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Uc Santa Barbara’S Alexandria Digital Research Library Repository Project: Building A Better Repository By Catering To User Needs, Eric Mulhaupt
Uc Santa Barbara’S Alexandria Digital Research Library Repository Project: Building A Better Repository By Catering To User Needs, Eric Mulhaupt
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
UCSB Library staff are developing plans, processes, and programs that contribute to its robust and modern Alexandria Digital Research Library repository project. University of Virginia's Libra digital repository is a model for ADRL to follow. This paper explores how digital repositories can appeal to their clientele, including through tools integrated within webpage user interfaces. The objective is for submissions to include better metadata and for retrievals to be easier as a result.
Linked Data And The Library Of Congress, Corinne M. Laurence
Linked Data And The Library Of Congress, Corinne M. Laurence
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a machine-processable metadata standard created to link pieces of data from around the World Wide Web. It does this by creating meaningful statements about resources, which are identified by Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). The Linked Data (LD) that emerges will be part of the Semantic Web, a new way of linking, searching, and finding information on the Web. Libraries around the world have begun to adopt RDF for their metadata in an attempt to make their metadata more discoverable on the World Wide Web, where the majority of their users are. The Library of …
Converting Vra Core Records To Marc Records: A Study In Crosswalking, Mathew Senander Iii
Converting Vra Core Records To Marc Records: A Study In Crosswalking, Mathew Senander Iii
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This paper explores the process of converting records created with the Visual Resources Association (VRA) Core metadata scheme to records that comply with Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC), using the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Metadata Standards Crosswalk. Justification for conducting such conversions in actual information organizations and challenges presented during the crosswalking process are explored.