The International Online Bibliography of Dada An OPACBased

The International Online Bibliography of Dada An OPAC-Based Digital Initiative at the University of Iowa TIMOTHY SHIPE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA NAUUG 2003 IOWA CITY 2 JUNE 2003

Outline l What was Dada? l What is the International Dada Archive? l What is the International Online Bibliography of Dada? l What is the Digital Dada Library?

Outline (continued) l Establishing the database l Workflow for retrospective conversion l Special features of the bibliographic records l Links from the Online Bibliography to the Digital Library l Future Directions

What was Dada? l. A literary and artistic movement in Europe and elsewhere, flourishing from 1916 -1923

Brief History of Dada l Founded in Zurich in 1916 by expatriate artists in protest against World War I l Spread to other countries following the war l Dissolved as a movement by 1923 l Gave rise to vital trends and movements in art and literature from the 1920 s to the 1950 s

Geographic Centers of Dada l Zurich l Berlin l Paris l Hanover l Netherlands l New York l Etc. (Spain, Croatia, Italy, Japan …)

Characteristics of Dada (I) l Cabaret performances l Street theater (“guerilla theater”) l Use of chance operations l Collage l “Found objects” or “readymades” l Innovative typography l Sound and visual poetry

Characteristics of Dada (II) l The machine as art l Interest in “non-Western” art forms (“Primitivism”) l Political/social satire and caricature l Generally to the Left politically l Broke boundaries between art forms l Provoked or insulted the audience

The International Dada Archive l The world’s most comprehensive collection of documents related to the Dada movement l Founded in 1979 at the University of Iowa l Prof. Rudolf E. Kuenzli, Director l Timothy Shipe, Curator l Supported by NEH and Jerome Foundation grants, 1980 -1984

The Collection (Where) l. A “virtual collection” (dispersed throughout the University of Iowa Libraries): – – – Main Library open stacks Special Collections Art Library Dada Archive office Online resources Etc.

The Collection (What) l Rare, original documents of the Dada period (books, periodicals, some manuscripts) l Later editions of the Dadaists’ writings l Secondary material (books, essays, periodical articles, etc. ) l Microfilms made by the Dada Archive in collections in Europe and North America

The International Dada Archive (Web Pages) l http: //www. lib. uiowa. edu/dada/ (Home page of the Dada Archive) l http: //www. lib. uiowa. edu/dada/archive. html (An article on the Dada movement and the Dada Archive)

The International Dada Archive (Web Pages) l http: //sdrc. lib. uiowa. edu/dada/collection. htm (The Dada Digital Library) l http: //www. lib. uiowa. edu/dada/oasis. html (The International Online Bibliography of Dada)

The International Online Bibliography of Dada l The catalog of the International Dada Archive l The most comprehensive bibliography of the Dada movement l Over 49, 000 entries (of which around 85% are analytics)

The Digital Dada Library l Scanned images of primary documents of Dada l Originals housed in Special Collections l Currently 123 items (5, 400 page images) l http: //sdrc. lib. uiowa. edu/dada/collection. htm

Establishing the Database l Designed 1998 -1999 using OASIS (Iowa’s NOTIS catalog) l Technical side handled by Donna Hirst and Sue Julich l Implemented February 1999 l Includes all new titles added since that date

Retrospective Conversion l Existing card catalog of ca. 47, 000 titles l One-year University of Iowa Arts and Humanities Initiative Collaborative Grant l Collaborators: Donna Hirst, Timothy Shipe, Rudolf Kuenzli l By end of grant, conversion 60% complete l By May 2003, conversion 99% complete

Workflow l l l Bulk of work done by 4 student library assistants (including 2 art history students) Students identified main entry cards and affixed color-coded tabs by format Supervisor created templates Students used templates to create records for manuscripts and analytics Students copied monographic records from main library catalog into Dada catalog Supervisor reviewed students’ inputting

Characteristics of the Bibliographic Records l Preponderance of analytic records – Use of 773 field (host item entry) – Bibliographic level of ‘a’ (in leader)

Characteristics of the Bibliographic Records l Preponderance of analytic records – Use of 773 field (host item entry) – Bibliographic level of ‘a’ (in leader) l 590 notes to indicate repository

Characteristics of the Bibliographic Records l Preponderance of analytic records – Use of 773 field (host item entry) – Bibliographic level of ‘a’ (in leader) l 590 notes to indicate repository l 856 links to Digital Dada Library

Data Conversion (NOTIS to ALEPH) Advantages l Easier use of templates l Easier record duplication l Better “cut and paste” (especially for 773 field) l “Hot links” implemented

Links to Digital Dada Library l From monographic record to scanned book l From serials record to scanned periodical l From individual article, poem, etc. to page in scanned periodical issue

Possible Future Directions l Creating full TEI versions of documents in Digital Dada Library l Explore use of Digi. Tool and/or SFX to increase efficiency