A Clean Sweep: The Tools and Processes of a Successful Metadata Migration

Neatrour, Anna; Myntti, Jeremy; Brunsvik, Matt; Maringanti, Harish; McBride, Brian; Witkowski, Alan

doi:10.1080/19322909.2017.1360167

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“…In "A Clean Sweep: The Tools and Process of a Successful Metadata Migration," Neatrour et al pointed out the changing needs and scalability issues that drove the decision for the University of Utah's J. Willard Marriott Library to migrate away from CONTENTdm to Solphal, a homegrown system based on Hydra that leverages their Submission Information Metadata Packaging Tool and Apache Solr. Their migration led to a large-scale metadata normalization and standardization project which enhanced the consistency of metadata and improved discovery of digital content [9]. J. Willard Marriott Library also conducted a massive newspaper migration from CONTENTdm to Solphal after a DAMS review that showed scalability, performance, reliability, and user interface issues [10].…”

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Bridge2Hyku: Meeting Practitioners’ Needs in Digital Collection Migration to Open Source Samvera Repository

Thompson

Washington

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The University of Houston Libraries, in partnership and consultation with numerous institutions, was awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership/Project Grant to create the Bridge2Hyku (B2H) Toolkit. Content migration from proprietary systems to open source repositories remains a barrier for many institutions due to lack of tools, tutorials, and documentation. The B2H Toolkit, which includes migration strategies, migration tools, as well as system requirements for transitioning from CONTENTdm to Hyku, acts as a comprehensive resource to facilitate repository migration. Through a phased toolkit development process, the project team solicited inputs and feedback from peer migration practitioners via survey and pilot testing. The analysis of the feedback data was built into use cases which informed the development and enhancement of the migration strategies and tools. Working across institutions with migration practitioners’ needs in mind, the project team was able to successfully release a Toolkit that mitigates migration barriers and fills gaps in the migration process. Providing a path to a community-supported open source digital solution, the Bridge2Hyku Toolkits ensures access and expanded use of digital content and collections of libraries and cultural heritage institutions.

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Bridge2Hyku: Meeting Practitioners’ Needs in Digital Collection Migration to Open Source Samvera Repository

Thompson

Washington

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“…In 2016, the library developed its own digital asset management system using open-source systems such as Solr, Phalcon, and nGinx after using CONTENTdm for over fifteen years. 9 This new system, Solphal, has made it possible for us to implement a custom solution to manage and display a vast amount of digital content, not only for our library, but also for many partner institutions throughout the state of Utah. Our main digital library server (https://collections.lib.utah.edu/) contains over 765,000 objects in nearly 700 collections, consisting of over 2.5 million files.…”

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From Digital Library to Open Datasets

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This article discusses the burgeoning “collections as data” movement within the fields of digital libraries and digital humanities. Faculty at the University of Utah’s Marriott Library are developing a collections as data strategy by leveraging existing Digital Library and Digital Matters programs. By selecting various digital collections, small- and large-scale approaches to developing open datasets are explored. Five case studies chronicling this strategy are reviewed, along with testing the datasets using various digital humanities methods, such as text mining, topic modeling, and GIS (geographic information system).

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“…19 As part of an effort to migrate to a new digital asset management system, Neatrour et al performed limited metadata assessment and remediation and plan to pursue additional assessment and enhancement after the migration is complete. 20 Improving metadata is a time-consuming process that has implications for staffing resources and expertise. Moulaison Sandy and Dykas stress that the improvement of metadata quality can be increased by "adequate and appropriate staffing of the repository."…”

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A Case Study of ETD Metadata Remediation at the University of Houston Libraries

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Duran

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This paper provides a case study on remediating electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) metadata at the University of Houston Libraries. The authors provide an overview of the team’s efforts to revise existing ETD metadata in its institutional repository as part of their commitment to aligning ETD records with the Texas Digital Library Descriptive Metadata Guidelines for Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Version 2.0 (TDL guidelines, version 2). The paper reviews the existing literature on metadata quality and ETD metadata practices, noting how their case study adds one of the first documented cases of ETD metadata remediation. The metadata upgrade process is described, with close attention to the tools and workflows developed to complete the remediation. The authors conclude the paper with a discussion of lessons learned, the project’s limitations, future plans, and the emerging needs of metadata remediation work.

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A Clean Sweep: The Tools and Processes of a Successful Metadata Migration

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

Bridge2Hyku: Meeting Practitioners’ Needs in Digital Collection Migration to Open Source Samvera Repository

Bridge2Hyku: Meeting Practitioners’ Needs in Digital Collection Migration to Open Source Samvera Repository

From Digital Library to Open Datasets

A Case Study of ETD Metadata Remediation at the University of Houston Libraries

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