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I'm pretty sure you can add extra fields to the dublin_core.xml file and import it. I think I did something like this a few years ago, but I'm a bit fuzzy on the details. For the metadata creation, it might be worth your while to save the Excel spreadsheet to a CSV file and then write a parser (in Python or Ruby) that will read the values from that spreadsheet and produce a dublin_core.xml file. If you gather the photo files in the same location, you can then use the DSpace bulk importer to import everything into your collection. See here: http://www.tdl.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/DSpaceBatchImportFormat.pdf You may be able to add extra fields to the search index. See here: http://wiki.dspace.org/index.php/Modify_search_fields On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Deng, Sai <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Andrew and Yan, > Thanks for the reply and the information! > > About DSpace metadata registry, we can add new schema or new elements to > it, but the elements won’t be searchable, right? (We can change the > input-forms.xml to make it display in the submission workflow if we will > have item by item submission.) > > In our case, we already have the herbarium metadata in excel sheet created > by Biology Dept. They are now in loose Darwin Core and kind of free style. > If I would like to do data transformation (transform it to a mixture of DC > and Darwin Core possibly) and batch import the xml to DSpace, how to > proceed? Where should I add the Darwin Core metadata (in the dublin_core.xml > as well)? It seems that it only has dcvalue element. > > Sai > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Andrew Hankinson > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:03 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital imaging questions > > Hi Sai, > "Archival Quality Images" has some meaning, but it might be helpful to look > up a standard and start your investigation for a new camera based on the > recommendations of that standard. You might find this page from the Library > of Congress helpful: > > http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/content/still.shtml > > I think your indication that RAW/TIFF is a pretty safe bet, but being able > to point to an actual standard might make your case for a new camera a bit > more convincingly. Other factors to take into account (other than > megapixels and format) are color reproduction, image 'noise' > specifications, > DPI, lighting, (and probably many other things). > > For DSpace you don't even need to map the elements of Dublin Core to > DarwinCore. Dspace has the ability to input different schema in its > metadata > registry. You can then modify the "inputforms.xml" file in the Dspace > config > directory to add the appropriate fields for the additional metadata fields. > > Hope this helps! > -Andrew > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Deng, Sai <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Hi, list, > > > > > > > > A while ago, I read some interesting discussion on how to use camera to > > produce archival-quality images from this list. Now, I have some imaging > > questions and I think this might be a good list to turn to. Thank you in > > advance! We are trying to add some herbarium images to our DSpace. The > > specimen pictures will be taken at the Biology department and the library > is > > responsible for depositing the images and transferring/mapping/adding > > metadata. On the testing stage, they use Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd digital > > camera > > > > ( > > > http://www.fujifilmusa.com/support/ServiceSupportSoftwareContent.do?dbid=874716&prodcat=871639&sscucatid=664260 > ). > > It produces 8 megapixel images, and it doesn't have raw/tiff support. It > > seems that it cannot produce archival quality images. Before we persuade > the > > Biology department to switch their camera, I want to make sure it is > > absolutely necessary. The pictures they took look fine with human eyes, > see > > an example at: > > > http://library.wichita.edu/techserv/test/herbarium/Astenophylla1-02710.jpg > > > > In order to make master images from a camera, it should be capable of > > producing raw or tiff images with 12 or above megapixels? > > > > > > > > A related archiving question, the biology field standard is DarwinCore, > > however, DSpace doesn't support it. The Biology Dept. already has some > data > > in spreadsheet. In this case, when it is impossible to map all the > elements > > to Dublin Core, is it a good practice for us to set up several local > > elements mapped from DarwinCore? > > > > Thanks a million, > > > > Sai > > > > > > Sai Deng > > Metadata Catalog Librarian > > Wichita State University Libraries > > 1845 Fairmount > > Wichita, KS 67260-0068 > > Phone: (316) 978-5138 > > Fax: (316) 978-3048 > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > [log in to unmask] > > >