DigiTool update from FCLA

Here is a woefully belated update...

As you know, we are planning to migrate all-visual collections first, followed by textual and mixed collections. The loading of visual collections has been waiting on two things:

1) Enhancements to DigiTool's handling of related images (single images work fine). The enhancements we need are in Service Pack 16 which is due out mid-June.

2) Setting up prospective workflows for active visual collections. The all-visual collections are World Maps, West Florida Photohistory, MileMarkers, Coral Gables Memory (currently a subcollection of Miami Metropolitan Archives) and Wolfsonian FIU Modern Dutch Collection. We have been working on workflows with UF, FIU and UWF.

If all goes well, we may be able to load visual collections in DigiTool production in July.

We do not yet have a target date for textual collections. There are still two rather large problems with DigiTool handling of METS-structured books. We know Ex Libris is working on these and we expect they will be fixed in Service Pack 17, which means we are on track for loading in the fall.

Priscilla Caplan