The document presents an overview of the Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB), Germany's largest science and technology library, established in 1959 in response to the Sputnik crisis. It discusses the evolution of data management and access in science and technology, highlighting TIB's transition to audiovisual data and its role in open science and geoinformatics. The presentation emphasizes the importance of preserving scientific audiovisual content and the need for effective citation and access mechanisms within the open source community.

1. Geoinformatics, Open Source and Videos
– A library perspective
Dr. Peter Löwe
GFZ GIS Day
2015-11-18

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The Who ?
German: Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)
• largest science and technology library globally
• over 9 Mio. items,
• 180 Mio. Documents (GetInfo Portal)
• 125 km of shelving
• national library of Germany for
• engineering, technology, and the physical
sciences.
• founded in 1959 by the Federal Ministry of Education and
Research and the German states.
• operates in conjunction with the Leibniz University,
Hannover.

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Science, Technology and Libraries ?
TIB founded in 1959
1959 ?

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Science, Technology and Libraries ?
TIB founded in 1959
1959 ?

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Science, Technology and Libraries ?
TIB founded in 1959
1959 ?
First Disk Drive

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Science, Technology and Libraries:
TIB founded in 1959 as a result of the Sputnik Crisis
• 1957: Sputnik 1: Begin of space age

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Science, Technology and Libraries:
TIB founded in 1959 as a result of the Sputnik Crisis
• 1957: Sputnik 1: Begin of space age
• 1958:
• 1959:

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Science, Technology and Libraries:
TIB founded in 1959 as a result of the Sputnik Crisis
• 1957: Sputnik 1: Begin of space age
• 1958:
• 1959:
Provider of scientific-technical information

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Science, Technology and Libraries:
TIB founded in 1959 as a result of the Sputnik Crisis
• 1957: Sputnik 1: Begin of space age
• 1958:
• 1959:
Provider of scientific-technical information
• In the meantime…
• Rise of Computers/ GIS / Internet / Big Data

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Science, Technology and Libraries:
TIB founded in 1959 as a result of the Sputnik Crisis
• 1957: Sputnik 1: Begin of space age
• 1958:
• 1959:
Provider of scientific-technical information
• In the meantime…
• Rise of Computers /GIS / Internet / Big Data
• Pluto fly-by
• 10 Gb data from five light hours away

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TIB-Strategy:
Move beyond text
SimulationSimulation
Scientific FilmsScientific Films
3D Objects3D Objects
TextText
Research DataResearch Data
SoftwareSoftware

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Move beyond text:
Big Data !
Audiovisual
big data
http://blog.aziksa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bigdatacontexts.png

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Worldwide first Digital Object Identifier (DOI) registration agency for
datasets from Science/Technology and Medicine (since 2005)
TIB Service Example:
Digital Object Identifier Registration for Scientific Data

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A TIB Service since January 2015
Provides access to high grade scientific films from the fields of engineering,
architecture, chemistry, computer science, mathematics and physics in
German and English.
http://av.getinfo.de/
TIB Service Example:
TIB|AV-Portal service for audio-visual Information

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The TIB|AV-Portal
Serving Academia and Industry
– including Geoinformatics
TIB collects audiovisual content related to Geoinformatics:
• Geoinformatics-content in German
• German conference proceedings
• International submissions upon request
Benefits:
• Searchable
• Citable (via DOI)
• Sustainable use (preservation)

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New Paradigms:
Big Data Open Science - and Geoinformatics ?
Data
Publications
Science
Communication
Open Science
Journal Articles
Software
Publications
New Role Model
for Science

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Data
Publications
Articles,
Presentations
Science
Communication
Open Science
OSGeo
communities
Journal Articles
Software
Publications
Data
Publications
Software
Publications
OSGeo
Science
Communication
New Role Model
for Science
New Paradigms:
Big Data Open Science - and Geoinformatics ?

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Data
Publications
Articles,
Presentations
Science
Communication
Open Science
OSGeo
communities
Journal Articles
Software
Publications
Data
Publications
Software
Publications
Best practices !
Science
Communication
FOSS4G
Project
RepositoriesVideo
tutorials
OSM, etc.
New Role Model
for Science
New Paradigms:
Big Data Open Science - and Geoinformatics ?

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Data Centers Computation
Centers
Data
Publications
Articles,
Presentations
Science
Communication
Infrastructure
Libraries
Open Science
OSGeo
communities
Journal Articles
Software
Publications
Data
Publications
Software
Publications
Best practices !
Science
Communication
Scientific
Infrastructure
FOSS4G
Project
RepositoriesVideo
tutorials
OSM, etc.
Video
tutorials
New Role Model
for Science
New Paradigms:
Big Data Open Science - and Geoinformatics ?

