Library Scholarly Publishing Office Monthly Report: November 2000

Work moved steadily ahead on a number of fronts this month, despite staff spending many days at conferences. With the release of the textclass middleware from DLPS, we were able to begin working on retrieval systems for our journals, notably the Philosophers' Imprint. Much of the groundwork for the digitization of MQR and Cross Currents backfiles was completed – in MQR';s case we have made good progress on converting the last several years to XML. While we are still waiting to get content from ACLS, we did have the opportunity to meet with Nancy Lin and work out several procedural issues. And, as always, projects remaining from the days of DLPD filled part of our capacity, including the continued project management for MoA4, as well as work on several bibliographic database projects.

2 Program building

2.1 Work on environmental study

From list of (about 60) scholarly publishers on Campus, identified about 20 for initial contact.

3 Content building

3.1 Communication with faculty editors

Contacted Michigan Germanic Studies journal, whose board will be meeting in December to discuss the future of the journal: whether they want to go online or discontinue journal altogether

3.2 Support for the Philosophers' Imprint

Built mapping script to transform content to textclass.dtd
Transformed Dear Self to textclass.dtd
Worked on web templates.
Began reviewing the requirements for incorporating Journal Class items with Text Class middleware and templates. For the short term, opted for modifying middleware developed for The Journal of Electronic Publishing.

3.3 Support for The Medieval Review

Wrote initial draft of script to transform TMR to textclass.
Met with Chris Powell about tag set issues.
Templates need to be created for display and searching TMR in textclass.
Instructed TMR editors how to insert URLs for publishers into their SGML. They are very busy now due to end of semester duties, but they will start adding this information at their convenience. They will also start using the new article submission system at the beginning of next term.

3.4 Support for the Michigan Quarterly Review

3.4.1 Digitize backfile

Continued to work with David Rosenfeld on training, fine tuning, improving the Quark.avenue conversion process.
David converted volumes 36 and 67 of MQR to XML using Quark encoding DTD, and created article records for each article in a FileMaker database.
Wrote PERL script to transform quark XML to textclass
Gave Cory specs to generate correct textclass header for each article from the article submission system
Created FileMaker script to generate textclass headers for each article from the FileMaker record.
Contacted Cushing Malloy about MQR images. Have not yet heard back from them.
Organized back issues of MQR. We are missing two issues, Summer 1966 and Spring 1962.
Obtained approval for funding for digitizing backfile.

3.5 Work on publication opportunities with Slavic Department

3.5.1 Digitize and put Cross Currents online.

Obtained permission to digitize Yale University Press volumes from YUP.

3.6 Support for 4DP2

Proposal is complete and going forth to the College of Engineering. Discussion has begun about the possibility of digitizing back issues of the Michigan Engineer.

3.7 Work with Library staff to identify publication possibilities within their collections:

Arranged for digitization of items in recent Labadie exhibit on the life of Joseph Labadie. Obtained electronic files of catalog copy and will begin soon to work on electronic version of catalog.Discussed electronic version of BHL's publication on the Women's Voices: The Early Years at the University of Michigan. Will be receiving digital images and electronic text files shortly.

4 Electronic subscription management

Accounts set up for assessment of authentication user management system as tool to manage permissions for journal subscribers. Assessment will take place in early December.

5 Support for ACLS

Met with Nancy Lin from the ACLS E-book Project Center to discuss a number of issues around the creation of the XML and the online system.

6 Transitional goals

6.1 Release Directory of Ethnic Organizations

Updated Ethnic Directory web directories and prep scripts.

6.2 Complete and release BMP Index

Communicated with PDCC about keyboarding questions for BMP.
Received completed BMP Filemaker file from vendor.
QC'd the file and made some minor corrections.
Began mapping BMP content to bibclass.dtd

6.3 Continue as liaison to DLPS for Arts of Citizenship, Making of Ann Arbor and the Saline Historical Photographs project.

Updated admin database for SOS

6.4 Miscellaneous transitional work

MuTech trouble shooting for records with multiple-but-not-duplicate marc 099 entries. The loading map was updated and the relevant CDs were sent to Nita Patterson for reloading.

7 Outreach, collaboration and intra-library cooperation

Completed import of BAS SGML into new FileMaker templates and returned files to BAS
Received, cleaned, and uploaded new records for the DLF databases (http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/d/dlf/dlf-idx and http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/d/dlfcoll/dlfcoll-idx )
Bonn participated in the interviews for the Latin American Studies Librarian.
Bonn met with Michael Jensen as part of his consultation to the UM Press.
Rosenblum gave presentation on DLI to Kyrgyz university presidents.
Bonn presented on issues around digital archiving at the Charleston conference and on developing policy for digital libraries at the DLF forum.
Sheppard attended ASIS annual meetings.
All SPO staff attended DLF conference