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Linked Data, Wikidata And Their Implementations, Sai Deng Mar 2023

Linked Data, Wikidata And Their Implementations, Sai Deng

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

An introductory session on linked data, wikidata and related implementations delivered to participating students for a National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) Major Collaborative Archives Initiative Grant led by Dr. Rosalind J. Beiler in History and Dr. Amy Giroux in Center for Humanities and Digital Research at the University of Central Florida.


Case Study – A Call To Action: Migrating The Reveille From Contentdm To Digital Commons Poster, Elizabeth Chance, Jennifer Sauer Oct 2017

Case Study – A Call To Action: Migrating The Reveille From Contentdm To Digital Commons Poster, Elizabeth Chance, Jennifer Sauer

M. Elizabeth Downing

This poster was presented at DC-HUG 2017 in Rolla, MO. Forsyth Digital Collections presents their content on more than one digital collections platform. Since the acquisition of Digital Commons and the launch of the FHSU Scholars Repository in January 2016, there has been an institutional effort to determine which platform is best suited to displaying existing content. Beginning in 2009, the FHSU Reveille Yearbooks collection had been hosted in CONTENTdm. This collection suffered from issues relating to access and user experience. In 2014 additional effort was put into improving the collection though those efforts did not achieve the desired result. …


Case Study – A Call To Action: Migrating The Reveille From Contentdm To Digital Commons Poster, Mary Elizabeth Chance Mlis, Jennifer Sauer Mlis Oct 2017

Case Study – A Call To Action: Migrating The Reveille From Contentdm To Digital Commons Poster, Mary Elizabeth Chance Mlis, Jennifer Sauer Mlis

Forsyth Library Faculty Publications

This poster was presented at DC-HUG 2017 in Rolla, MO.

Forsyth Digital Collections presents their content on more than one digital collections platform. Since the acquisition of Digital Commons and the launch of the FHSU Scholars Repository in January 2016, there has been an institutional effort to determine which platform is best suited to displaying existing content. Beginning in 2009, the FHSU Reveille Yearbooks collection had been hosted in CONTENTdm. This collection suffered from issues relating to access and user experience. In 2014 additional effort was put into improving the collection though those efforts did not achieve the desired result. …


Case Study – A Call To Action: Migrating The Reveille From Contentdm To Digital Commons, Elizabeth Chance Oct 2017

Case Study – A Call To Action: Migrating The Reveille From Contentdm To Digital Commons, Elizabeth Chance

M. Elizabeth Downing

Forsyth Digital Collections presents their content on more than one digital collections platform. Since the acquisition of Digital Commons and the launch of the FHSU Scholars Repository in January 2016, there has been an institutional effort to determine which platform is best suited to displaying existing content. Beginning in 2009, the FHSU Reveille Yearbooks collection had been hosted in CONTENTdm. This collection suffered from issues relating to access and user experience. In 2014 additional effort was put into improving the collection though those efforts did not achieve the desired result. In the spring of 2017 it was determined that the …


Case Study – A Call To Action: Migrating The Reveille From Contentdm To Digital Commons, Mary Elizabeth Chance Mlis Oct 2017

Case Study – A Call To Action: Migrating The Reveille From Contentdm To Digital Commons, Mary Elizabeth Chance Mlis

Forsyth Library Faculty Publications

Forsyth Digital Collections presents their content on more than one digital collections platform. Since the acquisition of Digital Commons and the launch of the FHSU Scholars Repository in January 2016, there has been an institutional effort to determine which platform is best suited to displaying existing content. Beginning in 2009, the FHSU Reveille Yearbooks collection had been hosted in CONTENTdm. This collection suffered from issues relating to access and user experience. In 2014 additional effort was put into improving the collection though those efforts did not achieve the desired result. In the spring of 2017 it was determined that the …


Show Us Your Omaha: Combating Lgbtq+ Archival Silences, Angela J. Kroeger, Yumi Ohira, Amy Schindler Jun 2017

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 …


From Multiple Perspectives: Commemorating The Los Angeles Aqueduct At Loyola Marymount University, Shilpa Rele, Rachel Wen-Paloutzian Dec 2012

From Multiple Perspectives: Commemorating The Los Angeles Aqueduct At Loyola Marymount University, Shilpa Rele, Rachel Wen-Paloutzian

Rachel Wen-Paloutzian

This joint presentation showcases three Loyola Marymount University Digital Collections commemorating the centennial of the Los Angeles Aqueduct: J. D. Black Papers, Big Pine Citizen Newspaper Collection, and Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection. Shilpa Rele discusses the initiation of this digital project with grant funding from the Metabolic Studio, collaborative project management, and digitization of historical materials housed in the William H. Hannon Library’s Archives and Special Collections. Rachel Wen-Paloutzian elaborates on the three diverse digital collections, creation of descriptive metadata for these collections, and metadata best practices guideline for the CONTENTdm content management system. 


Best Practices For Descriptive Metadata For Lmu Digital Collections, Rachel Wen-Paloutzian, Shilpa Rele Dec 2012

Best Practices For Descriptive Metadata For Lmu Digital Collections, Rachel Wen-Paloutzian, Shilpa Rele

Rachel Wen-Paloutzian

In Summer 2013, with consultation of Shilpa Rele, Rachel Wen-Paloutzian wrote the best practices guidelines for descriptive metadata creation and management of LMU Digital Collections. From then to Summer 2015, Wen-Paloutzian successfully implemented the best practices in creating and enhancing over 3,400 original descriptive metadata records for 12 digital collections at LMU.