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Stories Of Scribbling Women: Hands-On Research In Book History With Women's Studies Students, Maggie Kopp

Faculty Publications

BYU Special Collections curators taught an Honors Western Civilization survey course with our collections for over two decades, but after a reboot of the Honors curriculum the course was dropped. A new opportunity arose in 2014 when the Women’s Studies program wanted to expand their offerings. But the course needed a major overhaul. This poster describes some of the changes that were made.

A Macabre Tale: Eliciting Negative Emotions Through Exhibit Design, Megan Frost, Quincey Mckeen

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Introduction:

In our exhibit displaying medical books from the 16th & 17th centuries, the design of the text and displays were intended to create a somewhat dark and macabre atmosphere. We were interested in how eliciting emotions, particularly negative emotions, impacted patrons’ reception of the exhibit.

Methods:

An exit survey asked visitors to identify and rate the intensity of the emotions they felt while viewing the exhibit. (See emotion wheel below) These emotions were coded as either positive or negative. The survey also posed questions designed to assess the visitor’s likelihood of returning to view the exhibit again.

Results:

Visitors …

Exposing Hidden Digital Collections: Dams Migration To Better Meet Our Users' Needs, Jeremy Myntti

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1. Pre-migration work
2. Migration
3. Post-migration work
4. Lessons learned

Utah Digital Newspapers Update, Jeremy Myntti

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2001 - LSTA R&D grant for newspapers ○ 30,000 pages from Vernal Express, Grand Valley Times/Times Independent, Wasatch Wave

● 2002 - digitalnewspapers.org launched

● 2003 - Second LSTA grant ○ 100,000 pages ○ Matching funds from UALC and some public libraries

● 2003 - IMLS grant ○ 240,000 pages ○ Matching funds from BYU

● 2005, 2007, 2009 - 3 NDNP grants

● 2010 - UDN hits 1,000,000 pages

Collaborating On Description And Digitization: The Perry Special Collections Land Indentures Project, Rebecca A. Wiederhold, Ryan K. Lee, Shanna Bessendorfer

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A unique collection of English land indentures from the 16th to 20th centuries is at the center of a large undertaking at BYU’s Perry Special Collections. Born of a simple faculty digitization request, a much larger project with the potential to benefit other classes and researchers developed through the collaboration and coordination of multiple departments and individuals. This project required close collaboration between the faculty member who made the original digitization request, the Special Collections curator, our Collection Management team, the Conservation lab, our Manuscripts Cataloger, the digital lab, our Metadata Cataloging Specialist and multiple student workers. This presentation gives …

Supercharged Digital Collections: Moving To The Fast Lane With Scalable Open Source Infrastructure, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour, Matt Brunsvik, Brain Mcbride, Harish Maringanti, Alan Witkowski

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What we’ll cover today

• History
• SIMP demo
• Migration
• Lesson Learned

Choose Your Own Research Adventure: Developing A Technical Services Based Research Project, Jeremy Myntti, Liz Woolcott

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How to Create a Research Project

What Did We Find?

Now, What Do You Want Me To Do?: New And Emerging Roles For Cataloging And Metadata Librarians, Jeremy Myntti, Liz Woolcott

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How are libraries preparing for the changing roles for cataloging and metadata librarians?

Western Name Authority File: Creating A Collaborative Regional Vocabulary, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour

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1. investigating data models to express local/regional name authority data using linked data standards
2. evaluation of tools used for creating, maintaining, and making this data available
3. pilot implementation using the tools investigated in the second phase
4. assessment of how this type of authority data can improve digital collection metadata on a local, regional, and national level.

The Western Name Authority File: Building Shared Authorities For Regional Digital Collections, Jeremy Myntti

Faculty Publications

More metadata, more metadata problems

• Vendor based DAMS often not offering good authority control solutions
• Libraries in Utah often consult additional regional names sources
• Hosting collections for many partners means less control over cataloging practices.
• Use LC Authorities as best we can

Search Strategy Development In A Flipped Library Classroom: A Student-Focused Assessment, Michael C. Goates, Gregory M. Nelson, Megan Frost

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Librarians at Brigham Young University compared search statement development between traditional lecture and flipped instruction sessions. Students in lecture sessions scored significantly higher on developing search statements than those in flipped sessions. However, student evaluations show a strong preference for pedagogies that incorporate elements from both lecture and flipped methodologies. Reasons for lower flipped-session scores may include a lack of student accountability, strong preference for a live demonstration, and disconnections between online tutorial content and in-class collaborative activities. Librarians using a flipped classroom should consider ways to help students make meaningful connections between online tutorials and in-class activities.

The Western Name Authority File: Improving Access For Digital Collections And Archives, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour

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Value of name authority control:

• Easier searching for known names
• Make searching more predictable
• Consistency of records
• Organize and collocate information
• Efficiency for metadata creators
• Easier to maintain data over time
• Less errors in data
• Differentiate similar names
• Provide context for names

Linking People: Collaborations Between Metadata Librarians And Programmers, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour, Liz Woolcott

Faculty Publications

More metadata, more metadata problems

• Vendor based DAMS often not offering good authority control solutions
• Libraries in Utah often consult additional regional names sources
• Hosting collections for many partners means less control over cataloging practices.
• Use LC Authorities as best we can

Organization And Structure Of Cataloging Units In Academic Libraries Research Project, Jeremy Myntti, Liz Woolcott

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How are cataloging units in academic libraries navigating these changes?

Metadata Migration Managed: Fixing Metadata That Was Up To No Good, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour, Brain Mcbride, Alan Witkowski, Matt Brunsvik

Faculty Publications

• Overview of Marriott Library Digital Collections
• Utah Digital Newspapers (UDN)
• DAMS review in 2013
• CONTENTdm set-up vs Open source set-up
• Benefits of new system
• Speed and indexing improvements
• SIMP Tool for metadata management
• Metadata template customization in CDM
• Metadata issues we had to correct during migration
• UDN migration vs. digital library migration
• Future plans for metadata fixes

Using Persona Descriptions To Inform Library Space Design, Holt Zaugg

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Purpose: Library space and services should center on library patrons and what they need. Trying to match the needs of each patron can become a daunting task. A new approach needs to be taken. One that describes patrons and their needs in a useful way. Using an approach from marketing and product design, personas or user groups, offer a unique approach to thinking and describing patron needs to assist in the identification and design of library space and services.

Design & Methodology: The identification, development, and validation of personas employs an iterative process using both qualitative and quantitative methods to …

J. Willard Marriott Library’S Digital Asset Management Systemjer, Jeremy Myntti, Matt Brunsvik

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• Overview of our Digital Library
• SIMP demo
• Solphal demo

Preservation Appraisal And Selection: How We Determine What Actually Needs To Be Preserved, Jeremy Myntti, Tawnya Keller

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Presentation of Preservation Apprasial and Selection.

Western Name Authority File: Preparing Charles Savage For Linked Data, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour

Faculty Publications

More metadata, more metadata problems

• Vendor based DAMS often not offering good authority control solutions
• Use LC Authorities as best we can
• Hosting partner collections = less control over cataloging practices
• Libraries often consult additional regional names sources

Preservation Appraisal And Selection: How We Determine What Actually Needs To Be Preserved, Jeremy Myntti, Tawnya Keller

Faculty Publications

Overview of Digital Library

• Arabic Papyrus Parchment and Paper
• America Westward Migration
• Western Soundscape
• Utah Digital Newspaper