The Cumulus program was developed to address the management and cataloging needs of information sources across various fields of knowledge. The idea originated within the course “Specialized Information Sources in Science and Technology,” part of the Documentation studies at Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), which initially lacked the necessary updates to identify the most current primary information sources.
Logotipo del programa de gestión de fuentes de información Cumulus
It is evident, in any case, that the high rate of obsolescence of scientific literature—particularly in the fields of pure sciences, technology, and engineering—rendered any printed manual obsolete within a few months. To help resolve this issue and enable students and researchers to access a comprehensive analytical guide to information sources, a program was conceived capable of cataloging and classifying not only documentary sources but also their original institutional sources. This entails defining a hierarchical cataloging model based on the identification of corporate and personal authorities and their functional competencies, ultimately leading to the identification of documentary sources and resources.
Versions
2.0 – 2011-04-21 – [version with integrated web crawler]
1.0 – 2010-03-13 – [base version]
Specifications
- Cataloging and classification of institutional and documentary sources
- Editing of authorities and thematic categories integrated into the information source cataloging interface
- Query and retrieval via directories and full-text search engine
- Automatic syndication channels with all cataloged information sources, authorities, and their thematic classification
- Automatic semantic web in well-formed and W3C Consortium-validated RDF format
- System configuration interface for directories, search engine, and syndication channels
- Web crawler system for automatic updating of cataloged information sources
Screen captures
Cumulus program homepage
Information source cataloging interface
System configuration interface
Thematic directory of information sources
Syndication channel for information sources classified by thematic categories
Graphical view of the semantic web of cataloged information sources
Validation of the RDF semantic schema used for resource identification and referencing
Relational schema used in the Cumulus program's semantic web
Publications
- BLÁZQUEZ OCHANDO, M. 2010. Information Source Management in Science and Technology: Development of the Cumulus Program. In: 7th Hispano-Mexican Seminar on Research in Library and Information Science. UNAM: Mexico City. pp.447-460. View entry Available at: http://132.248.242.3/~publica/archivos/libros/7o_seminario_hispanomexicano.pdf
- BLÁZQUEZ OCHANDO, M. 2011. Experience Applying the Cumulus Program in the Course Information Sources in Science and Technology. In: Documentation of Information Sciences. Vol.34, pp.307-317. View entry. Available at: http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/DCIN/article/view/36460
Test Bank
http://mblazquez.es/testbench/cumulus/