Blog@Case Topics: enhancementshttp://blog.case.edu/topics/enhancementsVirginia Dresslervirginia.dressler@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseNathan Lambertnathan.lambert@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseRoger Zenderroger.zender@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase2010-11-22T21:31:12ZSecuring Contenthttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2010/11/22/securing_content2010-11-22T21:30:37Z2010-11-22T21:31:12Z

One of the primary tenets of Digital Case is provide free and open access to it's contents.  While this continues, there are special circumstances where a layer of security is necessary.  There has always been the ability to dark archive content, which essentially makes it "invisible" while still managing the long-term storage of content.  Now Digital Case has the ability to secure content while exposing the metadata and making the item discoverable, yet only providing access to those with a valid Case ID (via Single Sign-On).  This can open the door to a whole new world of content in Digital Case that is for the campus community only.

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Roger Zenderroger.zender@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseMore Interface Upgrades: Image Display & Keyword Filteringhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2010/07/06/more_interface_upgrades_image_display_keyword_filtering2010-07-06T22:12:41Z2010-07-06T22:13:43Z

A recent update to the Digital Case interface has been rolled out, intended to make finding collections, as well as browsing through image collections, easier and more enjoyable.

Image Templates

We just rolled out the new Image layout for the WPA Prints collection, which now shows thumbnail images in a grid view for easy browsing.  In addition, you are now able to modify the view of the collection by changing the sort options and the number of items viewed per page.

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Filter By Keyword

Previously, you were always able to filter a collection by the first letter of the title.  But what if you only knew a word in the title, but didn't know the actual first word.  Now you can filter the collections based on that keyword.  Search still continues to be a great option, but this is a quick and easy way to narrow down an ever-increasing number of collections found in Digital Case.

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Roger Zenderroger.zender@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseCiting Sources in Digital Casehttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2010/04/07/citation_zotero_refworks_ris2010-04-07T21:07:59Z2010-04-07T21:15:36Z

Digital Case is already a great online resource for doing research, particularly with it's use of permanent URL's, but it just got a little better.

Digital Case now supports most citation applications, including Zotero, EndNote, Refworks, etc. Zotero is quickly becoming a leader in citation management as a seamless browser plugin that easily integrates with Firefox and works with various other types of online resources, such as the Case Catalog, Amazon, etc.

(Zotero Citations Available when Browsing Objects)

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Digital Case also offers an RIS formatted citation download which can be used with many other citation applications such as EndNote, Refworks, Reference Manager, etc. This all means that you can quickly and easily reference sources in Digital Case with your research.

(Both Zotero & RIS formatted citations available on DatstreamDetail pages.)

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The KSL website has more information on citing sources available here

Roger Zenderroger.zender@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseDigital Case RSS Builder Updatedhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2010/02/22/digital_case_rss_builder_updated2010-02-22T14:33:37Z2010-02-22T15:39:41Z

The RSS Builder in Digital Case has been updated to provide more flexibility with the information you able to receive. In addition to being able to choose a feed representing all objects of Digital Case, as well as from a specific Collection, you can now choose the specific metadata fields to along with your choice of feed. Meaning, you can choose from any number of the Dublin Core fields to add to your feed.

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More information on Dublin Core can be found here.

Roger Zenderroger.zender@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseStreaming Media Now on Digital Casehttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2010/02/04/streaming_media_now_on_digital_case2010-02-04T15:11:38Z2010-02-22T14:59:35Z

Digital Case not only stores, disseminates, and preserves the intellectual output of Case Western Reserve University, but has also been working hard to provide an excellent user experience. One of the best ways to accomplish this is to allow users to experience the content directly through the browser, with as few technical hurdles as possible.

The first step was to display images using a flash image viewer which allowed you to zoom in and out of digital images. The second step was to expose digitally encoded books, using TEI, through the Digital Case Book Viewer. The third step was to ramp up the image viewing experience with the 3D Image Wall. We are now excited to announce the ability to stream multimedia files directly from Digital Case.

Users have always had the ability to download these files to their computer and play them separately, but that could often take valuable time. This option remains, however users can now listen to audio or watch video directly in the page, providing a consistent user experience.

When you navigate to a page with audio or video, this is what you will see:

Video:
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Audio:
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Any questions or problems, please contact digitalcase@case.edu.

