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M o r E P I x E l S, L E S S P R o C E S S

a cost-benefit approach for describing and processing digital objects Dreanna Belden dreanna.belden@unt.edu August 30, 2008. M o r E P I x E l S, L E S S P R o C E S S. h. h t t p : / / t e x a s h i s t o r y . u n t . e d u /.

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M o r E P I x E l S, L E S S P R o C E S S

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  1. a cost-benefit approach for describing and processing digital objects Dreanna Belden dreanna.belden@unt.edu August 30, 2008 MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS h h t t p : / / t e x a s h i s t o r y . u n t . e d u /

  2. in a perfect world . . . you control the vertical and the horizontal. do not change the channel. MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS h

  3. h MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS in the real world. . . welcoe to my information universe Perfection REALITY

  4. issues with “preciousizing” • target vs. neiman’s approach • perfection ≠usefulness • perceived value • access = gold standard MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS h Legacies, Fall 2007

  5. philosophical questions . . . • how valid are our determinations of low and high value of collections? what constitutes significance, and to whom? • who is the audience? (are you sure?) • uncorrected or corrected OCR? • full or select transcriptions? XML markup? • level of description? MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS h

  6. a tale of two collections . . . MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS h

  7. a tale of two collections . . . MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS h

  8. a tale of two collections . . . MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS h

  9. a tale of two more collections . . . MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS h

  10. a tale of two more collections . . . MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS h

  11. cost benefit analysis graph MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS C O S T P E R P A G E V I E W h BENEFIT: USAGE Figured as the value of page cost per view over time. The benefit being measured is usage. (cost per digital image in cents/page views per year).

  12. cost benefit analysis graph MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS C O S T P E R P A G E V I E W h BENEFIT: USAGE Figured as the value of page cost per view over time. The benefit being measured is usage. (cost per digital image in cents/page views per year).

  13. who is the audience? MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS h Opening of the Alameda Theatre in 1949, Historic Rose Marine Theatre

  14. what role can automation play? MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS h Texas Instruments Semiconductor Plant, Dallas, Richardson Public Library

  15. what role can automation play? • automate population of data fields • ingest data from existing descriptive systems, such as OPAC or other databases • aim for adequate, minimal, sufficient MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS h

  16. systems to manage data entry MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS h From “Metadata Madness: Quality Issues in Metadata Management” by Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, presented at TLA, 2007-04-11

  17. h MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS meeting adequate, minimal, sufficient Created by automated means Created /Enhanced by resource owners Created/Enhanced by metadata team UNTL Metadata Records From “Metadata Madness: Quality Issues in Metadata Management” by Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, presented at TLA, 2007-04-11

  18. h MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS Bring on the shovels . . . automate population of data fields to meet adequate, minimal, sufficient

  19. h MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS automate population of data fields to meet adequate, minimal, sufficient

  20. h MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS automate population of data fields to meet adequate, minimal, sufficient

  21. h MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS automate population of data fields to meet adequate, minimal, sufficient

  22. h MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS automate population of data fields to meet adequate, minimal, sufficient

  23. h MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS • ingest data from existing descriptive systems • FileMaker Pro • Access database • MARC records • Crosswalks to Dublin Core, MARC, MODS, PREMIS http://www.library.unt.edu/digitalprojects/metadata/mapping

  24. h MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS ingest data from existing descriptive systems

  25. h MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS • beware the enemy . . . • most cases ≠ ideal standards • perceived uniqueness • sometimes less is more

  26. MorEPIxElS,LESSPRoCESS thank you! Dreanna Belden University of North Texas dreanna.belden@unt.edu

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