5 Things Thursday: Rare Books, Maps, Digital Collections

This is my 500th post for Mod Librarian! Celebrate and check out these 5 things: Two books on map cataloging by Paige Andrew of Penn State University Libraries - one on RDA and maps, the other basics of sheet maps. Here is an interesting interview with Digital Archivist at UCLA Gloria Gonzalez. I've been thinking…

5 Things Thursday: Metadata, Finding Aids, Archives, Digitization

Here are five super things to peruse: How will the Vatican digitize millions of documents? Start with 50 experts, five scanners and a lot of time... Take part in the Librarian Design Challenge over on theanalogdivide. Metadata is a GAAS - granularity, automation, authority, and structure are all key players in creation. Great article on…

5 Things Saturday: #LearnDAM, Archive Art, Linked Data and MARC

Better late than never... Picturepark has launched a new initiative for users looking for digital asset management resources - #LearnDAM. Are you at ALA Midwinter in chilly Philly (#alamw14)? If so, check out these metadata presentations today and tomorroe- here are the talking points on the changing world of MARC and linked data on Metadata…

Special Collections: The Next Generation

Are you familiar with the Polar Bear Expedition Digital Collections at the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan? I wasn't until I started researching ways to integrate MARC records, EAD, finding aids, user tagging and interoperability. The collections are amazing, but the behind the scenes peek offered by the articles on the About page…

Metadata Monday: Metadata Matters

Have I ever mentioned a fabulous blog called Metadata Matters? I think I have in passing, but I wanted to take some time on a Metadata Monday to expand on my admiration for the content. This blog features very technical information, primarily appe...

Metadata Monday: Metadata Mash-Up

This week there has been too much good stuff related to metadata to confine this blog post to one measly topic. Here are some of my picks: Leala Abbott, Metadata and Taxonomy Specialist extraordinaire in NYC, presents a clear explanation of the ty...

5 Things Thursday: Photo Metadata, DAM, MARC, Romanian Libraries

Here are five more things: Want to read an overview of digital asset management that seems to imply that a DAM system can somehow operate without a digital asset manager? Are you interested in the Controlled Vocabulary Survey regarding the preserv...

Metadata Monday: Standards

Did you know that the good old Library of Congress has an entire page devoted to resources especially for librarians and archivists? In my opinion, one of the best sections is called Best Practices & Standards. There you can find authorities, info...

Metadata Monday: IMDB to MARC

Have you ever seen this clever IMDB to MARC converter? Simply type in the IMDB movie number or title and a MARC record is generated. This is particularly useful for cataloging a DVD collection in a public library, but it inspired me to think about...