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Launching A Web Archives Program At A Public University, Blake Graham, Jennifer L. Thoegersen, Mary Ellen Ducey
Launching A Web Archives Program At A Public University, Blake Graham, Jennifer L. Thoegersen, Mary Ellen Ducey
UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications
Many organizations and institutions rely heavily on a web presence to disseminate information and to manage programs and policies. This tendency leaves library and archive professionals with a challenge: how best to capture and preserve web-based information and resources. Over the last few years, the proactive collection and management of web archives has gained traction across all types of libraries and archival repositories. This paper offers a synopsis of actions and initiatives conducted by a small team dedicated to creating a sustainable web archives program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. The authors discuss (1) how the project team formed …
Research Information Management Systems And The Library, Anne Rauh
Research Information Management Systems And The Library, Anne Rauh
Libraries' and Librarians' Publications
A presentation on "Research Information Management Systems and the Library." Presented at the Upstate New York Science Librarians Meeting, Rochester, NY, October 20, 2017. Topics include: What are RIM systems, what types of metadata are included, uses of RIM, Institutional collaborators in the production of RIM data, examples of current tools to manage RIM, challenges in developing and using RIM systems, and the role of libraries and librarians in Research Information Management. Information on global RIM practices.
Dpanther: Benefits And Challenges Of Building And Managing Your Own Digital Repository, Kelley Rowan, Rebecca Bakker
Dpanther: Benefits And Challenges Of Building And Managing Your Own Digital Repository, Kelley Rowan, Rebecca Bakker
Works of the FIU Libraries
This article addresses the benefits and challenges associated with building your own digital repository platform and managing content, technical hurdles, and partners. The authors discuss the advantages of building a repository that can evolve as standards in the field do and how to handle the problems that arise when you are both the metadata manager and technical support. The authors also discuss difficulties their partners have experienced with the platform and lessons learned. It is the hope that this information will provide those who may be either managing a digital repository or considering a new digital platform, relevant information that …
Exposing Hidden Digital Collections: Dams Migration To Better Meet Our Users' Needs, Jeremy Myntti
Exposing Hidden Digital Collections: Dams Migration To Better Meet Our Users' Needs, Jeremy Myntti
Faculty Publications
- Pre-migration work
- Migration
- Post-migration work
- Lessons learned
Show Us Your Omaha: Combating Lgbtq+ Archival Silences, Angela J. Kroeger, Yumi Ohira, Amy Schindler
Show Us Your Omaha: Combating Lgbtq+ Archival Silences, Angela J. Kroeger, Yumi Ohira, Amy Schindler
Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Libraries offers a variety of unique and specialized collections in the Archives & Special Collections (ASC) for UNO and Omaha community members. In 2015, ASC began planning for preserving and providing access to Omaha’s LGBTQ+ history through the Queer Omaha Archives. Archival silences were defined by archivist Rodney Carter as the manifestation of the actions of the powerful in denying the marginalized access to archives with further definition by archivists and researchers expanding this definition. The UNO Libraries has invested in developing digital engagement as a strategic priority through building infrastructure and expanding …
Functionality And Flair: Using Apis For Alma, Kathryn Lybarger
Functionality And Flair: Using Apis For Alma, Kathryn Lybarger
Library Presentations
Alma as a web site lets us view, search, and edit our data in a variety of ways, but what if you want to do something slightly different? Fortunately, Ex Libris provides API access that allows you to add specialized functionality to your Alma workflows, or even access Alma's data through other web sites. In this presentation I will go over the basics of APIs, demonstrate how you can learn about and test them using the Ex Libris Developer Network, and show some examples of how they can be used to extend Alma's functionality.
Business In The Front, Party In The Back: Revising Metadata Processes Up-Front To Benefit Back-End Workflows, Scott Bacon
Business In The Front, Party In The Back: Revising Metadata Processes Up-Front To Benefit Back-End Workflows, Scott Bacon
Library Faculty Presentations
When faced with the prospect of manually uploading thousands of collection objects into our digital repository, I knew I needed to create a workflow to automate batch uploading processes. This resulted in a workflow that allows me to take a metadata spreadsheet containing thousands of rows and transform it into a series of MODS XML files contained in one master file, using OpenRefine's templating tool. The csplit command can be used to split the master file up into thousands of fully-formed MODS XML files. Using a Perl script, the files can be batch renamed to match their corresponding digital object …
Now, What Do You Want Me To Do?: New And Emerging Roles For Cataloging And Metadata Librarians, Jeremy Myntti, Liz Woolcott
Now, What Do You Want Me To Do?: New And Emerging Roles For Cataloging And Metadata Librarians, Jeremy Myntti, Liz Woolcott
Faculty Publications
How are libraries preparing for the changing roles for cataloging and metadata librarians?
