This will be a round table tutorial in the Wu Centre. 9 am till 1 pm. (Continental breakfast, lunch and nutrition breaks provided)

Digital Libraries and Web-Based Teaching

Instructor - Jeremy Rowe is Head of Media Development with Information Technology at Arizona State University.

Agenda

Continental Breakfast 8:30
Introductions 9:00
Background 9:15
Discussion/Q & A 10:15
Nutrition Break 10:30
Case Study, Development of a Demonstration Digital Library of 3D data 10:45
Future Directions 11:45
Break for Lunch 12:15
Discussion/Q &A to 1:00

Background
Internationally, many digital library projects have focused on creating computer accessible collections of historic and cultural materials to support scholarship in the humanities. Once in digital form, the ability to search and interact with the content permits powerful analysis and comparison and is a key foundation for scholarship. The first presentation will provide an overview of the historic development of Digital Libraries from pioneering efforts such as the Library of Congress American Memory project of the 1990s to current efforts.

An overview of topics includes:

Definitions and initial developments
Initial projects and capabilities
Collateral factors for development
Types of Digital Library projects
Examples of interfaces and design
Standards initiatives
Funding and current projects

Case Study - Development of a Demonstration Digital Library

Application of organizational strategies from digital traditional library collections to interactive scientific data
-to enhance and extend research
-model and visualize
-simulate
-data mine, recognize patterns and relationships
-for broader access to information and objects
-education and outreach

Goals and conceptual Model
3D modeling and complex data
Examples of projects
Data/Metadata
Project Architecture
Interface design
Evaluation

Future Directions

Resources and Projects

Challenges:

• Simulations, cross database interactivity, modeling and visualization
• Networked applications and services (I2)
• Analysis and interpretation
• Accommodating varied learning styles, languages, and cultures
• Standards development (data, metadata, interface, etc.)
• Rights management
• Archiving and preservation