Building a Searchable Database for Duke Universitys Korean Video Collection Dr. Kristina Troost Miree Ku Duke University.

Building a Searchable DatabaseforDuke University’sKorean Video Collection

Dr. Kristina TroostMiree Ku

Duke University

Introduction

Overview Purpose Issues Methods Outcomes

Overview

Duke’s Korean collection development Strong demands for Korean Studies Initiative as a leading Korean collection

in Southeast region East Asian Collection

http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/ Asian & African Languages & Literature

(AALL)http://www.duke.edu/web/aall/

Overview (continued)

Korean Audio/Visual Collection at Duke Supports Korean language program and

courses in Korean literature and film studies

Strong demand for Korean film/DVD collection

Build a searchable Korean video collection database, which can be expanded for other collections at Duke

Purpose User-friendly searchable database for

Korean collection User’s searching abilities and behaviors in

accessing information Easy to access to Korean resources Improve information retrieval

Support Korean collection management Quality control Selection guide for collection development

Issues

General issues Inconsistent use of Romanization rule Inconsistent use of space - word division Insufficient information in the cataloging records Need for searchable Korean collection resources

Specific issues at Duke Unsearchable by Korean scripts No Korean specialist in the past

Methods

PHP/MySQL Unicode based User-friendly interface with a simple

design Data input from library catalog records “Additional Information” field for

effective information retrieval “Roman field” for efficient search

regarding the diacritics or spaces

Duke’s Korean Video Collection Search

Search box for title, director, actor/actress in any Korean, English, or Romanization scripts

Browse all videos

Browse by categories: Feature Films, TV Dramas and Documentary Films

Link the Video Call Number to Duke’s Online Catalog for location or MARC record

User-friendly interface with a simple design

Search result by actor’s name , “ 안성기”

Search result by actor’s name , “ 안성기”

Search result by “ 클래식필름” or “classic film”

Search result by “ 클래식필름” or “classic film”

Data Input

Additional Information / Roman field

Additional Information / Roman field

Additional Information / Roman field

Additional Information / Roman field (continued)

Additional Information / Roman field (continued)

Additional Information / Roman field (continued)

Add additional searchable information

Add additional searchable information

Keyword Search by “Aje aje para aje (아제아제바라아제 )” without space in Romanization

Keyword Search by “Aje aje para aje (아제아제바라아제 )” without space in Romanization

Keyword Search by “Aje aje para aje (아제아제바라아제 )” without space in Romanization

Keyword Search by “Aje aje para aje (아제아제바라아제 )” without space in Romanization

Same Search in this Database

Same Search in this Database

Browsing all videos

Browsing all videos

Categorization of Videos

Categorization of Videos

Categorize into Korean Feature Films, TV Dramas and Documentary Films

Categorize into Korean Feature Films, TV Dramas and Documentary Films

Link the Video Call Number to Duke’s Online Catalog

for location or full view of record

Link the Video Call Number to Duke’s Online Catalog

for location or full view of record

Consistent search result by “ 대장금” , “Tae changgum”, or “Dae jang geum” regardless of scripts, different Romanization inscription, or space

Search by “Tae changgum” at Duke online catalog

Search result

Search result

Adding the variant title to improve information retrieval

Adding the variant title to improve information retrieval

All records from online catalog and database

All records from online catalog and database

All records from online catalog and database

Outcomes

Simple and easy searching Managing inconsistency - space or diacritics Additional information input not covered by

cataloging rules Integrated browsing Useful collection management tool

Error checking for the existing records Serendipity Information sharing with other libraries

Outcomes (continued)

Expandability Korean book collections Table of contents in Korean literature Adaptable to other languages

Efficient integrated workflow Selection list Acquisition list

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