scholarly journals Museum, Library and Archives Partnership: Leveraging Digitized Data from Historical Sources

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e25920
Author(s):  
Constance Rinaldo ◽  
Linda Ford ◽  
Joseph deVeer
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source ◽  
Ernst Mayr ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Digital Repository ◽  
Scientific Legacy ◽  
Digital Repositories ◽  
Historical Collections ◽  
Comparative Zoology ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Hidden Data

The Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University (MCZ), founded in 1859, has approximately 20 million extant and fossil invertebrate and vertebrate specimens. These historical collections continue to be a focus of research and teaching for the MCZ, Harvard and outside researchers. The Ernst Mayr Library/Archives (EMLA) of the MCZ is a founding member of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL), an international consortium with a mission to make biodiversity literature openly available for use. Meeting the needs of the MCZ is a priority for EML Museum/library and achives collaboration One collaborative Museum/Library project was the digitization of approximately 81,000 MCZ specimen ledger pages/cards associated with various collections. These historical items, once digitized and deposited in the Harvard Digital Repository Service (DRS), were linked to the relevant specimen records in MCZbase, the museum-wide database. Over 1.2 million specimen records are now linked with digitized sources which benefit all users by adding to the provenance of the specimen data and allowing direct referral to the primary collection source. The EMLA holds an extensive collection of field notes, letters and manuscripts of researchers associated with the MCZ. Collector records are a gold mine of unpublished observations, notes, sketches, specimen lists and narratives. They are primary source data at its most personal, and may be the only documentation of a scientist’s thought processes and observations, particularly for unpublished materials. William Brewster was a prominent late 19th, early 20th century naturalist associated with the MCZ Ornithology Department until his death in 1919. Brewster provided authoritative and novel additions to the knowledge of birds, and his detailed, long-term observations are the key to his published contributions. Brewster’s unpublished scientific legacy is being digitized and deposited in the Harvard DRS and BHL by the EMLA. Transcribed notebook pages will be attached to images in BHL thus improving data discovery. Brewster deposited over 45,000 specimens in the MCZ Ornithology Collection. Combining specimens and unpublished notes is an opportunity to link hidden data and enhance research capabilities. Next steps for this collaborative project include finely grained cross-linking of specific pages, correspondence and photographs to and from the MCZ’s specimen database and BHL. We show how MCZ has leveraged data in digital repositories to enhance and directly relate to MCZbase, with citations to notes, transcriptions and published literature. These collaborations enhance discoverability of hidden data while promoting cross-discipline research to interrelated historical sources.

scholarly journals The role of the Jotello F. Soga Library in the digital preservation of South African veterinary history

2013 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelia Breytenbach ◽  
Antoinette Lourens ◽  
Susan Marsh
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Veterinary Science ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Digital Repository ◽  
Journal Literature ◽  
Historical Collections ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University

The history of veterinary science in South Africa can only be appreciated, studied, researched and passed on to coming generations if historical sources are readily available. In most countries, material and sources with historical value are often difficult to locate, dispersed over a large area and not part of the conventional book and journal literature. The Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria and its library has access to a large collection of historical sources. The collection consists of photographs, photographic slides, documents, proceedings, posters, audio-visual material, postcards and other memorabilia. Other institutions in the country are also approached if relevant sources are identified in their collections. The University of Pretoria’s institutional repository, UPSpace, was launched in 2006. This provided the Jotello F. Soga Library with the opportunity to fill the repository with relevant digitised collections of diverse heritage and learning resources that can contribute to the long-term preservation and accessibility of historical veterinary sources. These collections are available for use not only by historians and researchers in South Africa but also elsewhere in Africa and the rest of the world. Important historical collections such as the Arnold Theiler collection, the Jotello F. Soga collection and collections of the Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research and the Journal of the South African Veterinary Association are highlighted. The benefits of an open access digital repository, the importance of collaboration across the veterinary community and other prerequisites for the sustainability of a digitisation project and the importance of metadata to enhance accessibility are covered.

