We laid out pages using HTML to visualize the repository design for the patron searching full text content. These pages are set up to simulate the discovery and reading process. Some minimal navigation is active, and the Table of contents can be viewed. Take a look at the design prototype.

We developed a directory of metadata entries culled from several sources: 1) the OACIS catalog, 2) gathering web pages from academic sources, 3) compiling links to popular online magazines, and 4) experimenting with OAI harvesting. We designed a basic front-end to permit searching of these various data types and to begin usability testing. View a Demo of the Metadata Directory View a Demo of the Metadata Directory

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Using lessons learned from the two earlier design tasks, and working with the repository framework provided by Fedora, we began expermenting with digitized pages from selected journals to learn how best to provide for searching Arabic text deposited in the repository.

View a Demo of converting Arabic text via Sakhr OCR software

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View a Demo of converting Arabic text via VERUS OCR software

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