Timothy W' Cole University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign tcole3uiuc'edu

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Title

• Timothy W. ColeUniversity of Illinois at
  Urbana-Champaignt-cole3_at_uiuc.edu
• Western States Digital Standards
  GroupInteroperability Working GroupJanuary 2003

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What is IMLS DCC?

• A three-year collaboration
• DCC Content Partners
• UIUC Library
• UIUC Graduate School of Library Information
  Science
• To enhance the long-term utility of the digitized
  content of museums, libraries, archives, etc.

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How will IMLS DCC do this?

• Build a collection-level registry of IMLS
  National Leadership Grant collections
  (19982005).
• Create an item-level metadata repository.
• Identify best practices for interoperability
  among diverse digital collections.

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Who are the DCC Partners?

• Foremost digital collections in the U.S.
• Riders of the cutting edge of digital collection
  development.
• Models for the digital library of the future.

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Why become a DCC Partner?

• Expose your collection to a wide audience of
  scholars, researchers, and granting agencies.
• Position your organization for future funding.
• Expand access to and use of your collection.
• Discover new opportunities for collaboration.
• DCC Partners will lead the world in achieving
  adaptable, interoperable, sustainable digital
  collections.

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More information

• OAI MHP
• Contact t-cole3_at_uiuc.edu
• Web site http//oai.grainger.uiuc.edu/
• IMLS DCC
• Contact sshreeve_at_uiuc.edu
• Web site http//placeholder