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1. EXAMINING TECHINICAL ISSUES OF
THE WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY IN
UGANDA
CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS
by
Sarah Kaddu
sarkaddu@yahoo.com
&
Ezra Kalule ICADLA 2 Conference, 17th- 18th
ezrakalule@gmail.com November, 2011 at the University
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of Witwatersrand, RSA
2. AGENDA
Background information on the WDL
Aim of WDL
Principle objectives of WDL
WDL in Uganda
Objectives of the study
Methodology
Findings
The way forward
Conclusion
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3. Background information on the WDL
WDL -Internet based information resource co-
sponsored by the LC and UNESCO
In 2005, Dr James Billington approached
UNESCO
with a proposal - an online collection of
unique materials - to access the documented
heritage
The LC and UNESCO entered into an agreement
to develop a prototype of the Digital Library
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4. Background information on the WDL
cont’d…
This prototype was developed by LC and
UNESCO
in collaboration with five others namely: the Bibliotheca
Alexandrina of Alexandria, Egypt;
the National Library of Brazil;
the National Library of Egypt;
the National Library of Russia; and
the Russian State Library.
The Prototype was launched at the 2007
UNESCO General Conference 4
5. Background information on
the WDL cont’d…
On 21 April 2009 at the UNESCO
Headquarters, UNESCO and 32 partner
institutions launched the World Digital
Library
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6. AIM OF WDL
Makes available on the Internet, free of charge
and in multilingual format, significant
primary materials from countries and
cultures around the world.
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7. PRINCIPLE OBJECTIVES OF WDL
Promote international and intercultural
understanding and awareness
Expand multilingual and culturally diverse
content on the Internet
Provide resources to educators and
contribute to scholarly research
Build knowledge and capacity in the
developing world and help to narrow the
digital divide.
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8. WDL IN UGANDA
General objective:
To trace Uganda‟s history- PEST
Guided by - “Unity in diversity - the coming
together as a nation through
documentation, preservation and dissemination of
Uganda cultural heritage home and abroad”
Specific objectives:
Promoting Uganda‟s heritage worldwide
Contributing to the promotion of regional
cooperation
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9. Specific objectives of WDL in
Uganda cont’d..
Bringing together Uganda national heritage
in one space for use - intellectuals and the
general Ugandan public
Conserving and preserving Uganda‟s
heritage – presently, documentation of
Uganda‟s history and cultures is in a very
bad state.
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10. Examples of the poor physical state of
materials in Uganda
Tooro Kingdom Archive
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11. Objectives of the study
Examination of the technical services
involved in the digitisation process;
Isolation/identification of challenges faced
in executing the technical processes; and
Identification of strategies for
improvement.
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12. Methodology
through analysis of the WDL relevant
literature on the technical processes in
general and the WDL Uganda in particular;
participant observation of the technical
processes;
Staff /employees Focus Group Discussions
and
the authors‟ personal experiences.
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14. Findings- Identification of
digitisable cultural materials
Discussions with partner institutions
Meetings with other stakeholders
Consultative meetings with the Task Force
Committee
World Digital Library Website should
include items related to religion, politics
and culture
WDL (Uganda) Staff visit partner/contributors and
potential institutions to sensitize about WDL
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15. Findings- Identification of digitisable
cultural materials cont’d…
Meetings are also held - contributors who later
formalize the identification process with
signing an agreement
Materials collected include:
books from the early missionary travels;
Agreements signed by the British with the various tribal rulers for
example, Muteesa I, the King of Buganda, who wrote the letter to
Queen Victoria of England
the first catechisms in the various Ugandan languages; pictures
(drawings and photos) of the 1870s – 1920s; first issues of
newspapers – in various languages;
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16. Findings- Identification of digitisable
cultural materials cont’d…
first Ugandan money;
pictures that show the tribal rulers in the late 19th and
early 20th centuries; traditional dress and Royal regalia
of various tribes; pictures from the independence day
celebrations,
old maps of the original districts of Uganda,
Maps of Islands such as those around L. Victoria like
Mgingo and Ugingo
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17. Scanning /Digitising of cultural
heritage materials
identified and selected digitisable materials are
brought to the NLU to the Conservator to assess
their physical state
He examines:
whether the items were affected by insects so as to treat
them;
whether the paper is very brittle to be scanned;
whether scanning could be done without any binding, etc.
Further instructions are made to the scanners to follow
when scanning.
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18. Scanning /Digitising of cultural
heritage materials cont’d…
The basic hardware used in scanning include:
computers to store and display the images a scanned.
Images may be saved to the hard disk of the
computer connected to the scanner or to another
computer
Scanners/digital cameras- I2S Suprascan II are used.
Further, at NLU, Digibook, xnview and Adobe
Photoshop software are used.
Images are saved eith in JPEG or TIFF
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19. Metadata
At NLU, the Metadata process requires the
Metadata officer to know:
Ms Access, MODS (Metadata Object
Description Schema) - a descriptive metadata
standard, Oxygen XML Editor 11.0, Oxygen
and Exist XML database (exist XML
database).
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20. Preservation and Conservation
of Digitisable Materials
Preservation, Conservation & Restoration
concepts
Selection for Preservation
Vulnerability to Loss or Deterioration
Value or Uniqueness
Condition and Use
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22. Creation of the Uganda Digital
Repository
NLU is creating a Digital Repository of the
WDL (U) output from all stakeholders
Which will be accessible freely to end-users
both within and outside of the institution.
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23. Challenges
Legal Aspects
Technical Support
Difficulty in digitizing materials
New challenges in metadata creation
and management
Numerous Metadata Standards and
Schemas
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24. Other challenges experienced by
WDL, Uganda include:
Demand for compensation in exchange of
ideas and digitisable materials which drains
the limited financial resources.
Ignorance and negligence of indigenous
knowledge and its documentation leading to
unsystematic collection and digitization.
Hash climate, making materials brittle or
susceptible to fire, etc.
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25. Other challenges experienced by
WDL, Uganda cont’d…
Lack of guidelines in „metadataling‟ African
based information resources
Maintenance of metadata records e.g failing
to put a see reference where changes have
occurred.
Lack of preservation materials, tools and
equipment, coupled with technical inabilities 25
26. Other challenges cont’d…
Maintenance of the most essential
equipment is limited, with spare parts hardly
available.
The absence of exemplary regional centers
that continuously offer training to young
professionals (especially conservators
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27. The Way forward
WDL (U) Marketing and Public Relations
Participation of key stakeholders
WDL (U) infrastructure and facilities
Training of required personnel
Funding
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28. Conclusion
Although there are challenges in WDL (U)
Project, Management, staff and other
stakeholders are determined to make it
successful so that Uganda participates in the
international network of cultural exchange and
development.
„The struggle continues‟ „Alta continua‟.
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