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Automating Metadata Creation: Enhanced Discovery and Description of Maternal Child Health Data
Download2016-04-07
Roark, Kendall, Farnel, Sharon, Harrigan, Amanda, Vashishtha, Saurabh
This poster for the NADDI 2016 conference shows the processes we implemented to pre-populate parts of our DDI-compatible metadata schema with publicly and locally available information. We have developed in-house scripts to export and import the metadata from resources such as NCBI,...
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2016-03-10
Vashishtha, Saurabh , Harrigan, Amanda, Farnel, Sharon, Roark, Kendall
This presentation was an update to library staff on the progress that has been made on the CLIR-funded "Bridging the Research Data Divide." It outlines the initial processes taken to describe maternal, infant, and child health research data and engage researchers.
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2016-04-07
Farnel, Sharon, Vashishtha, Saurabh , Novak Gustainis, Emily, LaFountain, Amber, Harrigan, Amanda, Roark, Kendall
This presentation for NADDI 2016 gives an overview of the processing work that has gone into research data description for the two types of collections being described in the "Bridging the Research Data Divide" project: special collections and contemporary research collections.
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Decolonization of Arctic Library and Archives Metadata (DALAM) Thematic Network Update: January 2023
Download2022-01-01
Describes the activities of the University of the Arctic Thematic Network on Decolonization of Arctic Library and Archives Metadata (DALAM) to January 2023.
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2018-04-01
Farnel, Sharon, Laroque, Sheila
This presentation provides an overview of the work of the University of Alberta Libraries to examine and revise its descriptive metadata practices to more accurately, appropriately, and respectfully represent Indigenous peoples and contexts. This was presented on April 24, 2018 as part of the SLA...
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Decolonizing Description: Changing Metadata in Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Download2017-10-01
Laroque, Sheila, Carr-Wiggin, Anne, Bigelow, Ian, Koufogiannakis, Denise, Farnel, Sharon, Lar-Son, Kayla, Feisst, Debbie
This presentation provides an overview of the work of the University of Alberta Libraries to examine and revise its descriptive metadata practices to more accurately, appropriately, and respectfully represent Indigenous peoples and contexts. The presentation was given at the Netspeed Library...
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2023-10-23
The University of Alberta Library has been actively expanding its use of the Internet Archive platform to consolidate its already-digitized collections and upload newly digitized materials. In this presentation, they will discuss some of the tools they use to better manage those digital...