...James T. Clark; Getaneh Alemu Purpose This descriptive paper aims to focus on the role of metadata for archival discoverability, highlighting a project the authors completed in 2023 at Southampton Solent University Library to describe the Philip Mackie Collection, a collection that had long lacked...

... in contributing to the SDGs in general, the authors draw on their personal experiences as metadata specialists, participating in a project aimed at linking their university’s research output to the SDGs. A case study, from the University of Pretoria’s Veterinary Science Library, is used as an example...

... in southeast Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach A survey research design was adopted for the study. The questionnaire was used to obtain responses from library staff on the extent of computer skills and their abilities for digital conversion, metadata creation and preservation of digital content...

.... Design/methodology/approach Initially, different metadata standards, archival projects and attributes of the human books were reviewed to identify appropriate metadata standards that accurately describe the resources of the human library. A free and open-source software; DSpace was considered...

... projects. But humanities was beckoning nearer home under the auspices of research collaboration with French historians at Portsmouth. Metadata Digital preservation FAIR principles Digital humanities Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) eArchiving The author completed her academic career...

... These findings suggest that lesser description levels hurt the findability of resources. In the wake of theories such as “More Product, Less Process”, information professionals must find ways to assign metadata to individual materials in digital image collections. Originality/value Recent research concerning...

... from the ground up. Design/methodology/approach The digital archive began with print-born historical documents, scanned as preservation copies and entered into a database of images and files to which searchable metadata could be added. In addition to historical materials, it was important...

... Licensed re-use rights only Digital libraries Museums GLAM Metadata Digitization Archival description Libraries, archives and museums recognize the need to make content discoverable across material types. To create searchable online catalogs, all records would ideally describe individual...

..., and the creation of a novel, machine-actionable metadata model for PURR's unique digital content. Additionally, the study will trace the implementation of the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) model and track PURR's progress towards Trustworthy Digital Repository certification. Design/methodology...

...Marija Petek Purpose Images can be seen in a different way by different users. The purpose of this paper is to examine how users describe images and to ascertain whether differences exist between users and librarians in creating metadata on images. Design/methodology/approach The paper...

...Rachel I. Howard; Tyler Goldberg Purpose The purpose of the paper is to describe several stages in a university library's approach to providing access to theses and dissertations, culminating in a decision to use CONTENTdm and its Dublin Core‐based metadata along with our ability to provide even...