Adding Thumbnails to OAIster Using
the Digital Collection Gateway
Daniel Ishimitsu
daniel20@hawaii.edu
University of Hawaii,
Hamilton Library
Overview
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Add the thumbnail URL to our OAI-PMH
output
Add our repository to the WorldCat Digital
Collection Gateway
Map our metadata
Streetprint
DSpace (ScholarSpace, eVols)
Creating dc.identifier.thumbnail
(Streetprint)
OAI-PMH Output
(Streetprint)
DSpace Options
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Enter thumbnail into metadata by hand for
each record
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No coding
Very time consuming
Alter OAI output to automatically include the
thumbnail URL
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Requires coding
No extra input needed
Creating dc.identifier.thumbnail
(DSpace – Option 1)
Creating dc.identifier.thumbnail
(DSpace – Option 1)
Creating dc.identifier.thumbnail
(DSpace – Option 1)
Adding thumbnails directly to OAI
Manual entry is tedious!
Let’s try to automate the process...
Adding thumbnails directly to OAI
(DSpace – Option 2)
Adding thumbnails directly to OAI
(DSpace – Option 2)
[dspace]/bin/dspace filter-media
- Creates image thumbnails with the JPEGFilter
Adding thumbnails directly to OAI
(DSpace – Option 2)
Adding thumbnails directly to OAI
(DSpace – Option 2)
OAIDCCrosswalk.java
Adding thumbnails directly to OAI
(DSpace – Option 2)
OAI-PMH Output
(DSpace)
Overview
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Add the thumbnail URL to our OAI-PMH
output
Add our repository to the WorldCat Digital
Collection Gateway
Map our metadata
Log In to WorldCat Digital Collection
Gateway
Adding Our Repository
Adding Our Repository
Overview
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Add the thumbnail URL to our OAI-PMH
output
Add our repository to the WorldCat Digital
Collection Gateway
Map our metadata
Mapping Metadata
Mapping the Thumbnail
(Streetprint)
Mapping the Thumbnail
(DSpace)
Mapping Metadata
Mapping Metadata
Mapping Metadata
Thumbnail Mapping Results
(Streetprint)
Thumbnail Mapping Results
(DSpace)
Adding Thumbnails to OAIster Using
the Digital Collection Gateway
Daniel Ishimitsu
daniel20@hawaii.edu
University of Hawaii,
Hamilton Library