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Discovering YWCA USA through digitization and description

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Documenting metadata decisions

Posted by Amanda MacLeod

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Metadata for each format in the scope of this digitization project (microfilm, serials, photographs) developed in a slightly different manner. Below I will describe the overall metadata plan for each format and highlight a few challenges along the way. Continue reading →

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Feb·14

What’s in a file name?

Posted by Amanda MacLeod

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Lots of information! File names can be more than just names. Meaningful filenames can be structured data important to maintaining image order and indicating how the image corresponds to its context in the collection. On the other hand, non-descriptive filenames carry no meaning but are rather unique identifiers for each file, often a sequential number. Non-descriptive identifiers are easy to assign but outside of the system managing the metadata, the file has no context. Using a meaningful file name mitigates this problem.  For this project Continue reading →

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Nov·21

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photograph of archival materials on a table. I Spy the YWCA USA Records is the project blog for the Smith College Special Collections YWCA USA digitization project. We hope to encourage transparency, and collaboration through discussion, and documentation.

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YWCA digitization is a project of the Special Collections of Smith College Libraries in Northampton, MA - USA.
This work is supported by the CLIR Digitizing Hidden Collections grant, 2016. CLIR Digitizing Hidden Collections is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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