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University of Michigan
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About DLPS
Core units
Who's who in DLPS
History and mission
The Digital Library Production Service is one of several units that comprise the University Library's Digital
Library Initiatives division. It is funded by the Library (with some support from a variety of external sources,
including grants and revenue), and works with other University Library units to provide its services.
The Digital Library Production Service grew out of the Digital Library Program at the University of Michigan.
The unit was formed in 1996 in response to a felt need for production level (twenty four hour a day, seven
days a week) support for digital library resources. DLPS exists to provide ongoing development and
support of digital library content and to provide a clearly articulated framework for production support and
future project activity. The DLPS is responsible for the operation and maintenance of existing and new
collections, including SGML text collections, journal images, museum images, and numeric/spatial data
collections.
More technically, the DLPS is responsible for:
Data loading
Indexing
System management for digital library projects
Application maintenance
Application development
Document/Data structure assessment
Design and development of near term architecture for campus digital libraries
Contracted services to manage digital collections created or owned by campus units
Access services to other institutions, individuals, and organizations
Digital preservation reformatting
DLPS was originally jointly funded by the University Library, the Information Technology Division, the
Media Union, and the School of Information.
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