BL Case Study

1. To implement e f f i c i e n t w o r k f l o w
w i t h i n t h e L i b r a r y ’s d i g i t i s a t i o n
s t u d i o s accommodating small and large digitisation
activities and meeting the wide range of business needs.
To establish an integrated e n d - t o e n d
p r o c e s s starting from the s e l e c t i o n of an
item for digitisation t h r o u g h t o i n g e s t of
the digitised images into the Digital Library System
(DLS).
BL SWS
Case Study

2. British Library
requires a system
that enables
simple to complex
workflows catering
to a variety of
digitization
scenarios
Scenarios
Workflows

3. a customer
may purchase
a digital copy
of one small
printed book
Partial
Digitization

4. Integration
with
external
repositories
ILS (MARC
based
descriptive
metadata)
IAMS –
(Manuscripts
and Archives)
MER (Digital
and article
metadata)
Photographs
metadata
External
Repositories

5. British Library regularly
enters into partnership
with other organisations
to digitise thousands of
items (including maps,
newspapers, microfilm,
photographs) with
millions of images
SWS should enable
workflows that are
either artisanal or
industrial in
operation
Large
projects

6. Configure the studio workflow system
Add an item to a digitisation request
Approve/Reject a digitisation request
Order physical item to the studio
Create the initial image file set
Process the initial image file set
Check the initial image file set
Carry out Structural Analysis
Quality review structural analysis products
Create & validate image file manifestations
Complete a commercial order
Track & report on workflow tasks
Administer the Studio Workflow System
Authentication & authorisation
Error handling Requirements
U s e
C a s e s
Studio
Workflow
System
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