University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center - Complex Content models

At the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center (UWDCC), we are working on creating a set of interlinked, loosely-coupled atomistic content models that enable us to present complex hierarchies of objects and media types in self-contained logical bundles.  We have developed our models with these three requirements in mind:

1. Scalability.  New kinds of objects should not necessarily mean new content models.  A well-crafted small set of models should be able to encompass a very large variety of different kinds of objects.
2. Reuse. Media objects should be able to be reused in many different logical objects, with few or no dependencies placed upon them.
3. Flexibility.  Objects should be able to be easily mixed and matched in a variety of different contexts, with different perspectives on an object made available, depending on the path the end user takes to the object. 

View our Open Repositories 2009 presentation - Download the presentation

A sample postcard object using our content models