Manuscript Catalogs and Inventories of Books from the Lands of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania – Some Problems of Publishing Rules

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 107-121
Author(s):  
Lilia Kowkiel ◽  
Arvydas Pacevičius ◽  
Iwona Pietrzkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source ◽  
Digital Form ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Historical Texts ◽  
Grand Duchy Of Lithuania ◽  
Grand Duchy ◽  
Book Culture

Historians and publishers of historical sources have a lot of problems with the texts written in different languages and alphabets, which were created at different times, in the multilingual areas inhabited by many nations following different religions. The historians of book culture have the same problems with texts of inventories and catalogues of books, which are the primary source of knowledge about the content of libraries. At present it’s also important the historical texts to be published in the digital form. This article is a part of the discussion on this very important subject.

Where history meets modern: An overview of academic primary source research-based learning programs aggregating special collections and Wikimedia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Odin Essers ◽  
Henrietta Hazen ◽  
Nicolette Siep
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Learning Programs

At Maastricht University Library, the use of literary sources from its Special Collections by students is promoted and facilitated through the development and organization of specialized research-based learning programs as part of the Wikipedia Education Program. The central aim of these learning programs is to educate students on the social relevance of the Special Collections, such as the Jesuit library, which contains books (on philosophy, history, anatomy, literature, theology, law, and various social sciences) dating back to the beginning of the sixteenth century. In addition, by participating in these programs, undergraduate students from various colleges are given the opportunity to develop their information literacy skills by gaining experience in conducting empirical literature research on primary historical sources and its publication through a popular open-access platform. Evaluations from students indicate that the unique combination of analyzing historical literature and the publication of their review on a modern open-access platform led to increased motivation, readership, sense of responsibility, and understanding about the importance of open-access knowledge transfer and valorization of information. In addition to the Wikipedia Education Program, Maastricht University has also been involved in a noneducational Wikimedia project: Wiki-Wetenschappers. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the activities, approaches, and evaluation of the Wikipedia Education Program and the Wiki-Scientists project at Maastricht University.

Repositories

2007 ◽  
pp. 16-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathleen S. Alfano ◽  
Susan L. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Software Management ◽  
Digital Repository ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Digital Repositories ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Repository Software

This chapter presents an overview of the use of digital repositories in the field of education. The authors’ purpose in writing this chapter is not only to provide their readers with general knowledge about educational repositories, but to give them some idea of the various issues and processes involved in launching a digital repository. The chapter first discusses key concepts and general functions of repositories, and offers the authors’ thoughts on the most important functions of repository software management tools. A case study of repository implementation for the State of Florida is briefly described. The chapter closes with a look at some of the different ways repositories are being used nationally and globally, and with the authors’ expectations on future developments in this area.

Short Communication

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Kausar Sultan Shah ◽  
Abdur Rahman ◽  
Sajid Khan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Coal Mining ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Energy Requirements ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
Field Notes

Coal mining is one of the elemental industries that not only helps in economic development of a country butalso causes social and environmental problems. Coal is the primary source of energy due to which it becomes essentialto meet the energy requirements of the country. It is mined through underground and surface methods, whichsignificantly affect worker’s health and water resources. Coal mining is responsible for discharging huge amount ofmine water, mine diseases and accidents which are the constituent of these social and environmental problems. Theempirical data of this research comprised of results from literature, workers interviews and field notes. Data aboutwater quality, various diseases among workers and workers health condition were collected from literature and workersinterviews. Similarly, the data about all and occurred accident were collected from field notes. From this study it isconcluded that coal mining will not only help in providing energy requirements and employments, but it is alsoresponsible for various social and environmental problems.

Text, Context, Intertext: Columbus' diario de a bordo as Palimpsest

1989 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Henige ◽  
Margarita Zamora
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
The Past ◽  
Las Casas ◽  
Bartolome De Las Casas ◽  
Text Context ◽  
Day By Day