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Data Centers Computation
Centers
Data
Publications
Articles,
Presentations
Science
Communication
Infrastructure
Libraries
Open Science
OSGeo
communities
Journal Articles
Software
Publications
Data
Publications
Software
Publications
Best practices !
Science
Communication
Scientific
Infrastructure
FOSS4G
Project
RepositoriesVideo
tutorials
OSM, etc.
Video
tutorials
New Role Model
for Science
New Paradigms:
Big Data Open Science - and Geoinformatics ?

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Starting Point: OSGeo Projects
• Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) NGO
• Foundation projects who are selected for membership status
based on their active contribution to foundation projects and
governance.
• German Chapter: FOSSGIS e.V.

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Variety: Recurring topics in OSGeo conferences
Means of access:
• Attend conference (€) => attend presentation (time)
• Study at home:
• Proceedings or video recordings
• Binge-watch all conference videos ?
• A targeted search within video content is needed..
• ..and a mechanism to share the results with others.
How to‘sState of the Art
Bleeding edge
Visionary pitches Harsh realities
Opinions and
Issues
Performance
shoot-outs
FOSSGIS `15:
32 hours of footage ?!
Applies to each
OSGeo project

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OSGeo Projects multiply …
and store their audiovisual information on Youtube..
(Volume + Variety)
End of 2014: Ca. 70.000 videos!
Source: Markus Neteler
http://de.slideshare.net/markusN/from-a-niche-to-a-global-user-community-open-source-gis-and-osgeo
Serious problem

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„An inconvenient truth“
Klump, et. al, Data Publication in the Open Access Initiative, Data Science Journal,
Vol. 5, 15 June 2006 nach Helly, Staudigel & Koppers, 2003, verändert.
Current approach of usage
of (commercial) Web2.0 for
video content:
•Fragile/volatile
•Ineffective searches
•Hardly citable
Censorship !
Advertisements
Scientific-technical
OSGeo content

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„Is YouTube really a trash bin ?“ - Yes, unfortunately
• URL citations break quickly
• What happens „after“ Youtube?
• Migration to new streaming formats ?
• Human error !
• FOSS4G 2014
• VIMEO as video repository
• „Pro account“ expired
• 100 conference recordings lost
• Long term preservation ?
Leave it to the libraries !
Klump, et. al, Data Publication in the Open Access
Initiative, Data Science Journal, Vol. 5, 15 June 2006
nach Helly, Staudigel & Koppers, 2003, verändert.

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AV-Portal
Value adding for Geoinformatics
1. Videos are long time preserved
2. Video quotes for wiki blogging
3. Web 2.0 crowdsourced thematic content mining
4. The road ahead: Linked Open Data (data mining)

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How are we doing so far ?
OSGeo-related content in the TIB|AV-Portal

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Reality Check:
How to access geoinformatics content in the TIB AV-Portal ?
http://av.getinfo.de/

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Reality check:
Citation from a FOSSGIS 2014-presentation
In-video quote by
DOI-Link
Position
im video
Open Source destroys
established business models !
Useful quote!

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Demonstrator 1: Thematic OSGeo-Video-Blogging
Individually annotated
Video quotes (excerpts) via
embedded DOI-links
Open Source destroys
established business modells !

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Demo 2: Brandenburg 3D

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Demo 2: Brandenburg 3D
• Topics covered
1. Innovative Web
Service
2. Geological Data
3. Technical
Implementation
4. Web Service
Standardization
5. 3D Data

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Demo 2: Brandenburg 3D - Mindmap Perspective
Mind map:
Multiple interesting topics ?

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Demo 2: Brandenburg 3D - Mindmap Perspective
Innovative
Service/Added value
Geology
Emerging OGC
standards for 3D
Database
Mind map:
Multiple interesting topics !
Similar content

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Demonstrator 3: Let‘s crowd-mine FOSS4G !
Wordle
Textmining
of abstracts

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Demonstrator 3: Let‘s crowd-mine FOSS4G !
Wordle
Textmining
of abstracts
Thematic grouping of
conference content

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Demonstrator 3: Let‘s crowd-mine FOSS4G !
Wordle
Textmining
of abstracts
Thematic grouping of
conference content
Conference participants can
Assign video quotes
to each leaf !
Online
Community-madeMindmap

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Thanks for listening !
You are awesome
Your videos are awesome
Please preserve them !
peter.loewe@tib.uni-hannover.de