adventures of an accidental metadata cataloger lis section, masal 2014
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Adventures of an Accidental Metadata Cataloger LIS Section, MASAL 2014. Michael E. Unsworth Michigan State University Libraries. Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection. SUPERIOR IMAGE QUALITY. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Ginsburg. FORGOTTEN GEMS. Advertisements. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Adventures of an Accidental Metadata Cataloger
LIS Section, MASAL 2014
Michael E. UnsworthMichigan State University Libraries
Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection
SUPERIOR IMAGE QUALITYProQuest Historical Newspapers Ginsburg
FORGOTTEN GEMS
Advertisements
SUBJECT SEARCHES
SUBJECT SEARCHES
PROCESSING STAGES
EARLY CATALOGING CAREER
METADATA FIELDS• Title: • Creator:• Contributor:• Publication Date:• Description:• Genre: Advertisements, Drawings, Editorial advertisements, etc.• Geographical area:• Type: still image, text• Printing Technique: black & white, sepia, color, etc.• Subjects: LC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials • Temporal Date:• Size:• Source: Issue Date, Section, Page Number
Color codes: Undergraduates Grad Students Cataloger UG & GS GS & Cat
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Internet Assist
Internet Assist
LIMITATIONS OF CURRENT SYSTEM
• No cross references• No Boolean searching• No phrase searching• No Advanced searching, example:
Color ads showing 1920s airplanes Editorial cartoons from the 1930s that
have dogs in them
REFLECTIONS ON TRADITIONAL LIBRARY & METADATA CATALOGING
• The definition “data about data” is not helpful
• At basic level, no difference. Skills and mindset are the same. Consistency is the key
• Metadata schemes are varied and can be as simple or complex as the builders want. Traditional library cataloging has over a century of complexity
Future of Cataloging• Tradeoffs on level of granularity will
constantly be made• For the product to be valuable,
investments in technology and staff knowledge have to be made. If not:
Garbage In Garbage Out
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