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Welcome, Catalogers!
Welcome, Catalogers!
The purpose of this guide is to provide you with best practices for metadata tagging of new and existing resources in our DLMS (Digital Library Management System)
INTRODUCTORY SKILLS
INTRODUCTORY SKILLS
Filename of Resource
Language of Resource
Library Collection*
BEGINNER SKILLS
BEGINNER SKILLS
Title of Resource
Additional Title Information
Subtype of Resource*
Year Resource Published
INTERMEDIATE SKILLS
INTERMEDIATE SKILLS
Author of Resource
(and Contributors)Description of Resource
Main Subject of Resource*
Subcategory of Resource*
ADVANCED SKILLS
ADVANCED SKILLS
Copyright Holder
Rights Statement*
Keywords
Library User*
Education Level*
* indicates this field utilizes controlled vocabulary = cataloger to select a term from a pre-set list
GENERAL TIPS
GENERAL TIPS
When in doubt, ask!
Know that the metadata records can be edited and re-saved, so don’t be afraid of “making a mistake”.
The name of the game is consistency. We want our tags to be as standardized and consistent as possible so that it’s easy to not only organize the resources on the library, but so our library users can easily find those resources!
As you move from Introductory level skills into Advanced level skills Cataloging/ Metadata Tagging, we highly recommend a quick-overview research-dive into the country or region where your library users reside, so you can cater to your patrons' information needs.
(Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica are good places to start your research.)Our French, Spanish, and Arabic language collections should include metadata tags in both English and that language.
An example of what this looks like can be found under "Language of Resource" section of this guide.
Training & Resources
Training & Resources
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TOPICS COVERED:
- Identify a Content/ Information Need
- Find Content & Vet Content
- Submit Found Content for Review (to SolarSPELL Librarian)
- Metadata Tagging of Content (overview)
- Organize Content into Appropriate Library Collection
TOPICS COVERED:
- Cultural Bias
- The Content Needs Wishlist
- How Interview & Survey Data Inform a Content Need/ Request
- How Conversations & Meetings with Our Local Partners Inform a Content Need/ Request
- How Usage Data is Gathered
- Library Review: QC-ing our Collection for Relevance, Accuracy and Functionality
TOPICS COVERED:
- Copyright & Open Access Explanation
- Tools & Tips for Finding Content
- Review Content
- Considerations for Downloading Content
- Introduction to the SolarSPELL Content Curation (SSCC) website
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
- Introduction to the DLMS
- Add Metadata in a DLMS Record
- Remove/ Edit Metadata in a DLMS Record
- Export DLMS Records to Spreadsheet for Editing.....
Filtering the DLMS.....
Organize Categories & Subcategories within a DLMS Collection - Edit Metadata via Exported Spreadsheet.....
This is the administrative back-end of the SolarSPELL Digital Library Management System. (Non-user-facing.)
It contains all the individual, separate Library Collections.
See below for links to the user-facing Library Collections.
It contains all the individual, separate Library Collections.
See below for links to the user-facing Library Collections.
This site is like an information waystation.
It is where you - as the content curator - both upload prospective content (an individual resource) and also metadata tag the resource.
Resource then gets reviewed for possible inclusion into the DLMS, within a Library Collection.
It is where you - as the content curator - both upload prospective content (an individual resource) and also metadata tag the resource.
Resource then gets reviewed for possible inclusion into the DLMS, within a Library Collection.
Library Collections
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Library Collections
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