Quality Assurance of the DLESE Community Collection Holly Devaul Workshop on Quality 30 June 2003
DCS “Holding” Area QA team views all DCC records prior to accessioning “ Holding” area for records submitted but not accessioned due to: do not meet initial selection criteria duplicate record (a mirror) off-line ( permanently or temporarily) changed content such that no longer meet criteria
Item Quality Assurance Example items not accessioned after submission Not relevant to ESS Out of scope science: The Official String Theory site Antimatter: Mirror of the Universe tml tml Not science Dogs Worldwide Photo Album AskJeeves
Item Quality Assurance Not technically robust broken links in activities that prevent use Ocean Currents fatal loop in “Return to” link Earth History resources site under construction Glaciation in the Sawtooth Mountains
Item Quality Assurance – other issues Granularity issues Search results pages from larger site AskERIC: Ecology Lesson plans ml No direct access to material Mapquest Orthophotos
Communication with Contributor If “not science” sent w/explanation Community catalogers have most trouble with proper cataloging protocol If not relevant or other issues, discussion with cataloger to determine fate of item
Linkchecking Software passes over URLs 2x a day If consistently inaccessible 3 days, follow- up If redirect, update URL Search for new URL Contact creator when possible Change as indicated by creator Move to holding if no response
The Grey Area What’s in the library now that is of questionable quality, that current policy does not clearly exclude? Distracting or inapproriate advertising WorldAtlas.com Weather.com Biased science Global Warming Kentucky Coal Education Learning materials absent Fuel Economy for Cars (emissions data)