1	Digital Emblematica and the OpenEmblem Portal at the University of Illinois Nuala Koetter nabennet@uiuc.edu
2	What is an emblem? Multi-medial publications of the 17th and 18th centuries Three constitutive elements—a motto, a woodcut or engraving and an explanatory poem More than the sum of its parts
3	"Author - Pfann" Author - Pfann, Johann, fl. 1626-1670 Title - Aigentlicher Abriß… Motto (Latin) - Hoc mage castigat DEUS hunc, quo charior ipsi. Motto (German) - So macht's das Herr, das nichts den gut. / Je lieber das Kind, je stärker die Rute. / Seine Züchtigung nicht gering du acht / Und nur allein das Ende betracht. Topos - Control emotions; Spare the rod, spoil the child; Whip as discipline; Untamed horse Theme - Necessity of discipline Descriptors - Horse; Hand from heaven; Cloud; Whip; Landscape, etc.
4	"Author - Sporck" Author - Sporck, Franz Anton, Graf von, 1662-1738 Title - Geistliche Todts-Gedancken Motto (German) - Der Bettler Topos - Dance of Death; Heaven and hell Theme - Inevitable death; Reward and punishment Descriptors - man; beggar; bowl; coin; gold; sword; weapon; skeleton; Death; fire; cloud; heaven; hell
5	"Author - Isselburg" Author - Isselburg, Peter, ca. 1568-ca. 1630 Title - Emblemata Politica In Aula Magna Curiae Noribergensis Depicta. Motto (Latin) - Sic Orbis iter. Topos - World on the crayfish, crayfish as indirectness Theme - Crookedness of the world Descriptors - lobster; crayfish; orb; globe; world
6	“Digital Emblematica” 650 Emblem books < 70 German emblem books 7,000 emblems 15 books now digitized (800+ images) Uses CONTENTdm software http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/emblems
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10	Using CONTENTdm? Advantages – Ease of use; Monograph records; Mapping to DC; OAI compatibility, etc. Disadvantage – (ver. 3.5 vs. 3.6) OAI mapping
11	Harvesting Emblem Records The OpenEmblem Portal Uses Internet Scout Portal Toolkit, (University of Wisconsin)
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18	Future plans? Iconclass OAI harvesting – individual records Harvest other institutional records (Glasgow, HAB, Mnemosyne, etc.) New participants on portal New discussion fora New funding…