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190 · Representative Documents: Managing Digital Assets WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Digital Project Support Framework http://digital.wustl.edu/create/Digital_Project_Framework_Rev_L.doc 6.4 Digital Library As part of their ongoing efforts to support education and scholarship, Washington University is building a core Digital Library that includes digitized versions of materials already held by the Libraries, some scholarly digital work created by faculty, and possibly other licensed resources. The central Digital Library will adopt an appropriate digital asset management system that stores collections, includes metadata that describe them, manages access to these collections, and facilitates delivery to users. It will present and provide access to content across many format types through a single web-based point-of-access site. A central digital production facility will ensure ease of digital creation workflow, conformity to accepted standards, and inclusion in the Digital Library. The University will adopt guidelines for digital projects and a procedure for the development of digital projects including intellectual property issues, creation of metadata, and production support. 6.5 Alternative Digital Services The Digital Library will be an excellent resource for many members of the university community who are looking to digitize collections. It is important to note, though, that other options, such as building a project whose content is housed on an external server and whose presentation interface is housed on a school server, may better meet the scholarly needs of some researchers. These decisions are best made on a case by case basis after consulting with members of the digital community, such as Digital library Services or the Humanities Digital Workshop. 6.6 The Digital Project Web Portal Finally, the University will create a digital project web portal that links to all sponsored digital projects on campus. The portal can also include important information such as policy documents and news announcements about digital work at the University.