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Matching Made In Heaven: Collections And Metadata Collaboration For Print Preservation, Erin Johnson, Alie Visser, Christina Zoricic
Matching Made In Heaven: Collections And Metadata Collaboration For Print Preservation, Erin Johnson, Alie Visser, Christina Zoricic
Western Libraries Presentations
Following the trend of re-purposing library space to meet modern user needs, Western University is undergoing a planned revitalization and renovation of its largest library on campus. As a result, 500,000 items will need to be shifted to other locations or off-site storage. In this session we will outline the impact of metadata work in shifting this large collection of material to a shared print preservation storage facility, in coordination with Western University’s Keep@Downsview partnership (https://downsviewkeep.org/). Keep@Downsview is a partnership of five universities to preserve the scholarly record in Ontario in a shared, high-density storage and preservation facility. …
Demystifying Wikipedia, Alie Visser, Erin Johnson
Demystifying Wikipedia, Alie Visser, Erin Johnson
Western Libraries Presentations
Wikipedia: we all know it, and we all use it. As the 5th most visited website in the world, the English version of Wikipedia was viewed 92 billion times last year. Yet, in its short history, libraries have historically stigmatized this resource for its crowd-sourced editing system and inconsistent source quality. Increasingly, librarians from around the world are collaborating with Wikimedia to improve its authority by linking to open resources, hosting edit-a-thons, and integrating our organizational structures into Wikidata. In this workshop, we will highlight the power of the platform, the overlapping values of libraries and Wikipedia, and how both …
Licensing And ‘Big Deal’ Analysis At Western : Provost’S Task Force On Open Access & Scholarly Communications, Samuel Cassady, Shawn Hendrikx
Licensing And ‘Big Deal’ Analysis At Western : Provost’S Task Force On Open Access & Scholarly Communications, Samuel Cassady, Shawn Hendrikx
Western Libraries Presentations
No abstract provided.
The Transformation Of A Newspaper Negative Archive, Tom Belton
The Transformation Of A Newspaper Negative Archive, Tom Belton
Western Libraries Presentations
No abstract provided.