( Free flash player required)

Roger Zenderroger.zender@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseStreaming Media Now on Digital Casehttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2010/02/04/streaming_media_now_on_digital_case2010-02-04T15:11:38Z2010-02-22T14:59:35Z

Digital Case not only stores, disseminates, and preserves the intellectual output of Case Western Reserve University, but has also been working hard to provide an excellent user experience. One of the best ways to accomplish this is to allow users to experience the content directly through the browser, with as few technical hurdles as possible.

The first step was to display images using a flash image viewer which allowed you to zoom in and out of digital images. The second step was to expose digitally encoded books, using TEI, through the Digital Case Book Viewer. The third step was to ramp up the image viewing experience with the 3D Image Wall. We are now excited to announce the ability to stream multimedia files directly from Digital Case.

Users have always had the ability to download these files to their computer and play them separately, but that could often take valuable time. This option remains, however users can now listen to audio or watch video directly in the page, providing a consistent user experience.

When you navigate to a page with audio or video, this is what you will see:

Video:
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Audio:
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Any questions or problems, please contact digitalcase@case.edu.

( Free flash player required)

Roger Zenderroger.zender@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseMore Interface Updateshttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2010/01/24/more_interface_updates2010-01-24T18:38:42Z2010-01-28T21:43:39Z

In our effort to make Digital Case even more user-friendly, some additional interface changes have been made.

  • An ASKSL chat badge has been added to the right-side menu, and is accessible on any page in Digital Case.
  • For collections with images, there are now even more ways to access the 3D Image Wall throughout Digital Case. The 3D Image Wall as been updated demonstrating these new access points.
  • A more dynamic "Featured Collection" section on the homepage that will display a new random image from the collection on each page reload.
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  • On the initial Object Detail page, there is now the ability to go from one object to the next without needing to go back to the collection list.
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  • On the Datastream Detail page, there was previously the ability to go back to the collection, but now the collection name is displayed, as well as a button for going back to the Object Detail page. Also included is a Download Help link.

Roger Zenderroger.zender@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseMore Interface Updateshttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2010/01/24/more_interface_updates2010-01-24T18:38:42Z2010-01-28T21:43:39Z

In our effort to make Digital Case even more user-friendly, some additional interface changes have been made.

  • An ASKSL chat badge has been added to the right-side menu, and is accessible on any page in Digital Case.
  • For collections with images, there are now even more ways to access the 3D Image Wall throughout Digital Case. The 3D Image Wall as been updated demonstrating these new access points.
  • A more dynamic "Featured Collection" section on the homepage that will display a new random image from the collection on each page reload.
digitalcasefront.jpg
  • On the initial Object Detail page, there is now the ability to go from one object to the next without needing to go back to the collection list.
datastreamlisting.jpg


  • On the Datastream Detail page, there was previously the ability to go back to the collection, but now the collection name is displayed, as well as a button for going back to the Object Detail page. Also included is a Download Help link.

Roger Zenderroger.zender@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseDigital Case Visual Upgradehttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2009/12/03/digital_case_visual_upgrade2009-12-03T14:22:24Z2010-01-28T21:43:00Z

You'll notice some changes with Digital Case today. Following the redesign of the KSL website, we have been migrating some of the other Library services to the same look. But rather than stopping there, we've added a couple other enhancements:

  • A New Digital Case Banner
  • An interactive Tag Cloud that displays the current 25 most searched terms in Digital Case
  • Larger search box
  • Prominent "Contribute Content" button to encourage depositing of content by the campus community
  • "New Collections" tab/category on the Digital Case blog highlighting recently added collections
  • Highlights section to display points of interest with Digital Case
  • A 3D Image Wall page to show you how to view images differently in Digital Case

And there are more changes to come... Keep your eye on Digital Case.

Roger Zenderroger.zender@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseDigital Case Visual Upgradehttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2009/12/03/digital_case_visual_upgrade2009-12-03T14:22:24Z2010-01-28T21:43:00Z

You'll notice some changes with Digital Case today. Following the redesign of the KSL website, we have been migrating some of the other Library services to the same look. But rather than stopping there, we've added a couple other enhancements:

  • A New Digital Case Banner
  • An interactive Tag Cloud that displays the current 25 most searched terms in Digital Case
  • Larger search box
  • Prominent "Contribute Content" button to encourage depositing of content by the campus community
  • "New Collections" tab/category on the Digital Case blog highlighting recently added collections
  • Highlights section to display points of interest with Digital Case
  • A 3D Image Wall page to show you how to view images differently in Digital Case

And there are more changes to come... Keep your eye on Digital Case.

