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A Work in Progress: Improving Labor Practices in Digital Libraries
(2019-06-11)
Labor sustains cultural heritage and yet it is undervalued across libraries, archives, and museums (LAM). LAMs furthermore normalize contingency through practices like using short-term funding to create short-term positions ...
Preserving Archival Collections while Preserving the Environment: Has High-Density Storage Made SCUA More Energy Efficient?
(2019-06-11)
In 2016, Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) began moving collections from their stacks in Hornbake Library to high-density offsite storage at Severn Library. When Severn Library is at capacity, at least ...
Managing Metadata Overload: Automating E-Resource Workflows with Computer Scripts
(2019-06-22)
This poster illustrates how I have incorporated three different computer scripts into e-resource workflows to manage the large sets of metadata used to provide access and discovery of the library’s electronic resources and ...
KBQuery's Got Your Coverage!
(2019-06-11)
KBQuery is a Python script I created that uses the WorldCat Knowledge Base API to automate batch searches of our holdings in the WorldCat knowledge base. The script outputs coverage information which can then be used to ...
Title Normalization & Quality Control: Making Excel Work for You and Not the Other Way Around
(2019-06-11)
Every year, the Continuing Resources & Database Management Division systematically renews the journal and serial subscriptions for the Library.There are many moving parts resulting in a multi-step, multi-month workflow. ...
Using data visualization tools to design a search strategy for a systematic review
(2019-06-11)
The aim of this study is to survey various research support models to address the following question: What unique research support practices are being successfully used by STEM academic libraries? The results of our ...
The benefits of library involvement in the implementation of a faculty activity reporting system
(2019-06)
Many universities have implemented software programs, such as Digital Measures and Faculty180, to manage faculty productivity and research information. This implementation process involves a number of different stakeholders, ...
Migrating the Minority Health and Health Equity Archive from EPrints to DSpace
(2019-06-11)
In 2016 the Minority Health and Health Equity Archive (MHHEA) was transferred from the University of Pittsburgh to the University of Maryland Libraries at the request of Dr. Stephen Thomas, director of the Center for Health ...
From Print to Digital: Migrating Handbooks and Workflows into a Wiki
(2019-06-11)
This poster highlights considerations when moving information from a static, paper document to a digital Wiki format. These include the use of hyperlinks to external websites, or internal headings, and the using of written ...