Join the ALCTS Metadata Interest group for exciting programming at both our annual program and annual meeting!



Annual Program

The ALCTS Metadata Interest Group will be sponsoring Metadata Migrations: Managing Methods and Mayhem on Sunday June 25th from 3-4 pm in Room W185bc.  During this time, come hear experiences from the front lines with presentations from Maggie Dickson-Metadata Architect from Duke University Libraries; and Gretchen Gueguen-Data Services Coordinator from DPLA.  Looking forward in seeing you all in Chicago.  Do not forget to add this event to your ALA Conference Scheduler<https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=257908>.



Maggie Dickson

Metadata Architect

Duke University Libraries



Title: Looking Back, Moving Forward: Remediating 20+ Years of Digital Collections Metadata



Abstract: In 2015, DUL began the process of migrating its digital collections to the Duke Digital Repository, a Fedora/Hydra/Blacklight-based platform. In preparation for this migration, we undertook a large-scale analysis and remediation of metadata describing approximately 112,000 items, created over the course of twenty years, by many different people, and using many different schemas and standards (or not). We formed a task group to make decisions, identify and engage stakeholders, and guide the workflow. This involved reviewing existing properties and values and evaluating the adoption of standards and vocabularies, with an eye toward linked open data and sharing our resources with the DPLA and beyond. The remediation itself (which at the time of this proposal is ongoing) is being completed using OpenRefine, scripting, and many good old spreadsheets. This presentation will describe the process, its challenges and successes, and future directions.



Gretchen Gueguen

Data Services Coordinator

Digital Public Library of America



Title: The Never-Ending Migration



Abstract: What if all you did was migrate metadata from one system to another? In a sense, that is what metadata mapping at DPLA is like. The first 2.5 million records were harvested and mapped in 2013 from 500 initial partners. Since then DPLA's collection has grown to nearly 15 million records from more than 2000 contributing institutions. Since the project relies on metadata harvesting and synchronization, metadata is continually being harvested and mapped. This presentation will explore the tools and techniques that DPLA uses to analyze and map metadata from a variety of standard and bespoke metadata formats into a normalized application profile. Recently DPLA has been developing a new open source tool that can be used by anyone to harvest and map and analyze metadata from common data sources such as OAI feeds. Work on the creation of these tools as well as data quality efforts at DPLA will be reviewed.



Annual Meeting



Join the ALCTS Metadata Interest Group in Chicago for our meeting at ALA Annual 2017 at McComick Place, Room W102A, Sunday, June 25, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM. We will have a presentation by the ALCTS/LITA Metadata Standards Committee on evaluating metadata standards, followed by our business meeting and election. Please join us!

Evaluating Metadata Standards - Principles into Practice

Jenn Riley, Lauren Corbett, and Erik Mitchell will present on their work in the Metadata Standards Committee in applying the principles (http://metaware.buzz/2016/08/04/principles-for-evaluating-metadata-standards/<https://www.umail.utah.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=jORlE0hnbjlSIZkOoO7RSlu6Jrb9l7U3bXh2orDsTiUkA8HbQ7HUCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fna01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2f%3furl%3dhttp%253A%252F%252Fmetaware.buzz%252F2016%252F08%252F04%252Fprinciples-for-evaluating-metadata-standards%252F%26data%3d01%257C01%257Cmrbst20%2540pitt.edu%257C49e221afb4694ad98c1208d497e9f603%257C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%257C1%26sdata%3dj8teKo94Z2aElkIVEB2Vc1i8iYzEh10rr%252FO5ki2kR%252BE%253D%26reserved%3d0>) to an example standard (the NISO Sample Tag Suite).  The principles for evaluation were developed in 2016 to give metadata communities a common tool to explore standards design.  The team will discuss the process for identifying standards to evaluate and approach to reviewing standards as well as the outcomes, lessons learned and next steps for the metadata principles.



Executive Committee Elections



The ALCTS Metadata Interest Group has the following offices open for election:

*       Vice-Chair/Chair Elect (Vice-Chair 2017-2018, Chair 2018-2019)

*       Program Co-Chair (2017-2019)

*       Secretary (2017-2019)



Terms are two years and begin following ALA Annual 2017. Officers must be able to commit to attending both ALA Midwinter and ALA Annual during their terms.



Elections will be held during the Metadata Interest Group meeting on Sunday, June 25th, 8:30 am to 10:00 am, McCormick Place W179b.



Anyone interested in standing for election to one of these offices is invited to get in touch with Mike Bolam ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) and/or Liz Woolcott ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) prior to ALA. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or wish to announce your intent to run in advance. Additional nominations will be taken prior to the election at the meeting.



For more information on the roles and responsibilities of the positions, see our announcement on ALA Connect: http://connect.ala.org/node/266318<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fconnect.ala.org-252Fnode-252F266318-26data-3D01-257C01-257Cmrbst20-2540pitt.edu-257Cca0ed7e8df6a45f5fd9408d498928e70-257C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d-257C1-26sdata-3DKndz8YWkA7LY6uPCPC5wPxA-252BR6mw7Pul-252BXOLeXe48sU-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMFAg&c=7ypwAowFJ8v-mw8AB-SdSueVQgSDL4HiiSaLK01W8HA&r=57gk8nme8IyujbRtEx0q9ziDOGzMXlvvy_GQeFmc13c&m=yBobDvUFzvP1BqRv6Rl1Dm4MugPLla7KrDiY5Ey3Kvg&s=muh9yaxvorTWJOnz4NaiCW4WPiTa36NChl1vlt78Sbs&e=>.





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Darnelle O. Melvin
Metadata Transformation Librarian
Visiting Assistant Professor

Program Co-Chair, ALCTS Metadata Interest Group
The Ohio State University Libraries
320H 18th Avenue Library, 175 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210

614-247-4689 Office
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