Muslim Philanthropy Digital Library

Scope

The Muslim Philanthropy Digital Library (MPDL) makes widely available a repository of the world’s knowledge on all forms of philanthropy as expressed through original documents, reports, graphics, and registrations, as well as scholarly analysis in Muslim majority countries and communities worldwide.

The MPDL includes the following series:

• Bint al-Nil Journal Articles
• Muslim Philanthropy Digital Library Documents
• Philanthropy and Civic Engagement Visual Exhibition
• Voices of Philanthropy

Provenance

The MPDL is a collaborative effort between the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement and the Rare Books and Special Collections Library (RBSCL). The Gerhart Center is responsible for collecting, digitizing, and describing content related to civic engagement in Islam, and the RBSCL hosts the collection in the Rare Books and Special Collections Digital Library.

The MPDL is currently housed in DAR, however, pending CONTENTdm's ability to process Arabic script, the collections will be moved to the Rare Books and Special Collections Digital Library (RBSCDL).

Capture Specifications

Images scanned prior to January 2011 may not follow the standards described below.

Scanning specifications for 2 dimensional objects, including photos, slides, film, transparencies, negatives, books, papers, records, and visual art, are based on the Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Cultural Heritage Materials published by the Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative Still Image Working Group and the UVa Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Cultural Heritage Materials.

Preservation Master

Size	Resolution	Compression	Dimensions	Bit Depth	Mode	Format	Edits
35 mm	4000 ppi	None	Sized to match original, no magnification or reduction.	24	RGB	image/tiff	None
4 x 5 in.; 10 x 13 cm.; 100 x 130mm.	1200 ppi	None	Sized to match original, no magnification or reduction.	24	RGB	image/tiff	None
8 x 10 in.; 205 x 50mm.	800 ppi	None	Sized to match original, no magnification or reduction.	24	RGB	image/tiff	None
Letter; Legal; A4; A3	600 ppi	None	Sized to match original, no magnification or reduction.	24	RGB	image/tiff	None

Delivery Master

Size	Resolution	Compression	Dimensions	Bit Depth	Mode	Format	Edits
35 mm	4000 ppi	None	Sized to match original, no magnification or reduction.	24	RGB	image/tiff	Cropping, color correction, image rotation
4 x 5 in.; 10 x 13 cm.; 100 x 130mm.	1200 ppi	None	Sized to match original, no magnification or reduction.	24	RGB	image/tiff	Cropping, color correction, image rotation
8 x 10 in.; 205 x 50mm.	800 ppi	None	Sized to match original, no magnification or reduction.	24	RGB	image/tiff	Cropping, color correction, image rotation
Letter; Legal; A4; A3	600 ppi	None	Sized to match original, no magnification or reduction.	24	RGB	image/tiff	Cropping, color correction, image rotation

Delivery

Size	Resolution	Compression	Dimensions	Bit Depth	Mode	Format	Edits
35 mm	4000 ppi	Lossless	Sized to match original, no magnification or reduction.	24	RGB	image/jp2	None
4 x 5 in.; 100 x 130mm.	1200 ppi	Lossless	Sized to match original, no magnification or reduction.	24	RGB	image/jp2, application/pdf	OCR
8 x 10 in.; 205 x 50mm.	800 ppi	Lossless	Sized to match original, no magnification or reduction.	24	RGB	image/jp2, application/pdf	OCR
Letter; Legal; A4; A3	600 ppi	Lossless	Sized to match original, no magnification or reduction.	24	RGB	image/jp2, application/pdf	OCR

Accepted File Formats

The MPDL accepted file formats and conversion file formats are based on the Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Cultural Heritage Materials published by the Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative Still Image Working Group and the UVa Library Internal Production Digitization Standards.