We pray [any reader] not to nibble with critical teeth at this work of ours, which has been diligently twisted into shape by love rather than knowledge…Since its discovery nearly two centuries ago, Las Casas' summary of the diario de a bordo of Columbus' first voyage has fascinated, beguiled, and exercised historians, who have used it time and again in attempting to recreate the events, course, and atmosphere of this momentous occasion. In doing so, most have treated the summary as a quintessential day-by-day account of the events it describes, despite the fact that the document as we have it is at least a third-hand transcription by Bartolomé de las Casas, who was effectively its author, or at least its senior co-author. Despite this tendency to treat the diario as a primary source then, in truth it is, even more than most historical sources, a prism rather than a window on the past, and a prism unfortunately not governed by any known laws of historical optics.

scholarly journals DISPONIBILIZAÇÃO DE METADADOS EM LINKED DATA PARA REPOSITÓRIOS DIGITAIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Augusto Arakaki ◽  
Caio Saraiva Coneglian ◽  
Plácida Leopoldina Ventura Amorim da Costa Santos ◽  
José Eduardo Santarem Segundo
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Linked Data ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Digital Repository ◽  
Semantic Web Technologies ◽  
Digital Repositories ◽  
Web Technologies

Considerando la expansión de la producción científica en ambientes informacionales digitales y las nuevas formas de disponibilización de datos siguiendo los principios Linked Data, se objetivó discutir posibilidades de relacionamiento de datasets y enriquecimiento semántico de metadatos en repositorios digitales. Adicionalmente, presentar un modelo de conversión de registros en RDF. Es una investigación teórica y exploratoria, que realizó una revisión bibliográfica sobre repositorios digitales y Linked Data. Se demostraron posibilidades del proceso de conversión, con la identificación de bases de datos, vocabularios y estándares que deben ser adoptados para que los datos generados sean enriquecidos semánticamente. El trabajo presenta un modelo que refleja los pasos a ser aplicados durante el proceso de disponibilización de metadatos de un repositorio digital en Linked Data. Se concluye que la integración entre repositorios digitales y las tecnologías de la Web Semántica permite la disponibilización de datos en Linked Data, la cual proporciona nuevos medios para la divulgación y la integración de los recursos en la Web. Considering the expansion of scientific production in digital information environments and the new forms of data availability following the principles of Linked Data, the objective is to discuss possibilities of relationships of datasets and semantic enrichment of metadata in digital repositories and present a model of conversion of records in RDF. It is a theoretical and exploratory research, performing a bibliographic review on digital repositories and Linked Data. In this way, we have demonstrated possibilities of the conversion process, identifying databases, vocabularies and standards that must be adopted so that the generated data is enriched semantically. The work presented a model that reflects the steps that must be taken in the process of making available the metadata of a digital repository in Linked Data. It is concluded that the integration between digital repositories and Semantic Web technologies allows the availability of data in Linked Data, which provides new means for the dissemination and integration of resources on Web.

scholarly journals TRAJES DEL PERÚ, REPOSITORIO DIGITAL PARA VALORAR EL PATRIMONIO CULTURAL INMATERIAL

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-45
Author(s):  
César Soria-Morales
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Web Design ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Digital Repository ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Digital Repositories ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Spectator ◽  
Over Time

La presente investigación muestra la ausencia de un repositorio ordenado de la indumentaria utilizada en el ámbito de las artes del espectáculo, rituales y actos festivos en el contexto peruano. Como consecuencia, la brecha entre el objeto y el espectador se amplía a pesar de diferentes eventos realizados de manera presencial. El traje típico, como parte del patrimonio cultural inmaterial de las danzas, ritos y festividades de una ciudad, evoluciona y se transforma con el transcurso del tiempo por diferentes factores. Un repositorio digital que capture la esencia del traje y su evolución es necesario para conectar y vincular con el objeto cultural. En este sentido, a partir de las características definidas en el Ux Honeycomb la investigación propone determinar la interacción entre estas características en un repositorio digital de trajes para generar valor a la comunidad. Para lograr los objetivos, se ha realizado una revisión de literatura, un análisis de repositorios digitales y entrevistas a expertos, profesionales y alumnos de carreras creativas. Los factores de valor encontrados en el repositorio digital a partir de la investigación son: preservación, conexión, representación y conocimiento, los cuales son complementarios. A partir de la interacción, producida por la fuerza interna y externa, de dos o más valores mencionados anteriormente se genera la utilidad del repositorio digital. Las relaciones e interacciones entre los elementos aportan funcionalidad y vitalidad al repositorio. Palabras clave: Repositorio de trajes, valor, patrimonio cultural, user experience, diseño web. AbstractThe research herein shows the absence of an orderly repository of the garments worn at the show arts environment, rituals, and festive acts in the Peruvian context. Consequently, the gap between the object and the spectator broadens regardless of several events carried out in a face-to-face manner. The typical costume, as part of the intangible material cultural heritage of the dances, rites, and festivities of a city, evolves and transforms over time due to different factors. A digital repository that captures the essence of the costume and its evolution is necessary to connect and link with the cultural object. In this sense, based on the characteristics defined in the Ux Honeycomb, the research proposes to determine the interaction between these characteristics in a digital costume repository to generate value to the community. In order to achieve the objectives, a review of the literature was made, as well as an analysis of digital repositories and interviews with experts, professionals, and students of creative careers. From the interaction, produced by the internal and external force, of two or more values mentioned above the utility of the digital repository is generated. The relationships and interactions between the elements bring functionality and vitality to the repository. Keywords: Costumes repository, value, cultural heritage, user experience, web design.

