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Mountain West Digital Library Dublin Core Application Profile, Cheryl D. Walters
Mountain West Digital Library Dublin Core Application Profile, Cheryl D. Walters
Cheryl D. Walters
This Dublin Core application profile supersedes the Metadata Guidelines for the Mountain West Digital Library (2006). It is intended to guide the creation of new metadata (i.e., created after June 1, 2010) by members and contributing partners of the MWDL. The Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL) provides a portal (http://mwdl.org) to digital resources in universities, colleges, public libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, government agencies, and other entities in Utah, Nevada, and other parts of the U.S. West. Cheryl Walters served as Chair of the Metadata Task Force that wrote this profile.
Reaping A Rich Harvest From Contentdm: Using Primo And A Dublin Core Application Profile, Cheryl D. Walters, Sandra Mcintyre
Reaping A Rich Harvest From Contentdm: Using Primo And A Dublin Core Application Profile, Cheryl D. Walters, Sandra Mcintyre
Cheryl D. Walters
Explains how Mountain West Digital LIbrary (mwdl.org) is using a new discovery platform (Primo) in tandem with a new Dublin Core Application Profile to improve search and display of digital objects. The Mountain West Digital Library is a central search portal for digital collections about the Mountain West region. It provides free access to over 300,000 resources in 350 collections from universities, colleges, public libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies in Utah, Nevada, and other parts of the U.S. West.
Dublin Core Application Profiles And The Oclc Digital Gateway: New Tools For Improving Discoverability Of Digital Collections, Cheryl D. Walters, Allyson Mower, Sandra Mcintyre
Dublin Core Application Profiles And The Oclc Digital Gateway: New Tools For Improving Discoverability Of Digital Collections, Cheryl D. Walters, Allyson Mower, Sandra Mcintyre
Cheryl D. Walters
Discusses how some new tools such as Dublin Core application profiles and the OCLC Digital Collection Gateway can improve discoverability of digital collections.
Resource Discoverability At The Crossroads, Cheryl D. Walters, Anne Diekema, Liz Woolcott
Resource Discoverability At The Crossroads, Cheryl D. Walters, Anne Diekema, Liz Woolcott
Cheryl D. Walters
The Internet is changing how people find and use information. Users increasingly are discovering relevant resources outside traditional library systems and expect immediate access to resources at the point of discovery. These changes are challenging traditional thinking on how we should "catalog" and provide access to resources. Panel discussion engaged the audience in a lively discussion of discoverability, trends in user information seeking behavior, the role of librarians in information seeking and finding, and implications for library system design.
Tools For Using And Organizing Online Resources To Enhance Reference And Instruction, Cheryl D. Walters, Anne Diekema, Heather Leary, Sheri Haderlie
Tools For Using And Organizing Online Resources To Enhance Reference And Instruction, Cheryl D. Walters, Anne Diekema, Heather Leary, Sheri Haderlie
Cheryl D. Walters
Demonstrates free tools for tracking, organizing, and repurposing digital resources for incorporation into libguides, powerpoint presentations, and other instructional aids. Tools included: Library of Congress Annotated Resource Set, Instructional Architect, fishbone charts, and timelines.