The MPDL accepts the following:

• Microsoft Word Docment (.doc or .docx)
• OpenDocument Text (.odt)
• Portable Document Format (.pdf)
• Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt or .pptx)
• OpenDocument Presentation (.odp)
• Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (.xls or .xlsx)
• OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods)
• Joint Photographic Experts Groups (.jpg)
• Tagged Image File Format (.tif)
• OpenDocument Graphics (.odg)
• Broadcast Wave Format (.wav)
• MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III (.mp3)
• Audio Video Interleave (.avi)
• MPEG-4 Part 14 (.mp4)

File Names

Use the following formula to create file names for the Muslim Philanthropy Digital Library documents:

MPDL - Contributor - ###

• MPDL refers to the collection.
• Contributor refers to the MPDL contributor.
• ### refers to the item number.

Examples

MPDL-KingKhalidFoundation-001
MPDL-KingKhalidFoundation-002

Directory Structure

Use the following hierarchy template to organize images:

• Collection Title
  • Contributor
    • Item

Example

• Muslim Philanthropy Digital Library
  • Preservation Master
    • King Khalid Foundation
      • MPDL-KingKhalidFoundation-001.pdf
      • MPDL-KingKhalidFoundation-002.pdf

Metadata

Description

The descriptive metadata scheme used for describing MPDL materials is derived from the fifteen terms of the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1 and their refining properties defined in DCMI Metadata Terms. Best Practices for CONTENTdm and other OAI-PMH compliant Repositories: Creating Shareable Metadata, authored by the CONTENTdm Metadata Working Group was also consulted.

