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Leveraging Bepress’S New Api For Metadata Transformations, Aaron Retteen Jun 2021

Leveraging Bepress’S New Api For Metadata Transformations, Aaron Retteen

Sandbox Series

Getting metadata and content into our Digital Commons institutional repository was always straightforward, but getting information from the repository was always limited and challenging. With the recent release of an API, Digital Commons repositories can be engaged with in exciting new ways. For this series, I’ll discuss my summer project of taking metadata stored into the repository and transforming it into clean metadata for importation to our university’s research information system.


Creating Topical Exhibits In Digital Commons, Linda Tesar Jun 2021

Creating Topical Exhibits In Digital Commons, Linda Tesar

Sandbox Series

When the William & Mary Law School Equity and Inclusion Exhibits Committee decided to begin hosting a series of physical exhibits with online components, the Wolf Law Library staff eagerly offered the scholarship repository as the best place to house the online exhibits collection. In late February, the library launched the first digital exhibit, “Black History at W&M Law.” In this talk, Linda will discuss the repository structure and format W&M chose, how different material was integrated into the collection, and give some insight into what worked and what didn’t.


Reflections On Critical Librarianship And Creating A Controlled Vocabulary, Olivia Smith Jun 2021

Reflections On Critical Librarianship And Creating A Controlled Vocabulary, Olivia Smith

Sandbox Series

During the summer of 2020, several members of the Cardozo Law Library collaborated to create a controlled vocabulary (CV) for LARC, our institutional repository. During the creation of this CV, there was no explicit intention to consider critical librarianship teachings while making decisions about what words “belonged” in the CV nor in drafting policies relating to the CV. This presentation will reflect on how beginning the project with critical librarianship in mind may have impacted the CV and will attempt to consider changes to the current policies to mitigate biases that are undoubtedly embedded in the CV as it stands.


Automation Using Metadata Filters & Leveraging Research Assistants, Rachel Evans, Savanna Nolan Jun 2021

Automation Using Metadata Filters & Leveraging Research Assistants, Rachel Evans, Savanna Nolan

Sandbox Series

The first sandbox session will feature Rachel Evans, Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian, and Savanna Nolan, Faculty & Instructional Services Librarian, from UGA Law Library: As part of larger efforts university-wide to highlight diversity leading up to the 60th anniversary of desegregation at UGA, the law school focused on identifying materials including photographs, class directors and news articles related to the school's earliest minority graduates. Although a physical exhibit began to take shape in the summer of 2020, limited building access presented challenges in sharing aspects of the exhibit with the community. Rachel and Savanna will share the method …


Review: Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, And The Last Trial Of Harper Lee By Casey Cep, Christine Anne George Jan 2019

Review: Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, And The Last Trial Of Harper Lee By Casey Cep, Christine Anne George

Library Staff Articles

Review of Casey Cep's non-fiction book Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee. Highly recommended.


Shepard's And Keycite Are Flawed (Or Maybe It's You), Alan Wolf, Lynn Wishart Sep 2003

Shepard's And Keycite Are Flawed (Or Maybe It's You), Alan Wolf, Lynn Wishart

Library Staff Articles

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Moving Into Management From The Outside, Lynn Wishart Jul 1989

Moving Into Management From The Outside, Lynn Wishart

Library Staff Articles

When accepting a promotion from outside the organization, the new manager must understand what is being given up and left behind, and must also realize clearly what expectations the new library holds. In the new position, the outside manager must articulate goals and find common ground with supervisors and subordinates. The take-charge period should be used for judicious decision making and intense learning.