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Adventures of an Accidental Metadata Cataloger LIS Section, MASAL 2014

Adventures of an Accidental Metadata Cataloger LIS Section, MASAL 2014. Michael E. Unsworth Michigan State University Libraries. Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection. SUPERIOR IMAGE QUALITY. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Ginsburg. FORGOTTEN GEMS. Advertisements.

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Adventures of an Accidental Metadata Cataloger LIS Section, MASAL 2014

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  1. Adventures of an Accidental Metadata CatalogerLIS Section, MASAL 2014 Michael E. Unsworth Michigan State University Libraries

  2. Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection

  3. SUPERIOR IMAGE QUALITY ProQuest Historical Newspapers Ginsburg

  4. FORGOTTEN GEMS

  5. Advertisements

  6. SUBJECT SEARCHES

  7. SUBJECT SEARCHES

  8. PROCESSING STAGES

  9. EARLY CATALOGING CAREER

  10. METADATA FIELDS • Title: • Creator: • Contributor: • Publication Date: • Description: • Genre: Advertisements, Drawings, Editorial advertisements, etc. • Geographical area: • Type:still image, text • Printing Technique: black & white, sepia, color, etc. • Subjects: LC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials • Temporal Date: • Size: • Source: Issue Date, Section, Page Number Color codes: UndergraduatesGrad Students Cataloger UG & GS GS & Cat

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  12. Internet Assist

  13. Internet Assist

  14. LIMITATIONS OF CURRENT SYSTEM • No cross references • No Boolean searching • No phrase searching • No Advanced searching, example: • Color ads showing 1920s airplanes • Editorial cartoons from the 1930s that have dogs in them

  15. REFLECTIONS ON TRADITIONAL LIBRARY & METADATA CATALOGING • The definition “data about data” is not helpful • At basic level, no difference. Skills and mindset are the same. Consistency is the key • Metadata schemes are varied and can be as simple or complex as the builders want. Traditional library cataloging has over a century of complexity

  16. Future of Cataloging • Tradeoffs on level of granularity will constantly be made • For the product to be valuable, investments in technology and staff knowledge have to be made. If not: Garbage In Garbage Out

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