Muslim Philanthropy Digital Library Documents

Field Name	Scope Note	Example	Required
Title	Enter a brief but descriptive title in English. If describing a publication, transcribe the title exactly as written in English or enter an English translation of the Arabic title. Capitalize the first word of the title, and enter in lowercase all other words except proper nouns. Do not include initial articles, unless an integral part of the title and/or provided by the creator as the true title. This allows the system to index by title alphabetically.	Corporate philanthropy in Pakistan 2008: survey of public listed companies: an exploratory survey on the nature and dimensions of corporate giving in Pakistan	✓
Alternative Title	Use for other titles the resource may be known by, alternate spellings, transliterations, MARC title statement, etc. Capitalize the first word of the title, and enter in lowercase all other words except proper nouns. Do not move initial articles to the end.	شركات الأعمال الخيرية في باكستان عام 2008: مسح للشركات عامة مدرجة: مسح استكشافية حول طبيعة وأبعاد إعطاء الشركات في باكستان
Author	Enter a name from the Library of Congress Name Authority File. If an authorized name is not found in the Library of Congress Name Authority File, create one based on RDA rules.	Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy
Publisher	Enter a name from the Library of Congress Name Authority File. If an authorized name is not found in the Library of Congress Name Authority File, create one based on RDA rules.	Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy
Abstract	Enter the abstract as copied directly from the text. Enter translated abstracts in a second Abstract field. Separate English and Arabic abstracts with a semicolon.	Business is the cornerstone of prosperity in society; companies create the resources that contribute to social welfare and development. Corporate Philanthropy was formerly assumed to be an extension of the charitable interest of corporate leadership, has transformed in the last decade into an integral part of a company's DNA with companies now strategically working to incorporate their giving in their business models. The report is an attempt to document and recognise the philanthropic contribution of a segment of the corporate sector, (Public listed companies) PLCs, in Pakistan.; الأعمال هي حجر الزاوية في الازدهار في المجتمع؛ شركات خلق الموارد التي تساهم في تحقيق الرفاه الاجتماعي والتنمية. وكان من المفترض سابقا العمل الخيري للشركات لتكون امتدادا لاهتمام القيادة الخيرية للشركات، وتحولت في العقد الأخير أصبح جزءا لا يتجزأ من الحمض النووي للشركة مع شركات تعمل الآن من الناحية الاستراتيجية لدمج عطائهم في نماذج الأعمال الخاصة بهم. هذا التقرير هو محاولة لتوثيق والاعتراف بمساهمة خيرية من شريحة من قطاع الشركات، (شركات عامة مدرجة) الشركات المحدودة العامة، في باكستان.
Description	Enter supplemental descriptive information such as a free text summary. End field with a period. Avoid simply restating the title.	The survey for 2008 is the fifth in a line of research publications on Corporate Philanthropy by the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP). According to "Corporate Philanthropy in Pakistan: The Case of Public Listed Companies, 2000-2003," the Centre initiated annual surveys from 2004 to 2007 that documented the philanthropic contributions of Public Listed Companies (PLCs). Following the pattern of previous PCP surveys, this survey ranks the surveyed PLCs by the total volume of donations and the volume of donations as a percentage of Profit Before Tax (PBT). Additionally, the report provides insight into the giving trends of the Commercial Banking sector.; المسح لعام 2008 هو الخامس في سلسلة من منشورات البحوث في الأعمال الخيرية للشركات من قبل مركز باكستان للأعمال الخيرية (PCP). وفقا ل "الأعمال الخيرية للشركات في باكستان: حالة شركات عامة مدرجة، 2000-2003"، بدأ مركز الدراسات السنوية 2004-2007 التي وثقت التبرعات الخيرية من شركات عامة مدرجة (الشركات المحدودة العامة). بعد هذا النمط من الدراسات الاستقصائية PCP السابقة، وهذا المسح صفوف الشركات المحدودة العامة استطلعت إجمالي حجم التبرعات وحجم التبرعات كنسبة مئوية من الأرباح قبل اقتطاع الضرائب (PBT). وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، يقدم التقرير نظرة ثاقبة على الاتجاهات اعطاء القطاع المصرفي التجاري.
Name	Use to record a person, family or corporate body that is the subject of the item being described. For example, enter the names of people pictured in a photograph in this field. Do not include the name of the creator unless he/she is also the subject of the item. Refer to the list of approved Names below.		✓
Topic	Library of Congress Subject Headings should be used to record specific topical information about the image and its context to the collection. Additionally, when describing items that are graphic in nature, such as photographs, use Subjects. Include terms for places such as in this field if the object being described relates directly to the location. For example, an aerial photograph of Luxor should include Luxor (Egypt) in this field. Refer to the list of approved Topics below.	Corporations--Charitable contributions; Financial institutions--Charitable contributions; Philanthropy; Social responsibility of business	✓
Keyword	Use this field to enter creator/contributor/donor-supplied keywords. Refer to the list of approved Keywords below.	Cultures of giving
Location	Look up terms in the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. List multiple entries separated by a semicolon in order of decreasing specificity. Refer to the list of approved Locations below.	Pakistan; South Asia; Asia	✓
Date Created	Format the date according ISO 8601 standard: YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM YYYY YYYY-YYYY If the date is entirely unknown, do not enter text like “undated.” Instead, narrow the date to a date range, e.g. 1900-1999. List multiple entries separated by a semicolon in chronological order.	2008	✓
Date Submitted	Format the date according ISO 8601 standard: YYYY-MM-DD YYYY-MM YYYY YYYY-YYYY If the date is entirely unknown, do not enter text like “undated.” Instead, narrow the date to a date range, e.g. 1900-1999. List multiple entries separated by a semicolon in chronological order.	2011	✓
Type	Enter the characteristic and general type of content of the resource. Look up terms using the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Type Vocabulary. Refer to the list of approved Types below.	Text	✓
Format	Enter Internet Media Type.	application/pdf	✓
Extent	Enter dimensions of original in W x H unit or measurement, using the metric system (e.g. mm. or cm.) or digital image measurement (e.g. px.). Abbreviate units, such as px. or mm. End each unit of measurement with a period. Include the number of pages when applicable, in ### p. format. End p with a period.	17.5 x 11.5 in.; 27 p.	✓
Medium	Enter original format or medium information in this field. Look up terms in the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus.	surveys (documents)	✓
Language	Enter the ISO 639-1 Language Code for items with linguistic content. Leave this field blank if there is no linguistic content.	en	✓
Identifier	Enter a unique identifier. The identifier should be the same as the directory and correspond with the physical collection.	MPDL_Documents_0001	✓
Collection	Enter the title of the digital collection to which the resource belongs.	Muslim Philanthropy Digital Library	✓
Source	Enter the series, collection, repository, and institution. Separate multiple entries with a semicolon and a space.	Muslim Philanthropy Digital Library documents; John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement; The American University in Cairo	✓
License	Enter copyright information.	?	✓
Access Rights	Enter permission and reproduction request information.	Muslim Philanthropy Digital Library, John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement, The American University in Cairo at +20.2.2615.1347.	✓

