Digitization at the Portal to Texas History by McIntosh, Marcia and Mangum, Jake The presentation introduces the process of digitizing material into the Portal to Texas History. It was presented at the 2020 Texas Association of Museums Conference. The history […]
Archiving Oral History: Manual of Best Practices by the Oral History Association This document is intended to be viewed in context as an addendum to the Oral History Association’s Principles and Best Practices. It is important to note that this […]
As part of the LDL as Data Grant, the project team is thrilled to announce an online speaker series. The series features digital library practitioners and users from across the country. The schedule is a work in progress and will […]
Curationist: Designing a Metadata Standard and Taxonomy for an Open Cultural Ecosystem by Sharon Mizota This presentation describes the metadata schema, content standard, and taxonomy guidelines created for Curationist.org, a crowd-sourced, multilingual aggregator of open access cultural content. Designed to […]
Core Concepts and Practical Techniques for Successful Library Metadata Analysis by Stacie Traill & Martin Patrick, University of Minnesota Libraries Presentation for CORE Virtual Forum, Nov 18 2020 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DHo4P7vIdNvWgbKtpDJWPVv6qtbJ-9R4Q2GjsFo7Un8/edit#slide=id.p
Responsible Access Workflows by the UC Berkeley Library Workflows on copyright, contracts, privacy, and ethics on google slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1V66PGpIq9xqXxdvngpD3rkAMoIw2hIyVVDS4Iv4VFOM/edit#slide=id.g7ffa9d7047_0_2
By Recollection Wisconsin Our Digital Projects Toolkit introduces the basic elements of cultural heritage digitization projects. In each section, you’ll find practical tools, guidelines and examples as well as resources for more in-depth learning. https://recollectionwisconsin.org/toolkit
By Madison Chartier The OSU Library Metadata Guide: Best Practices for Digital Collections is a document based on national standards and best practices for creating and enhancing metadata that provides consistency and accuracy within and between digital collections to increase […]
One Weird Query: Resolving LC Subject Strings to URIs Using Python By Ruth Kitchin Tillman Several times a year, the same question comes up on Twitter or in one the metadata/library/archives Slacks: “Does anyone know working reconciliation service for LCSH?” […]
Wax By Marii Nyröp Wax is a minimal computing project for producing digital exhibitions focused on longevity, low costs, and flexibility. Our underlying technology is made to learn and to teach, and can produce beautifully rendered, high-quality image collections and […]