced search interface - can immediately restrict to specific formats, limits via single search.

Simple search interface. Search first, then limit using facets (eg limit by format, decade, language etc). (Advanced search planned).

Results list:

Search only retrieves Australian music related items.

Search retrieves results other than music subjects. Broader than Australian (but with limit by Australian).

Refine results list:

Sort results (eg online, date), but not relevance ranked within result set. Manageable results list due to smaller repository.

Relevance ranked, larger and more complex results list due to larger repository.

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MA-Trove: Searching differencesMusic Australia Trove

Display of version

Each item has separate display, with separate record.

Can include Parts and Series (eg Album /track relationships)

Versions collated (FRBR compliant, though more steps to find specific versions or holdings). Includes Parts and Series (eg Album /track relationships) and sound samples (though not showing as “online”)

Display Large thumbnails, aimed at guiding user to View a score or image, Listen to a sample or full recording .

‘One size fits all’ thumbnails

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MA-Trove: User EngagementMusic Australia Trove

Themes: Curated by NLA staff only. Browse only, not searchable. Good showcase, easily seen. Themes with hierarchies.

List feature - anyone can create. Can browse and search for them, but not well exposed.

Discussion: No mechanism for user or contributor discussion within MA (contact box only: to Reference service)

Forum – anyone can post. Users can contact other users. (“Will you be the first?”)

Commenting, rating, tagging, text correction

Not possible in MA. Anyone can use any feature on any item. Text correction for newspaper articles.

Your profile: Not possible in MA. Set up your profile so that you can search across your favourite music institutions. Can also create your own private lists of resources, see your tagging, commenting and text correction activity. Ranking tables.

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MA-Trove: User EngagementMusic Australia Trove

Adding images: Not possible in MA Anyone can add images to Flickr group for upload to Trove

http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36496324

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10 Possible transition concerns and issues.Do they matter and are they issues?

1. Branding and good will in music community2. Music specific service vs generic3. Subject vs format zone searching4. Trove Google search plus facets, vs MS simple/advanced

search. More navigation in Trove.5. Topic based research = great results vs more complex for

finding specific items6. Richer repository = more results = more complex7. Google exposure; international content; additional targets8. Web 2.0 and user engagement9. Methods of data contribution10. Enhancing music experience

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Discussion• On balance are the 10 points issues or not?• If yes why, and how much do they matter?• Are there other issues, concerns you have?• Is there any feature in MA not in Trove that you really

would like to retain?• Is there any feature not in either service that you

would really like to have?• What is the potential of Trove for the music

community?

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8 Key messages

Continue to:1. Contribute your content2. Digitise, especially unique collections – and

let us know what you are doing3. Catalogue and maintain holdings for ANBD4. Build new services and share data in these

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Key Messages

5. Work with us – tell us what you think and want!

6. Educate your communities about Trove7. Utilise web 2.0 features in Trove to add

context and relevance to content and connect with the virtual community

8. Participate in research and development

rholmes@nla.gov.au

kvinoles@nla.gov.au

rholley@nla.gov.au