Preservation

Name/Label	Element	Scope Note	Example	Required?
File Name	None	Name of the file automatically concatenated by combining the identifier with the file extension. This is a hidden field will be added at the end of the project by the Digital Collections Archivist.		✓
File Extension	None	Enter the file extension of the delivery file. This is a hidden field.		✓

Workflow

Name/Label	Scope Note	Example	Required
Date Entered	Enter the date, in YYYY-MM-DD format, that the metadata record is created.	2012-01-01	✓
Date Reviewed-Curator	Enter the date, in YYYY-MM-DD format, that the metadata record is reviewed by MPDL personnel.	2012-01-02	✓
Date Reviewed-Archivist	Enter the date, in YYYY-MM-DD format, that the metadata record is reviewed by the RBSCL Digital Collections Archivist.	2012-01-03	✓
Date Selected	Enter the date, in YYYY-MM-DD format, that the item is selected for inclusion in the digital collection.	2012-01-04	✓
Date Uploaded	Enter the date, in YYYY-MM-DD format, that the item is uploaded to the RBSCDL.	2012-01-05	✓

Controlled Vocabularies

Name

• Khalid, King of Saudi Arabia, 1913-1982

Topic

• Arabic poetry
• Charities
• Corporations--Charitable contributions
• Finance--Religious aspects--Islam
• Fund raising
• Humanitarian assistance
• Islam
• Islamic art
• Muslim diaspora
• Philanthropists
• Philanthropy
• Philanthropy libraries
• Refugees
• Religion and law
• Social responsibility of business
• Voluntarism
• Women in charitable work
• Women philanthropists

Keyword

• Arts and architecture
• Best practices
• Corporate philanthropy
• Cultures of giving
• Diaspora
• Economics
• History
• Law
• Philanthropic institutions
• Religion

Location

• Saudi Arabia, Asia

Medium

• monographs

Properties

Configuration of CONTENTdm collection and administrative fields.

Collection Fields

Field name	DC map	Data type	Large	Search	Hide	Required	Vocab
Title	Title	Text		✓		✓
Alternative Title	Title-Alternative	Text		✓
Author	Creator	Text		✓			✓
Publisher	Publisher	Text		✓			✓
Abstract	Description-Abstract	Text	✓	✓
Description	Description	Text	✓	✓
Name	Subject	Text		✓			✓
Topic	Subject	Text		✓			✓
Subject	Subject	Text		✓			✓
Location	Coverage-Spatial	Text		✓			✓
Date Created	Date-Created	Date		✓
Date Submitted	Date-Submitted	Date		✓
Type	Type	Text		✓			✓
Format	Format	Text		✓			✓
Extent	Format-Extent	Text		✓			✓
Medium	Format-Medium	Text		✓			✓
Language	Language	Text		✓			✓
Identifier	Identifier	Text		✓			✓
Collection	Relation	Text		✓			✓
Source	Source	Text		✓			✓
License	Rights-License	Text		✓
Access Rights	Rights-Access Rights	Text		✓

Administrative Fields

Field name	DC map	Data type	Search	Hide
Archival file	None	Text		✓
OCLC number	None	Text		✓
Date issued	Date-issued	Date		✓
Date modified	Date-modified	Date		✓
CONTENTdm number	None	Text		✓
CONTENTdm file name	None	Text		✓