Roger Zenderroger.zender@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseKathryn Karipides collectionhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2009/11/09/kathryn_karipides_collection2009-11-09T16:28:23Z2009-11-09T18:57:59Z
A new collection is available in Digital Case entitled, 'Kathryn Karipides Collection, Photographic series and programs, 1970-1976; 1978-1996'. The collection includes many photographs taken at the performances, as well as digital copies of entire programs from many of these dance events. The images can be viewed using the Cool Iris feature, which can be accessed by clicking the images tab once you are in the collection, and then click on the Cool Iris button (or by clicking here)
Virginia Dresslervirginia.dressler@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseStecher Collection of Darwinianahttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2009/07/02/stecher_collection_of_darwiniana2009-07-02T23:49:45Z2009-07-02T23:52:50Z
The Robert M. Stecher Collection of Charles Darwin Books and Manuscripts is an outstanding resource for the study of Charles Darwin. It is an excellent example of what a knowledgeable and enthusiastic collector can do for scholarship. Over a period of thirty-seven years, Dr. Stecher collected both the works of Darwin and other 19th century naturalists and those writings that influenced Darwin's thought. Over 175 manuscript letters by Darwin, his family and his contemporaries (such as A.R Wallace, Grant Allen, Henry W. Bates, J. Brodie Innes and many others) are also an invaluable part of the collection. These letters document Darwin's daily life and reveal the struggle of the Victorians to formulate and accept the theory of evolution. A link to the collection is here.
Virginia Dresslervirginia.dressler@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseUnited States Steel Corporation Annual Reportshttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2009/06/05/united_states_steel_corporation_annual_reports2009-06-05T19:28:45Z2009-06-05T19:31:39Z
The United States Steel Corporation Annual Reports are now up in Digital Case, beginning with the first issue in 1902. In 2003 a Library Opportunity Grant was awarded to Kelvin Smith Library and the Weatherhead School of Management(WSOM) to digitize and make publicly available 100 years of the annual reports for U.S. Steel. Faculty in the WSOM have a continuing interest in business and accounting history. Of particular interest is the longitudinal/historical developments for various steel and auto and auto supply companies. U.S Steel Corporation is particularly important because it is the first billion dollar capitalized corporation to emerge in the United States. As such it serves as the prototype of what was going to happen in business during the 20th century. Having a full picture of the financial reporting over the 100 years will give not only business scholars but researchers in history, law, political science and other fields a valuable “window†into how the process developed and changed over time.
Virginia Dresslervirginia.dressler@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseYear of Darwin collectionhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2009/04/21/year_of_darwin_collection2009-04-21T19:33:06Z2009-04-21T19:35:04Z
New collection in Digital Case: Year of Darwin Beginning in the Fall of 2008 and proceeding through the Spring semester, departments from across Case Western Reserve University will sponsor events and programs celebrating Charles Darwin's life, his work and the diverse ways in which evolutionary theory continues to influence research and thought in biology and other fields. Some of these events will be intended primarily for an academic audience and others will be intended for the general public. On a roughly monthly basis, prominent individuals who have contributed significantly either to the progress or the popularization of evolutionary science will be coming to Case to deliver lectures and participate in the celebration.
Virginia Dresslervirginia.dressler@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseAnnual Editions of Encyclopedia of Cleveland History Now Availablehttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2009/04/20/annual_editions_of_encyclopedia_of_cleveland_history_now_available2009-04-20T19:13:02Z2009-04-21T21:11:55Z
Digitalcase is now creating annual snapshots of the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (ECH) collection. There are 3 collections currently listed. A 2008,2009 editions as well as every article showing in one collection. KSL will continue to create these on an annual basis. http://library.case.edu/digitalcase/BrowseCollections.aspx?PID=ksl:AnnualECHCollection Also, as part of the ECH annual editions, KSL has implemented a feature in Digitalcase that allows multiple versions of a particular object to be presented in the Digitalcase interface. This feature which can be seen below, shows all versions of an object to be displayed in a timeline fashion. This will be useful for displaying serialized publications as well as Encyclopedia collections like ECH. http://library.case.edu/digitalcase/DatastreamListing.aspx?PID=ksl:ech-oovir1&COLPID=ksl:ech-2009
