ArchivesSpace plugin to determine the next collection number in a sequence This plugin takes as input a range of collections (selected from the drop-down list), pulls all of the Resource JSON objects from the database, isolates only those collections whose […]
In this post, I’ll talk about micro-services, and the archival workflow at CUNY Television. I’ll also talk about the work I’ve done to modify and document the micro-services, and my impressions about working with code thus far. http://ndsr.nycdigital.org/media-miscro-services-and-archival-workflows-at-cuny-television/
The level of quality control (QC) for metadata will vary based on the nature of the project, the project’s end goal, and the project’s metadata specifications.Metadata is created at multiple points throughout the digital project life cycle. For example, rights […]
The following is a guest post by Joey Heinen, National Digital Stewardship Resident at Harvard University Library. Joey Heinen As has been famously outlined by the Library of Congress on their website on sustainability factors for digital formats, digital material […]
The other really significant advancement has reduced my workload significantly with respect to batch publication of new concepts (as RDF) into Nomisma. I would occasionally receive spreadsheets of data to upload into Nomisma, which required me to author a PHP […]
Authority control in a library environment is the establishment and maintenance of consistent forms of names and terms to be used as authorized access points in records of the library catalog. Authorized access points must not only be consistent, each […]
Policies and procedures for cataloging work, including authority control, call numbers, MARC tagging, RDA, and subject headings. https://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/cataloging/catref.html
The Yale University Library catalog (ORBIS) contains nearly 7 million bibliographic records and over 2 million authority records. These authority records help staff maintain consistent headings in the catalog. They also generate cross references that facilitate searching. The Library creates […]
As alluded to in a previous post, the Library’s Digital Collections platform recently underwent a relatively major change – adopting the “BagIt” specification, developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), for ingest and export of our digital objects. Impetus […]
Carleton College Wiki: This procedure is designed to make a consistent and scaleable workflow to prepare digital files for long term preservation, description online and distribution online. I will also describe the standards we follow, including any modifications to those […]