Consists of the following components which are purchased separately

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DigiTool 3.0 Digital Repository

• Consists of the following components (which are
  purchased separately)
• Resource Discovery
• Web based deposit (including authorisation)
• Full Text Index Manager
• JPEG 2000 Viewer (currently Leeds uses a Zoomify)
• OAI
• Z39.50
• X-Server (XML interface which can be searched by
  third part systems
• Test Server (to test updates etc)
• Training (3 days suggested by ExLibris)

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DigiTool 3.0 Digital Repository

• Cost of DigiTool is based upon
• Number of Objects in repository (minimum 25,000)
• Number of Concurrent Depositors (minimum 1)
• Number of Concurrent Resource Discovery Users
  (minimum 10)

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DigiTool Metadata Support

• Currently schemas supported DC, Qualified DC,
  EAD, METS (sort of), MARCXML
• Schemas supported in version 3.5 MODS, VRA,
  PREMIS, further Improvements to METS

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DigiTool 3.0 Digital Repository

• Uses Oracle as the backend database.
• Leeds collections currently sitting on the
  ExLibris remote server but being moved to our
  MIDESS Sun Unix server located in ISS at Leeds
  on 7th May.

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Authentication in DigiTool

• LDAP
• Shibboleth
• IP restrictions
• Expiry date

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DigiTool features include

• Detailed reporting facility
• Readily available APIs
• Bulk upload and export
• Integration with a Storage Area Network (SAN)
• Browse via thumbnail

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What Improvements Id like to see included in
DigiTool

• Drag and Drop creation of Metadata schemas
• Better E-learning support (SCORM, IMS, LOM etc)
• Incorporation of a payment system so users can
  purchase material from the repository (for that
  material that cant be open source)
• SRU/SRW support (Web Services)

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• The Leeds Pilot DigiTool Repository
• http//ex-lo-bma.exlibrisgroup.com8881/
• Zoomify
• http//www.leeds.ac.uk/library/midess/zoom/