Monday, July 30th 9-5pm
I again will be spending the day converting our metadata from the IDeA template to the new CONTENTdm template. It is a rather slow process due to the horizontal nature of the template. I will also be, once again, going back through already created records and doing some updating. It has been decided that the title, at the issue level, should include vol and no (instead of just Monthly Bulletin).
Metadata Related Article
Milstead, J., & Feldman, S. (1999). Metadata projects and standards. Online (January 1999).
This reading was more or less an overview of many of the existing metadata standards. Though I was aware that different standards existed, this article gave me a whole new perspective on just how many standards are in use. Standards covered included: ISO, ANSI, PICS, RDF, DC, ROADS, CSDGM, and more.
A considerable amount of space was given to the description of Dublin Core. This included sections on its simplicity, the 15 elements, and changes.
There was also discussion of several projects, such as work on the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM), which I have read about previously and it very interesting.
Other topics addressed were address changes which they described as the "now you see it now you don't phenomenon" where web addresses randomly and constantly change making it difficult to revisit sites. This also included a discussion of the development of the Handle system, which gave sites unique IDs.
This reading was more or less an overview of many of the existing metadata standards. Though I was aware that different standards existed, this article gave me a whole new perspective on just how many standards are in use. Standards covered included: ISO, ANSI, PICS, RDF, DC, ROADS, CSDGM, and more.
A considerable amount of space was given to the description of Dublin Core. This included sections on its simplicity, the 15 elements, and changes.
There was also discussion of several projects, such as work on the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM), which I have read about previously and it very interesting.
Other topics addressed were address changes which they described as the "now you see it now you don't phenomenon" where web addresses randomly and constantly change making it difficult to revisit sites. This also included a discussion of the development of the Handle system, which gave sites unique IDs.
Digital Cataloging Related Article
Levy, D. M. (1995). Cataloguing in the digital order: Paper regarding the future of cataloguing, from the Digital Libraries 95 conference.
This article is an overview of digital age cataloging. It begins with an introduction to the general idea of cataloging. This includes various definitions along with the contents of a typical cataloging record (title, author, publisher, etc.). Also included are descriptions of both descriptive and subject cataloging along with the distinction between cataloging and bibliographies.
The next section of the article, entitled "Cataloging as order-making" describes just that. A discussion of how materials are maintained and, most importantly, made available. It also includes a more in-depth discussion of what cataloging can truly involve, such as discussions of standards.
The remainder of the article delves into how cataloging is being affected and changed by the new digital word. Since digital collections, like any other, need to be organized, maintained, and made available, it logically follows that some type of cataloging will be required. The little space is given to how these new collections will be cataloged, the article does pose important questions such as, what standards will be used, what type of training will be needed for this cataloging, and will the final digital catalog be universal.
This article is an overview of digital age cataloging. It begins with an introduction to the general idea of cataloging. This includes various definitions along with the contents of a typical cataloging record (title, author, publisher, etc.). Also included are descriptions of both descriptive and subject cataloging along with the distinction between cataloging and bibliographies.
The next section of the article, entitled "Cataloging as order-making" describes just that. A discussion of how materials are maintained and, most importantly, made available. It also includes a more in-depth discussion of what cataloging can truly involve, such as discussions of standards.
The remainder of the article delves into how cataloging is being affected and changed by the new digital word. Since digital collections, like any other, need to be organized, maintained, and made available, it logically follows that some type of cataloging will be required. The little space is given to how these new collections will be cataloged, the article does pose important questions such as, what standards will be used, what type of training will be needed for this cataloging, and will the final digital catalog be universal.
Day 20
Friday, July 27th 10-5pm
I will be spending all of my time today taking they records that have been created for IDeA and converting them for CONTENTdm. This will also give me a chance to do a bit of quality control on the articles I have already created.
I will be spending all of my time today taking they records that have been created for IDeA and converting them for CONTENTdm. This will also give me a chance to do a bit of quality control on the articles I have already created.
Day 19
Wednesday, July 25th 11-8:30
Today I am continue to work on the new metadata template for CONTENTdm. I sent out a rough draft Monday afternoon and received a few questions/comments/suggestions. So far today I have made the changes and read through my Indiana Memory metadata information to answer a few questions. I then sent out the updated template and the answers I found. I am currently working on finding a logical order for the elements to appear within CONTENTdm. The most import are the first three, since they will be displayed in the simple record.
Today I am continue to work on the new metadata template for CONTENTdm. I sent out a rough draft Monday afternoon and received a few questions/comments/suggestions. So far today I have made the changes and read through my Indiana Memory metadata information to answer a few questions. I then sent out the updated template and the answers I found. I am currently working on finding a logical order for the elements to appear within CONTENTdm. The most import are the first three, since they will be displayed in the simple record.
Metadata Related Reading
Since the Monthly Bulletin project has gotten funding from Indiana Memory, the digital project will now be housed within Indiana Memory. Like Idea, Indiana Memory uses Dublin Core, though, because they are within CONTENTdm, they have their own specific set of standards. The paper I will summarize briefly below is the Dublin Core Metadata Guide: Indiana Memory Project.
The paper began with a brief introduction to the ideas of required, recommended, and options elements. It also included links to other useful sites. Following this introduction the guide jumped right into the definitions of the required elements.
The required elements were: title, subject, item type, technical metadata, item ID, usage statement, data.original, and date.digital. The section on each of the elements included DC mapping, definition, comments, notes on cataloging, and examples. Some element definitions contained other information, such as subject, which contained a list of recommended thesauri and links for thesauri.
The definitions for recommened and optional elements contained the same information. Recommended elements were: creator, publisher, description and language. Optional elements included: ordering information, transcript, and local item ID.