scholarly journals Postcolonialism, Islamophobia and Inserting Islam Facts in African-American Fiction: Umm Zakiyyah’s If I Should Speak

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (Special Issue) ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Nadira Brioua
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source ◽  
American Fiction ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The World ◽  
Critical Materials ◽  
Do So

Islam has been growing quickly in the world, yet it is a predominately misunderstood religion. Othering Islam through media propaganda and western writings, and mis associating it with some assumptions are still rampant. Thus, the researcher attempts at showing these assumptions stereotypical prejudgments of Islam and Muslims that are commonly associated with Western assumptions resulted in Islamophobia and exploring the role of counter-discourses in contemporary Black-American Fiction by analyzing Umm Zakiyyah’s If I Should Speak and showing to what extents the novel has an important role in correcting assumptions and narrating the Islamic facts. Thus, this article highlights Umm Zakiyyah’s narrative of Islam’s truth within its historical sources the Qur’an and the Sunnah. The paper analyses Umm Zakiyyah’s reconsideration of Islam’s truth, by focusing on the meaning of Islam and being a Muslim. To do so, this qualitative and non-empirical research is conducted in a descriptive-theoretical analysis, using the selected novel as a primary source and library and online critical materials, such as books and journal articles, as secondary references. Based on the analysis, it is found that Umm Zakiyyah narrates Islam and Muslims to counter the West’s negative view on Islam. Furthermore, based on the story, the power of Muslim self-identification within the historical transparent knowledge based on the Quran’s perspectives leads to the conversion of Tamika Douglass, proving that Islam can be perceived positively by non-Muslims; in this case, it is represented within its subjectivity. It is found that the novel can be a tool of Islamic da’wah [call for the faith]. Hence, the Muslim writers and novelists should write to solve the challenges facing Muslims and the Ummah by Islamizing English fiction.

scholarly journals Assessing value of biomedical digital repositories

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Nan Hsu ◽  
Anita Bandrowski ◽  
Jeffrey S. Grethe ◽  
Maryann E. Martone
Keyword(s):  
Research Community ◽  
Digital Repository ◽  
Digital Repositories ◽  
Data Citation ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
Quality Aspects ◽  
Resource Identification ◽  
Citation Practices ◽  
Information Framework ◽  
Neuroscience Information Framework

Digital repositories bring direct impact and influence on the research community and society but measuring their value using formal metrics remains challenging. their value. It is challenging to define a single perfect metric that covers all quality aspects. Here, we distinguish here between impact and influence and discuss measures and mentions as the basis of quality metrics of a digital repository. We argue that these challenges may potentially be overcome through the introduction of standard resource identification and data citation practices. We briefly summarize our research and experience in the Neuroscience Information Framework, the BD2K BioCaddie project on data citation, and the Resource Identification Initiative. Full implementation of these standards will depend on cooperation from all stakeholders --- digital repositories, authors, publishers, and funding agencies, but both resource and data citation have been gaining support with researchers and publishers.

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