Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee has been charged with helping us identify and prioritize concrete actions in support of DEIA in the information community. This series of three webinars — open to everyone, free of charge — […]
by Anna Neatrour and others in Digital Library Services team at the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. Definitions of fields specified in the MWDL Application Profile, with notes and examples that reflect descriptive metadata practices at the Marriott […]
by OpenRefine GitHub repository contributors You can use Refine to translate street addresses to lat/lng coordinates to plot data on maps. While there is no native geocoding command in Refine, you can still accomplish this task calling HTTP-based geocoding services […]
by the University Library, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana Best Practices for Creating Digital Collections, includes the following: 1.0 File Formats 2.0 Directory Structure and File Naming 3.0 Digital Imaging 4.0 Newspaper Digitization 5.0 Optical Character Recognition 6.0 PDF Creation […]
by Emory University Libraries and Information Technologies, Metadata Working Group The Metadata Working Group works to establish best practices for metadata creation and management within the Emory University Libraries, Libraries and IT Services, and broader campus community. Our goal is […]
by Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library These procedures outline the steps needed to batch upload items into CONTENTdm when there is an established online finding aid. This process focuses on “low-tech” ways to use the content or container list displayed in table […]
Iowa State University (ISU), Metadata & Cataloging Department, In-house Training Materials By Jacob Shelby Here lies materials that have been developed by the ISU Metadata & Cataloging Department for in-house training purposes regarding metadata. Slides have been edited to include […]
by the Society of American Archivists, Photo Metadata Project Learn how to add photo metadata, like descriptive and rights information, to your digital image files using popular professional software with some help from our tutorials. You can read them online, […]
by Chris Lacinak, President AVPreserve This article discusses the significance of embedded metadata and some of the challenges that arise once this understanding is realized. While the discussion ranges across media types and file formats, the focus is more […]
Norwick Center for Digital Services SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY | DALLAS, TEXAS | JANUARY 2016 In 2008, the Norwick Center for Digital Services created the first version of what was then called the SMU CONTENTdm Guide: Framework for Building a Collection. […]