Software
We propose that the collection be organized using The BioCASe Provider Software. As advised by the preservation plan (see Preservation section), this is 'an XML data binding middleware for publishing data from a relational database to an information network'. After installing BioCASe and configuring it for our given database, the published information will be accessible as a BioCASe web service, which means it can be retrieved with BioCASe protocol requests and will be freely and universally accessible on the Internet. The Provider Software is 'agnostic of the data model used for data publication and can be used in conjunction with any conceptual schema'. The core component is the 'PyWrapper, an XML/CGI database interface written in Python that allows a standardized access to a variety of database management systems and arbitrarily structured databases'.
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The collection developer hired should be familiar with the subject material, vocabulary, and schema, as well as the content management system (Kennedy, 2008). If possible, given the scientific nature of the collection, more than one cataloger should be hired; 1) a Lepidoptera specialist for vocabulary and material knowledge, 2) a content management system and schema expert.
We hope to use this Access database as a basis to develop a web-based metadata creation system that will directly connect to the Medusa preservation system (See Preservation section) and allow for a seamless description and preservation workflow.
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Refences
Kennedy, M. R. (2008). Nine questions to guide you in choosing a metadata schema. Journal of Digital Information, 9(1). Retrieved from https://journals.tdl.org/jodi/index.php/jodi/article/view/226
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