by the University Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign In addition to editing XML files, MarcEdit also has a delimited text translator that can map fields in a delimited text file into a MARCXML or MARC file. The mapping is flexible, which means there is a bit more setup time required. Once…
by the University Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign This function allows users to compile more than one files or groups of files to MARC in batches. In order to utilize this function, you will have to have the files in a dedicated directory where MarcEdit can find them, as you cannot select…
by the University Library of the University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign This section of the documentation will describe specifically how to move in and out of MARC and MARCXML either for one record or a batch of records as well as mapping from MARC to another XML schema (Dublin Core, MODS, RDF, etc.). For those…
Default policies and standards apply to digital objects. Variances from policy are treated as exceptions. Exceptions are negotiated during the planning of a new project or service and are generally made in consideration of end user requirements, requirements imposed by an aspect of the material itself, opportunities for substantial labor saving in the execution of…
xEAC is an open-source XForms-based application for creating and managing EAC-CPF collections. https://github.com/ewg118/xEAC
In January 2015 the Born Digital Working Group was formed to determine how the different libraries and museums can pool resources and expertise to find a path forward for born-digital archival materials. One of the priority goals of the BDWG is to establish a centralized Digital Accessioning Service for Yale special collections to capture files in a…
by CARLI, the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois This document will assist in creating lending workflows that might alleviate the confusion that can occur when there is an overlap between consortial and OCLC Interlibrary Loan requests. Available at this URL: https://www.carli.illinois.edu/products-services/i-share/circ/OCLCLendingWorkflows
by Carleton College “This procedure is designed to make a consistent and scaleable workflow to prepare digital files for long term preservation, description online and distribution online. ” The wiki also outlines and describes standards used. It includes information on the following topics: Standards and Formats Bagit OAIS DROID – Digital Record Object Identification Exif Metadata…
by Jack Kearney, Audiovisual Archives Assistant & Bill Donovan, Digital Imaging & Curation Manager, Boston College Libraries Demonstrates a digital preservation work for born-digital content using a real-life example. Available at this URL: http://digitalcommonwealth.memberlodge.org/Resources/Documents/Conference/2014/Developing-a-Born-Digital-Preservation-Workflow.pdf
by Bill LeFurgy, Digital Initiative Project Manager with the Library of Congress, National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program. “This presentation will outline generic considerations and processes for building and managing a digital preservation workflow. We will consider the workflow within the larger context of a digital content life cycle, which runs from information creation through…