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February 02, 2006
Digital Case beta released
I'm pleased to report that as of yesterday, February 1, 2006, the Digital Case project has been released in a beta version. Please note that much of the data is still "sample" data used for testing purposes; however, over the next few weeks, a sizable amount of digital library data will be loaded into the system. This initial beta release also does not have the final "look and feel" that we want to see with Digital Case. We expect that to be finished by the first public release sometime in April 2006. We are already planning features for the second release.
So, you say, "The look of it isn't done, and there's no data. Why should I bother?" One of the most important things about this beta is the very complex magic behind the scenes that is running Digital Case--database, indexing, image manipulation, metadata management. These are all things that build toward the success of Digital Case, but are not readily apparent in the foreground.
Stay tuned for more exciting developments in Digital Case. I especially want to thank Nathan Lambert, CTO of Kelvin Smith Library, and his Technology Team, and Linda Cantara, Head of Digital Library Initiatives, for getting us this far. I also want to acknowledge the support of a Provost Opportunity Fund grant for the funding the initial start-up costs.
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Posted by tdr at February 2, 2006 11:44 AM
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