From Theses and Dissertations to ETD: Retrospective Digitization and New Forms of Scholarship Kathryn Loafman, Daniel Alemneh, and Jeremy Berg University of North Texas Libraries Presentation for the 2014 CTLC Conference Dallas Public Library, July 25, 2014
The Context…
Project Participants: Dean of Libraries Public Services Division Collection Management Division Cataloging & Metadata Services Special Libraries Division Preservation Processing Unit Archives Digital Libraries Division Digital Projects Unit Digital Projects Lab Facilities & Systems Remote Storage
Where we are in the project:
How the project developed… ETDs Digital Library hosting Digital Library record ILS record
Electronic Theses and Dissertations Workflow Graduate School Digital Projects Lab Cataloging & Metadata Services UNT Digital Library Sierra
How the project developed… Print (Dewey) Archives copy (no catalog record) Circulating copies Microfilm (Film number) Microfiche (MicF number) Bindery and processing Storage of print, reel, and fiche Remote storage of same
Phase 1 Remote Storage Processing Unit Cataloging & Metadata Services Digital Projects Lab UNT Digital Library Sierra Discard
Phase 2 Remote Storage Processing Unit Cataloging & Metadata Services Digital Projects Lab UNT Digital Library Sierra Archives Remote Storage
Processing Unit
Preparation for Digitization
R emove Cover and Spine
Preparation Completed
From the Library Annex…
Digital Projects Lab
…to the Digital Project Lab.
UNT Digital Library
Cataloging & Metadata Services Department
Batch editing speeds things up
Changing a Variable-length Field
Sierra Global Update
Distribution of Assignments T&D Digitized Files Bib & Metadata Records Subject Headings Hotlink added Bib & Metadata Records
Theses Digitization Workflow
Digital Library record
Editing for the ILS record
Signatures
Signature research source …
…Institutional Memory
Signatures from A…
Signatures …to Z …
Signatures …and beyond
SUMMARYQuestions? Collaboration Communication Coordination Contact information