The Encyclopedia of Chicago grew out of a book project that was a regional collaboration among the Chicago Historical Society, The Newberry Library and the University of Chicago Press. An electronic edition of the Encyclopedia was envisioned from the start of the project comprised of 1,500 text entries plus images. All connected text and other related items and images were included in the edition because editors were able to include a database of related items. Fedora's capabilites offered unlimited expansion opportunites along with the ability to create a very rich online presentation. Fedora allowed for formalization of object types and disseminations, that could be de-coupled from data from access while providing a stable API for displaying and using information. Fedora brings more discipline to the description of digital objects. Read more »