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More Than Metadata: Where The Rubber Meets The Road In Dls Migration, Lee Dotson, Lydia Motyka, Joanne Parandjuk, Jamie Rogers

Works of the FIU Libraries

This panel presentation provided several use cases that detail the complexity of large-scale digital library system (DLS) migration from the perspective of three university libraries and a statewide academic library services consortium. Each described the methodologies developed at the beginning of their migration process, the unique challenges that arose along the way, how issues were managed, and the outcomes of their work.

Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, and the University of Central Florida are members of the state's academic library services consortium, the Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC). In 2011, the Digital Services Committee members began exploring alternatives to DigiTool, …

Between The Graduate School And Cataloging: How A Digital Collections Center Contributes Quality To The Etd Process, Kelley F. Rowan

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This presentation was given at the 2015 USETDA (United States Electronic Theses and Dissertations Association) conference in Austin, Texas explores the history of Digital Collections Center at Florida International University and where and how it functions in the process of publishing, archiving, and promoting the university's electronic theses and dissertations. Additionally, the functionality of Digital Commons is discussed along with the use of Adobe Acrobat for creating archival quality PDFs. The final section discusses promotion techniques used via social media for increased discoverability of ETDs.

Mets Editor: The Basics, For Use With Dpanther, Kelley F. Rowan

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This presentation was created for the purpose of an FIU libraries' workshop specifically for administrators of dPanther. This presentation covers specific problems in creating metadata with the METS editor for upload to dPanther and how to resolve these issues.

The Case Of The 35 Gigabyte Digital Record: Ocr And Digital Workflows, Kelley F. Rowan

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This presentation was given at the Panhandle Library Access Network's (PLAN) Innovation Conference: Digitization- Preserving the Past for the Future Conference on August 14th, 2015. The presentation uses a specific collection of directories as a case study of the complications librarians and archivists face in digitizing older materials that may also be quite large, such as a directory. Prime OCR and Abbyy Fine Reader are discussed and their pros and cons covered. Troubleshooting and editing with Adobe Photoshop is also discussed.

Digital Library Migration At Florida International University, Jamie Rogers

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From The Elementary To The Circuitous: Digital Processing Workflows At Fiu, Kelley F. Rowan

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This presentation was given at the FLVC regional conference at Broward College on May 7, 2015 and introduced scanning, processing, record creation, dissemination, and preservation in FIU Libraries' Digital Collections Center. The main focus was on processing, specifically employing OCR technology with difficult sources.