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Integrating Student Assistants Into Digital Repository Workflows: Challenges And Best Practices, Christina M. Miskey, Kelsey Lupo Mazmanyan, Cory K. Lampert, Andrea Wirth
Integrating Student Assistants Into Digital Repository Workflows: Challenges And Best Practices, Christina M. Miskey, Kelsey Lupo Mazmanyan, Cory K. Lampert, Andrea Wirth
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The Scholarly Communication Initiatives and Digital Collections departments within the University of Nevada, Las Vegas adapted staff workflows to become student-centered, where workers create digital content for the University Libraries’ digital repositories. Each department has a diverse set of needs; Scholarly Communication Initiatives hires students to help with the creation of metadata records, review open access options for sharing each work, and upload items into the institutional repository. Digital Collections relies on students to scan, create metadata, and upload images online that reflect physical holdings in Special Collections and Archives. Utilizing student workers also provides more time for full-time staff …