Workshop Description:

DLFForum 2017, Tuesday, October 24 • 2:00pm - 3:55pm

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Everyone working with metadata faces periodic migrations. You might be transitioning from a vendor-based system to open source, migrating your finding aids, upgrading your digital repository, or making the move to RDF. This workshop will assist you with thinking through metadata migration issues, facilitated by people who are at different stages (planning, midway through, complete) of their own digital library migrations. The focus of the workshop will be on migration methodology as opposed to learning a specific technology or tool. Topics such as migration planning, metadata assessment, visualization, and metadata clean-up will be discussed, so participants are able to leave the workshop with an overview of key metadata migration considerations and strategies for conducting a metadata migration at their own institution.

Workshop participants will work through a project planning process, learn what tools might be suited to their own repositories, and participate in discussions on migration topics. The workshop will combine brief presentations, time for participants to work through their own use cases, small group discussions, and an overview of resources that can come in handy when planning for future migrations.

Workshop facilitators:

Maggie Dickson, Duke University

Maggie Dickson is the Metadata Architect for Duke University Libraries, where she provides leadership and support for the creation and maintenance of metadata for digital projects, the Duke Digital Repository, and beyond. Prior to this position she has worked as a digital projects librarian at the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University. She received her Master of Science in Library Science from the School of Information and Library Science, UNC-Chapel Hill.

Julie Hardesty, Indiana University, @jlhardes

Julie Hardesty is the Metadata Analyst at Indiana University Bloomington Libraries. She plans long-term metadata strategies for the IU Libraries and advises on appropriate standards and approaches to creating and managing metadata for digital projects, collections, and systems. She received a Master of Science in Information Science and previously received a Master of Arts in Art History, both from Indiana University.

Anna Neatrour, University of Utah, @annaneat

Anna Neatrour is the Digital Initiatives Librarian at the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library. She was previously a Metadata Librarian for the Marriott Library and the Mountain West Digital Library. Her recent work at the University of Utah has centered on a metadata migration from a vendor-based DAMs to a home-grown solution, and she is currently engaged in assessing digital collections for additional enhancements and remediation, among many other projects. She received her Masters of Science in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Bria Parker, University of Maryland, @bria_parker

Bria Parker is the Head of Discovery and Metadata Services at University of Maryland Libraries, where she began as the Metadata Librarian in July 2014. Much of her recent work at UMD Libraries has been focused on migrating archival metadata into ArchivesSpace from a home-grown Access database, preparing for a migration from Fedora 2 to Fedora 4, and maintaining the legacy digital collections. Prior to coming to the University of Maryland she was the Metadata and Digital Collections Librarian at NASA Goddard Library, where she helped launch the Goddard Library Repository. She received her Masters of Science in Information from the University of Michigan in 2009 and previously received a Bachelors and Masters of Music in clarinet performance.

Emily Porter, Emory University

Emily is the program manager for the Emory Libraries’ Digital Library Program, a multi-year initiative to re-develop the Emory Libraries’ digital repository infrastructure, coordinating requirements gathering, workflow analysis, and project management. Emily serves as the Convener for multiple project teams, including the Metadata Implementation Working Group. Emily earned her Master of Science in Information Design and Technology from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2001.

Elizabeth Roke, Emory University, @elizabethrroke

Elizabeth Roke is a Digital Archivist and Metadata Specialist in the Rose Library at Emory University. Primarily focused on preservation, discovery, and access to digitized and born digital assets from special collections, Elizabeth works on a variety of technology projects and initiatives related to repository development, metadata standards, and archival description. She is particularly interested in linked data approaches to description. Elizabeth holds a Master of Library Science and a Master of Arts in History, both from the University of Maryland.

Jen Young, Northwestern University, @jen_young

Jen Young is the Metadata Coordinator at Northwestern University Libraries. Her work focuses on the development of metadata practices and creation for the Libraries' digital repositories. Currently she is preparing for a migration from a home-grown repository system to Samvera/Hyrax-based one. Jen holds a Masters of Science in Library & Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.