Participatory Prototype Design: Developing A Sustainable Metadata Curation Workflow For Maternal Child Health Research, Amanda Harrigan, Saurabh Vashishtha, Sharon Farnel, Kendall Roark
Participatory Prototype Design: Developing A Sustainable Metadata Curation Workflow For Maternal Child Health Research, Amanda Harrigan, Saurabh Vashishtha, Sharon Farnel, Kendall Roark
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
This paper describes the findings from a participatory prototype design project, where the authors worked with maternal and child health (MCH) researchers and stakeholders to develop a MCH metadata profile and sustainable curation workflow. This work led to the development of three prototypes: 1) a study catalogue hosted in Dataverse, 2) a metadata and research records repository hosted in REDCap and 3) a metadata harvesting tool/dashboard hosted within the Shiny RStudio environment. We present a brief overview of the methods used to develop the metadata profile, curation workflow and prototypes. Researchers and other stakeholders were participant-collaborators throughout the project. The …
From Digital Repositories To The Library Catalogue: Two Workflows For Transforming Metadata, Amy Leigh Allen, Deborah E. Kulczak, Mary A. Gilbertson
From Digital Repositories To The Library Catalogue: Two Workflows For Transforming Metadata, Amy Leigh Allen, Deborah E. Kulczak, Mary A. Gilbertson
University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations
Making a connection between digital repositories and library catalogues is an issue many libraries and archives face, especially when dealing with items that traditionally received full cataloguing records. This paper explores different workflows for reusing metadata to create catalogue records, connecting the two resources together. In order to have one interface to search both the older physical items and newer digital items, the archives and technical services department of the University of Arkansas Libraries worked together to create different workflows to save time and eliminate the need for double entry, using the open source software MarcEdit and XML Notepad. Two …
Now What Do You Want Me To Do? New And Emerging Roles For Cataloging And Metadata Librarians., Liz Woolcott, Jeremy Myntti
Now What Do You Want Me To Do? New And Emerging Roles For Cataloging And Metadata Librarians., Liz Woolcott, Jeremy Myntti
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
No abstract provided.
Western Name Authority File: Creating A Collaborative Regional Vocabulary, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour
Western Name Authority File: Creating A Collaborative Regional Vocabulary, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour
Faculty Publications
- investigating data models to express local/regional name authority data using linked data standards
- evaluation of tools used for creating, maintaining, and making this data available
- pilot implementation using the tools investigated in the second phase
- 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
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
Mind The Gap: Curating Digital Commons Metadata For Share, Lisa Palmer, Emily Stenberg, Wendy C. Robertson, Joanne Paterson
Mind The Gap: Curating Digital Commons Metadata For Share, Lisa Palmer, Emily Stenberg, Wendy C. Robertson, Joanne Paterson
Western Libraries Presentations
The goal of the SHARE initiative, a partnership between the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Center for Open Science (COS), is to build a “free, open, data set about research and scholarly activities across their life cycle.” As of October 12, 2016, 129 repositories and publishers have made metadata available to SHARE for harvesting, and the aggregated data set is available for searching. Many metadata providers are institutional repositories utilizing the bepress Digital Commons platform whose metadata is harvested through the OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) protocol for repository interoperability.
As part of …
Ten Keyword Tips For Digitalcommons@Tmc, Laurel Sanders
Ten Keyword Tips For Digitalcommons@Tmc, Laurel Sanders
Library Staff Publications
This document contains guidelines for selecting keywords for DigitalCommons contributors.
