The RESTful EMiL: Integrating emulation into library reading rooms

Emulation of Multimedia objects in Libraries (EMiL) is a web-based emulation service environment for library reading rooms that addresses the challenges of accessing large born-digital collections. In particular, we present an automated process to gather technical metadata necessary to initiate an emulation session that renders a user-chosen object as well as a technical design that allows a seamless integration into existing web-based catalogues. The primary focus is on providing access to multimedia CD-ROMs of the 1990s and 2000s, but the EMiL system is designed to be used with other digital collections as well.