In the last few meetings, a recurring theme emerged regarding the relationship between metadata quality and discovery tool functionality. How do the capabilities of metadata creation tools such as SirsiDynix Symphony, Kuali OLE, DSpace, Oxygen XML Editor, and PhotoCat aid in the creation of consistent, standards-compliant metadata? How do discovery tools like IUCAT, IUScholarWorks, Image Collections Online, Archives Online, electronic text projects, Variations, dozens of stand-alone digital projects, and (eventually) the Avalon Media System leverage metadata produced by metadata creation tools?

At this meeting, we will demonstrate a few tools for metadata creation and discuss the use of metadata in resource discovery interfaces.

All are welcome to participate!

DATE: Tuesday, April 30
TIME: 9:30—10:30am
PLACE: Wells Library Room 043
TOPIC: Tools for Metadata Creation and Discovery

RESOURCES YOU MIGHT CONSULT

• PLAY WITH A FEW DISCOVERY TOOLS:
  • Archives Online browse http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/browse.do
  • Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection browse http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/browse/index.jsp
  • Digital Collections Search is an attempt to bring together most of our local digital collections into one search interface http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/dcs/
  • Image Collections Online browse http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/images/
  • INHarmony: Sheet Music from Indiana (browse by categories at top of the page) http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/inharmony/
  • Indiana Magazine of History (browse by categories at top of the page) http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/imh/browse.do
  • IUScholarWorks Repository https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/
  • Scherzo (recommended: search for a creator/composer, such as Beethoven, to retrieve high number of results with many facet options to refine search results) http://vfrbr.info/scherzo
  • Victorian Women Writers Project (browse by categories at top of the page) http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/vwwp/
• READ ABOUT METADATA CREATION TOOLS:
  • Breeding, M. (2011). Discovery layer interfaces. Library Technology Guides. Retrieved from http://www.librarytechnology.org/discovery.pl
    Click on a discovery layer logo to see a list of institutions where that discovery layer has been implemented. The chart at the bottom lists supported ILS software for each discovery layer application.
  • Breeding, M. (2013). Perceptions 2012: An international survey of library automation. Library Technology Guides. Retrieved from http://www.librarytechnology.org/perceptions2012.pl
  • Sheet Music Consortium’s Metadata Mapping Tool http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/smcmigrator/index.php