Library Research & Innovative Practice Forum: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...