The Western Name Authority File: Improving Access For Digital Collections And Archives, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour
The Western Name Authority File: Improving Access For Digital Collections And Archives, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour
Faculty Publications
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
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
Overcoming The Challenges Of Implementing Standardized Metadata Practices In A Digital Repository, Sai Deng
Overcoming The Challenges Of Implementing Standardized Metadata Practices In A Digital Repository, Sai Deng
Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
While implementing standards in cataloging digital collections is often a Metadata Librarian’s conscience or inner desire, sometimes it’s a challenge to do so if a system is not built to accommodate such standardized practices. This kind of dilemma is not uncommon in the metadata and digital repository arena. This presentation will address the various challenges in working with metadata in digital repositories such as, name authority control for authors, departments and colleges, type values selection, keywords and subject choices, whether to add linked data URIs to various fields in the records and data discrepancies in harvesting data into the OCLC’s …
Metadata Migration Managed: Fixing Metadata That Was Up To No Good, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour, Brain Mcbride, Alan Witkowski, Matt Brunsvik
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
Diving Into The University Knowledge Community: Navigating The Expanded Role Of The Metadata Librarian, Sai Deng
Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Metadata librarians' engaging in the university knowledge community is becoming a trend in recent years. In preparing for this change, it can be challenging for the metadata librarians to step out of the "back room", engage in scholarly communication and actively participate in the university knowledge community. This presentation discusses the shifting environment, the required changes for the metadata librarians such as developing professional and technical competency, acquiring new knowledge and skills and getting into the new world to be more connected to students, faculty and researchers, and various factors that will affect the situation. It concludes that the best …
Beyond Discovery: Cross-Platform Application Of Ecological Metadata Language In Support Of Quality Assurance And Control, Jon Wheeler, Mark Servilla, Kristin Vanderbilt
Beyond Discovery: Cross-Platform Application Of Ecological Metadata Language In Support Of Quality Assurance And Control, Jon Wheeler, Mark Servilla, Kristin Vanderbilt
University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications
Metadata may be generally understood to support discovery and performance of bibliographic functions against a given resource or set of resources. For example, a limited set of basic descriptive metadata can be used to index sets of items, group or otherwise associate similar items through shared metadata values, or to establish means of defining and enforcing relevance or other ranking systems. Within the context of curating research data, descriptive and other types of metadata (notably those defined the CCSDS Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System) may be more broadly applied to administer access and reuse policies, define …
Linked Metadata For 3d Models: From Dublin Core To Europeana Data Model, Xiying Mi, Bonita Pollock
Linked Metadata For 3d Models: From Dublin Core To Europeana Data Model, Xiying Mi, Bonita Pollock
Collections and Discovery Faculty and Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Planning A Juried Art Exhibit In An Academic Library And Providing Digital Access In An Institutional Repository, Amber Sherman, Elaine Watson, Gwyn Hervochon
Planning A Juried Art Exhibit In An Academic Library And Providing Digital Access In An Institutional Repository, Amber Sherman, Elaine Watson, Gwyn Hervochon
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This article details one academic library’s experience organizing a juried art exhibit, open to the campus and local community, and making digital images of the artwork available in the university’s institutional repository. The article also outlines considerations when creating a digital representation of the art exhibit in the institutional repository.
Persistence Statements: Describing Digital Stickiness, John Kunze, Scout Calvert, Jeremy D. Debarry, Matthew Hanlon, Greg Janée, Sandra Sweat
Persistence Statements: Describing Digital Stickiness, John Kunze, Scout Calvert, Jeremy D. Debarry, Matthew Hanlon, Greg Janée, Sandra Sweat
UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications
In this paper we present a draft vocabulary for making “persistence statements.” These are simple tools for pragmatically addressing the concern that anyone feels upon experiencing a broken web link. Scholars increasingly use scientific and cultural assets in digital form, but choosing which among many objects to cite for the long term can be difficult. There are few well-defined terms to describe the various kinds and qualities of persistence that object repositories and identifier resolvers do or don’t provide. Given an object’s identifier, one should be able to query a provider to retrieve human- and machine-readable information to help judge …
Western Name Authority File: Preparing Charles Savage For Linked Data, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour
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
J. Willard Marriott Library’S Digital Asset Management Systemjer, Jeremy Myntti, Matt Brunsvik
J. Willard Marriott Library’S Digital Asset Management Systemjer, Jeremy Myntti, Matt Brunsvik
Faculty Publications
- 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
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
Painless Portal Partnerships: Collaboration And Its Challenges For Small Organizations, Christine Mcevilly
Painless Portal Partnerships: Collaboration And Its Challenges For Small Organizations, Christine Mcevilly
Publications and Research
This article addresses challenges inherent in collaborative archival projects involving both large institutions and small historical societies. It identifies these unique problems and outlines potential solutions to overcome these issues. Examples are drawn from the Portal to American Jewish History project and contextualized within the professional literature on ethnic or community archives and archival collaboration. This project collected metadata from a wide range of Jewish history archives and aggregated the records in a single searchable website.
Linking People: Collaborations Between Metadata Librarians And Programmers, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour, Liz Woolcott
Linking People: Collaborations Between Metadata Librarians And Programmers, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour, Liz Woolcott
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
No abstract provided.