MetaWHAT?: Training access services staff to partner in digital projects metadata creation

Dixon, Kristy L.; Nickel, Lisa

doi:10.5860/crln.73.2.8703

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“…A number of other mass digitization projects report using a tracking spreadsheet for quality control issues, like insuring that all folders were processed and accounted for or that additional processes have been completed (Torborg, 2008; Dixon and Nickel, 2012). And also like other digitization projects, tracking spreadsheets in this project were color‐coded to identify the progress of folders through the system – particularly for tracking which folders had been added to the content management system, which had not, and which had image treatment or other issues and had been sent back for correction were easily identified.…”

Section: Further Decomposing Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resource leveling for a mass digitization project

Petersohn

Drummond²,

Maxwell³

et al. 2013

Library Management

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the nature of the project management concept of resource leveling, particularly how it can be utilized for grant‐funded mass digitization projects where time, cost and available resources – the elements of the project scope triangle – are in tension with each other to define the scope and quality of a project.Design/methodology/approachThis article presents a case study of resource leveling for a mass digitization project in an academic library. Details on the use of resource leveling through deconstructing activities, smoothing and alternative scheduling are described in relation to this project.FindingsResource leveling techniques can assist digitization project managers to meet project milestones on time and within budget and may be particularly useful for digitization projects with limited budgets.Originality/valueAs digitization projects become more universal for libraries and cultural heritage institutions, this original case study offers insights into applying no‐cost project management techniques.

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Section: Further Decomposing Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resource leveling for a mass digitization project

Petersohn

Drummond²,

Maxwell³

et al. 2013

Library Management

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“…The Special Collections Department and Access Services Unit at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte's J. Murrey Atkins Library undertook a project in which Access Services staff were trained to create DC descriptive metadata records for digital photographs, maps, and oral histories. 123 Evans and Tilton describe how academic libraries can work with satellite units on campus to provide access to specialized collections without overwhelming existing cataloging staff. 124 In their example, the University Libraries at Bowling Green State University, rather than attempting to incorporate the material directly into the catalog, provided their knowledge and expertise to the design of a separate lightweight system for a collection of VHS cassettes and DVDs for the Dr. Ralph H. Wolfe Viewing Center.…”

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Positioning Libraries for a New Bibliographic Universe

Martin¹,

Mundle²

2014

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ARL Cataloger Librarian Roles and Responsibilities Now and In the Future

Boydston

Leysen

2014

Cataloging & Classification Quarterly

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This article details the results of a 2011 study of cataloger librarians' changing roles and responsibilities at academic Association of Research Libraries. The study participants, cataloging department heads, report that cataloger librarian roles are expanding to include cataloging more electronic resources and local hidden collections in addition to print materials. They are also creating non-MARC metadata. The increased usage of vendor products and services is also affecting the roles of cataloger librarians at some institutions. The article explores what skills cataloger librarians will need in the future and how libraries are providing training for that future. ARL CATALOGER LIBRARIAN ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES NOW AND IN THE FUTURE

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MetaWHAT?: Training access services staff to partner in digital projects metadata creation

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Resource leveling for a mass digitization project

Resource leveling for a mass digitization project

Positioning Libraries for a New Bibliographic Universe

ARL Cataloger Librarian Roles and Responsibilities Now and In the Future

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