Modeling Hybrid Information Environments:

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Modeling Hybrid Information Environments

• The Librarian and the Super Model
• Kerry Blinco
• Consultant Macquarie University
• Project Manager LIDDAS Project

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AVCC Modelling

• Targeting National Investment
• Identify levels of common infrastructure
• Minimise duplication of effort
• Provide common tools that can be used for service
  differentiation
• Optimise value for money
• Systems Planning Environment
• Clearly articulated service models
• Strong functional and technical models
• Flexible, scaleable and sustainable
  implementations
• Strategic Planning Assumptions
• Assumes a distributed services environment
• Systems must be flexible and based on open
  systems architectures
• Must be integrated with the international
  initiatives

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Directory
Model - Automatically Mediated Document Supply
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Information Service Model
Local Catalogues, indexes
Other Local Info Personnel, Student, Finance,
Circulation
Authentication services
External Catalogues, indexes
Aggregators Intermediaries Utilities
Suppliers . Libraries, commercial suppliers,
etc.
Collections, Repositories
Assett Access Delivery Services
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Information Service Model
LIDDAS
Local Catalogues, indexes
Other Local Systems Personnel, Student, Finance,
Circulation
Authentication Systems
Authentication Services
External Catalogues, indexes
Aggregators Intermediaries Utilities
Suppliers . Libraries, commercial suppliers,
etc.
Collections, Repositories
Assett Access Delivery Servies
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Information Service Model
LIDDAS
Local Catalogues, indexes
Other Local Systems Personnel, Student, Finance,
Circulation
Authentication Services
External Catalogues, indexes
Aggregators Intermediaries Utilities
Suppliers . Libraries, commercial suppliers,
etc.
Collections, Repositories
Assett Access Delivery Systems
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Information Service Model
PRIDE
LIDDAS
Local Catalogues, indexes
Other Local Systems Personnel, Student, Finance,
Circulation
Authentication Systems
PRIDE -Other Asset Descriptions
External Catalogues, indexes
Aggregators Intermediaries Utilities
PRIDE
Suppliers . Libraries, commercial suppliers,
etc.
Collections, Repositories
Assett Access Delivery Systems
PRIDE - X-500
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Customer Service
Value Added Services
Customer Interface
Service Infrastructure
Core Services - Management Access
Service Description
Asset Description
Information Assets
Support Infrastructure
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Customer Service
Mediation Services Evaluative Services Quality
Analysis Resource discovery Gateway
Services Electronic Commerce
Electronic Interfaces Physical Interfaces Dynamic
Personalised Landsacapes Role, Technology ,
skill Portals
Customer Interface
Value Added Services
Service Infrastructure
Digital and physical preservation Digital and
physical access Asset / Service Management Asset
/Service Description Management
Directories Search and Discovery Authentication
and Access Management
Core Services - Management Access
Asset representation Catalog, indexing. Metadata D
ocument descriptions (RDF, Dublin Core etc)
Directory entries
Service representation Directory
entries (Organisations Services Profiles Proxies)
Service Description
Asset Description
Digital objects Physical objects Collections,
Repositories
Information Assets
Support Infrastructure
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BUSINESS VISON IT VISION
US Dept Treasury EITA
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User Access to Core Systems and Services
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VISP The Problem Solution Space
User Access to Core Systems and Services
User Info Profile Info Services Domains Directory
Databases Application Specific
Anon Users Loyalty Number Magnetic Card Bar
Code Password/PIN Smart Card Certificates Privileg
es
Loyal Customers EFT Travel Restaurants Holidays Br
owsing Hosting
Tele Phones Airports Internet Intra net Extra
net Kiosks WEB TV Seat Screens
Public Loyalty Customers Passengers Staff Contract
ors Business Partners Alliances
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IMS System Components
User
Web Client
Resource Discovery Service
Learning Environment
Referral
User Profiles
Asset Management System
Administration
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Modeling principles

• Develop service models
• - in context, - modular
• Multiple views of architectural and
  infrastructure models
• Mulitplicity of application combinations
  implementing the models
• System models define system boundaries - internal
  and external
• Define standards used across boundaries
• Work to develop or enhance standard/ application
  gaps
• Keep an eye on the question marks
• Watch the horizon
• Keep on refining and extending

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Modelling the Hybrid..

• Does Hybrid matter?
• Where in the architecture does Hybrid matter?
• Managing Complexity
• Will changing the Hybrid change the model?
• Who else can we work with?
• What can we learn
• What do we have to offer