Following the section on elements the paper also included and FAQ section. This covered a wide variety of topics ranging from What is Indiana Memory? to What are some other (not DC) descriptive metadata schemas? Though useful and interesting information could be found in the FAQ section, most of it was either information I already had, or information that did not relate to our specific project.
The paper began with a brief introduction to the ideas of required, recommended, and options elements. It also included links to other useful sites. Following this introduction the guide jumped right into the definitions of the required elements.
The required elements were: title, subject, item type, technical metadata, item ID, usage statement, data.original, and date.digital. The section on each of the elements included DC mapping, definition, comments, notes on cataloging, and examples. Some element definitions contained other information, such as subject, which contained a list of recommended thesauri and links for thesauri.
The definitions for recommened and optional elements contained the same information. Recommended elements were: creator, publisher, description and language. Optional elements included: ordering information, transcript, and local item ID.
Following the section on elements the paper also included and FAQ section. This covered a wide variety of topics ranging from What is Indiana Memory? to What are some other (not DC) descriptive metadata schemas? Though useful and interesting information could be found in the FAQ section, most of it was either information I already had, or information that did not relate to our specific project.
Day 18
Monday, July 23rd 9-5pm
My main goal today is to go over the information from the CONTENTdm workshop. Specifically I want to go over the Dublin Core metadata standards within CONTENTdm. From what I learned at the seminar, I believe that we create our own labels for the metadata (e.g. Table Of Contents) and then map them to the appropriate DC field (e.g. Description). I am hoping to find more specific information with the extra literature provided.
Accomplishments:
I managed to create a rough draft for our new metadata template which will be compatible with CONTENTdm. It will still need to be arranged into a correct order.
My main goal today is to go over the information from the CONTENTdm workshop. Specifically I want to go over the Dublin Core metadata standards within CONTENTdm. From what I learned at the seminar, I believe that we create our own labels for the metadata (e.g. Table Of Contents) and then map them to the appropriate DC field (e.g. Description). I am hoping to find more specific information with the extra literature provided.
Accomplishments:
I managed to create a rough draft for our new metadata template which will be compatible with CONTENTdm. It will still need to be arranged into a correct order.
Day 17
Wedesday, July 18th 8:30-4pm
CONTENTdm training seminar. It was very interesting and informative, especially since I have not experience with CONTENTdm. I will have to make some adjustments to the way I am organizing the records. I plan to discuss this more after I have had a chance to go back over the material.
Useful Links From Seminar
metast.pdf
imgst.pdf
CONTENTdm training seminar. It was very interesting and informative, especially since I have not experience with CONTENTdm. I will have to make some adjustments to the way I am organizing the records. I plan to discuss this more after I have had a chance to go back over the material.
Useful Links From Seminar
metast.pdf
imgst.pdf
Day 16
Friday, July 13th 11-5pm
Today is another afternoon of working on records. I started the afternoon by reviewing a couple I did earlier this week. Upon this inspection I found a reoccurring error that I had made in the contributor field. I have spent my first hour and a half going back and checking for and correcting the error in past records. I think I am going to spend a bit of time every week checking for errors. The more error-free my records are the easier it will be for anyone following my work.
Today is another afternoon of working on records. I started the afternoon by reviewing a couple I did earlier this week. Upon this inspection I found a reoccurring error that I had made in the contributor field. I have spent my first hour and a half going back and checking for and correcting the error in past records. I think I am going to spend a bit of time every week checking for errors. The more error-free my records are the easier it will be for anyone following my work.
Day 15
Wednesday, July 11th 11-5pm
Today is yet another day of working on creating records. As I speculated in my last entry, authored articles within the issues are becoming more frequent, causing each individual issue to take more time.
Today is yet another day of working on creating records. As I speculated in my last entry, authored articles within the issues are becoming more frequent, causing each individual issue to take more time.
Day 14
Monday, July 9th 9-1pm
Today I am simply continuing to work on creating records. Changes have been made to the necessary pdf files so that I can complete the records for issue 7. Then I will continue on with the rest of the volume 4 records. The volumes have been taken longer since long articles with authors are appearing more frequently, requiring multiple records for issues.
Today I am simply continuing to work on creating records. Changes have been made to the necessary pdf files so that I can complete the records for issue 7. Then I will continue on with the rest of the volume 4 records. The volumes have been taken longer since long articles with authors are appearing more frequently, requiring multiple records for issues.
Day 13
Tuesday, July 3rd 9-2pm 3-8pm
There are several things I plan to accomplish today. The first is to spend some time reading articles related to Metadata/Digital Libraries/Digital Publications. I have found several interesting and pertinent articles. Summaries of these articles will be included in later journal entries.
I also plan to take some time to look at the pdf files, which have had OCR run, to see if the statistical charts can be easily searched. I am hoping to determine how many subject headings will be needed if full text searching is not an option.
I also plan to create records for the authored articles within the issues I have already created records for. The most difficult part of these article records is deciding on subject headings. As stated in previous entries, I plan to use PHIN headings, but I have also be cross-referencing them with MESH since the MESH database has more clear definitions of the subject headings and their position in the hierarchy.
There are several things I plan to accomplish today. The first is to spend some time reading articles related to Metadata/Digital Libraries/Digital Publications. I have found several interesting and pertinent articles. Summaries of these articles will be included in later journal entries.
I also plan to take some time to look at the pdf files, which have had OCR run, to see if the statistical charts can be easily searched. I am hoping to determine how many subject headings will be needed if full text searching is not an option.
I also plan to create records for the authored articles within the issues I have already created records for. The most difficult part of these article records is deciding on subject headings. As stated in previous entries, I plan to use PHIN headings, but I have also be cross-referencing them with MESH since the MESH database has more clear definitions of the subject headings and their position in the hierarchy.
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