Publishing historical air photos in Alma Digital
A case study featuring the University of Ottawa Library’s new DAMS
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https://doi.org/10.15353/acmla.n173.5670Keywords:
Aerial imagery, air photos, Alma Digital, DAMS, digital repository, Omni, special collectionsAbstract
Air photos have been used to support GIS-related research projects at the University of Ottawa, particularly in the field of climate science. The University of Ottawa Library houses a large collection of historical paper air photos and have recently increased efforts to further digitize this collection. Traditionally, the photographs have been searchable through a custom ArcGIS Online Web App, but this standalone portal has been limited in the accessibility and discoverability of these resources. In 2021, the University of Ottawa Library implemented Alma Digital as its institutional DAMS, which allowed its digital assets to be searchable directly within the library catalog, Omni. Following the implementation of this DAMS, close to 1,000 of the Library’s digital air photo collection were added to this platform. This has provided a new discovery portal for these digital air photos. Work to improve the discoverability, organization, and description of these resources, as well as numerous digitization projects, is still ongoing.
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