Avoiding Find-ability Fiascos: the How and Why of Data Clean up for Digitized Special Collections

Authors

Rachel S. Evans, University of Georgia School of LawFollow
Anne Burnett, University of Georgia School of LawFollow
Thomas J. Striepe, University of Georgia School of LawFollow
Stephen Wolfson, University of Georgia School of LawFollow
Dan Riggs, University of Georgia School of LawFollow

Presented virtually as part of the Georgia Library Association Annual Conference from 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm.

Abstract

Employees in libraries come and go. Collections change over time. The systems we use to share these collections, and the fields of data those systems have, are constantly evolving. The fluid nature of information technology and access gives birth to a host of avenues down which item details sometimes fall through the cracks. This panel will present the story of several special collections, tracing their origins from the adoption of our repository in 2006 to early digitization of items and finally to the recent OCR-ing and metadata cleanup for decades worth of data to optimize their discoverability for the world.

Repository Citation

Evans, Rachel S.; Burnett, Anne; Striepe, Thomas J.; Wolfson, Stephen; and Riggs, Dan, "Avoiding Find-ability Fiascos: the How and Why of Data Clean up for Digitized Special Collections" (2020). Presentations. 275.
https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/speeches/275