Join the ALCTS Metadata Interest Group during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in
Denver to hear project updates about two IMLS-funded grants on Sunday,
February 11th from 8:30-10:00 AM in Room 703 during our regular scheduled
meeting. Alya Stein, Metadata Librarian from University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, will be giving a presentation on the current work the
Digital Library Federation Assessment Interest Group has been doing to
create a framework to measure digital object reuse. Chew Chiat Naun, Head
of Metadata Creation from Harvard University, will discuss current work
being done to share and scale local name authorities. The business meeting
will follow. Looking forward to seeing you all in Denver, and be sure to
add this event to your ALA Conference Scheduler
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*Title: Developing A Framework for Measuring Reuse of Digital Objects:
Project Update at the Metadata Interest Group, ALA Midwinter 2018*

*Presenter: *Ayla Stein, Metadata Librarian, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign

*Abstract*: Content reuse, or how often and in what ways digital library
materials are utilized and repurposed, is a key indicator of the impact and
value of a digital collection. Traditional library analytics focus almost
entirely on simple access statistics, which do not show how users utilize
or transform unique materials digital collections. This lack of
distinction, combined with a lack of standardized assessment approaches,
makes it difficult to develop user-responsive collections or highlight the
value of these materials. The grant project, Developing a Framework for
Measuring Reuse of Digital Objects, an IMLS-funded project
(LG-73-17-0002-17) by the Digital Library Federation Assessment Interest
Group, is working to address this critical area. This presentation will
illustrate the variety of ways digital library objects (including metadata)
are being reused; share the results of the grant team’s work, including
preliminary findings from the initial survey results as well as in-person
and virtual focus groups sessions. The presentation will conclude with the
team’s early findings and will engage the audience to contribute their
feedback on the project and deliverables.

*Title*:* National Strategy for Shareable Local Name Authorities*

*Presenter:* Chew Chiat Naun, Head, Metadata Creation, Harvard University

*Abstract*: Libraries create local authorities to serve a variety of
purposes, usually within an institutional context. It is becoming
increasingly evident, however, that identities have much greater potential
value if they can be shared. The IMLS Shareable Authorities forum brought
together representatives from a wide range of stakeholders to explore
themes including minimum viable specifications, data provider obligations,
and reconciliation as a service. The objective of the forum is to identify
services and practices that will be needed, and assumptions that will have
to be made – or changed – to allow authorities to work across domains and
at scale.

*Presenter Bio*: Chew Chiat Naun is a Graduate of Monash University in
Melbourne, Australia, and recently joined Harvard Library as Head of
Metadata Creation. Previously he was at Cornell University, where he and
his then colleagues hosted the first IMLS Shareable Local Authorities
forum. He is active in the Program for Cooperative Cataloging and co-chairs
(with Ed Jones) the Standing Committee on Standards.

*Darnelle O. Melvin*
Special Collections & Archives Metadata Librarian
Assistant Professor
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