Nathan Lambertnathan.lambert@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseCase Stories collectionhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2009/03/02/case_stories_collection2009-03-02T15:03:24Z2009-03-02T15:35:29Z
The CASE Stories project provides a rare look at individuals whose dedication to Case Western Reserve University helped create our rich legacy of excellence in higher education. A new Digital Case collection of the original sound wave files as well as the podcast mp3s will be posted as the project progresses ( link to collection). For this initiative Kelvin Smith library staff combined elements of oral history, knowledge capture and web 2.0 technologies to create a new approach to understanding, preserving and presenting the history of Case Western Reserve University. The CASE Stories blog will include the podcasts from this project, as well as provide some additional information.
Virginia Dresslervirginia.dressler@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseOriginal Leaves from Famous Books collection availablehttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2009/01/28/original_leaves_from_famous_books_collection_available2009-01-28T18:53:07Z2009-01-30T15:42:34Z
A new image collection is available of original leaves and captions as collection by Otto Ege from famous books, dating between 1122 A.D. - 1923 A.D. A few examples include: The Koran Manuscript (1122, printed in Cairo), Livy's The History of Rome (1436, printed in Italy), and Erasmus' Adage Printed by Jerome Froben (1528, Basle). These leaves are great examples of early printing techniques. These images are owned by Special Collections, Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Permission to reproduce and/or publish can be obtained by contacting Special Collections at 216-368-2993.
Virginia Dresslervirginia.dressler@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseNEW: Case Archives Image Collectionhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2009/01/09/new_case_archives_image_collection2009-01-09T19:41:10Z2009-01-09T19:51:03Z
Digital Case has just added a wonderful collection of high quality historical images organized by people, places, events & activities and things having to do with Case Western Reserve. From football games to lecture series to presidents' inaugurations, a wide range of CWRU's ceremonies, performances, scholarly and social events are represented. Currently the collection contains images only. Digitization of the University's video, audio cassette, phonograph, and film heritage, spanning over 60 years, will make this rich documentation conveniently accessible and usable in ways not previously possible. The collection contributed by the University Archives department is available as of 2:00 pm on Friday 1/10/09.
Nathan Lambertnathan.lambert@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseMichelson-Morley Centennial Symposium 1987http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2008/12/30/michelsonmorley_centennial_symposium_19872008-12-30T18:50:38Z2008-12-30T18:56:30Z
New collection of videos and text from the Michelson-Morley Centennial Symposium 1987, which took place October 30-31 at Case Western Reserve University. The symposium commemorates not only the centenary of the Michelson-Morley experiment, but also the broad-ranging creativity of the men who performed it. Organized and coordinated by the Michelson-Morley Centennial Celebration (an Ohio non-profit corporation), the Festival has elicited the participation of thirteen of Cleveland's educational and cultural institutions in an extraordinary cooperative enterprise. (written by Dorothy Humel Hovorka) Modern Physics in America derives from the theme from the original Michelson-Morley experiments in the summer of 1887. The focus on the symposium is the progress and research during the hundred years which separate the experiments and date the symposium. This point in time during the summer of 1887 has been referred to as the beginning of modern physics. Most of the major areas of physics are reflected in the symposium, including many world-renowned scientists. The text in the collection includes the complete scan of a 22 page pamphlet, 'Modern Physics in America', published by the university for the symposium. This includes a forward by Dorothy Humel Hovorka, an introduction by William Fickinger and Kenneth L. Kowalski and the 'Celebration' essay by John Schoff Millis.
Virginia Dresslervirginia.dressler@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcaseNew RSS Feed for Recently Added Contenthttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase/2008/10/27/new_rss_feed_for_recently_added_content2008-10-27T20:56:51Z2008-10-27T21:20:34Z
An RSS feed has been posted to the Digital Case front page, which will display content RSS Iconuploaded to Digital Case for the past 3 days. RSS feeds provide a flexible and dynamic way to monitor content changes. This feed will keep you updated with the new content being added to Digital Case. This can be a great way to see what's being added to Case Western Reserve University’s digital library. Don’t forget to check out all the other feeds being offered by Kelvin Smith Library at http://library.case.edu/ksl/rss.html
Roger Zenderroger.zender@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/digitalcase