1. Transforming Catalogers (and Others) into Digital Library Specialists
The Evolution of the University of Oregon’s Metadata and Digital Library Services

2. Presentation for WiLS OCLC Peer Council Spring Meeting May 18, 2005 by
Carol Hixson
Head, Metadata and Digital Library Services
University of Oregon

3. Catalog Department in 2000

4. MDLS Today

5. MDLS Today

6. Context in 2000 Great staff PCC involvement
Already doing quick cataloging
Clean bibliographic database
Team-based organization in department
ARL library – budget deficit
My background
New UL in June 2000

7. Gradual Evolution Manuscript cataloging Map cataloging
Expanded PCC (BIBCO, full CONSER)
Retrospective conversion
Uncataloged collections survey
Manuscript cataloging
Map cataloging
New services and approaches
Different levels of cataloging
EAD training
Non-library collections in library catalog
Preservation Dept. merged in February 2001
Digital collections work started 2003
Name change in December 2003
Image Services Center merged in July 2004

8. New Skills and Focus Dublin Core, XML, TGM, etc. Project orientation
Cross-functional initiatives or projects
Access to Collections

9. Access to Collections

10. New Skills and Focus Dublin Core, XML, TGM, etc. Project orientation
Cross-functional initiatives or projects
Access to Collections
Data for Local Communities

11. Data for Local Communities

12. New Skills and Focus Dublin Core, XML, TGM, etc. Project orientation
Cross-functional initiatives or projects
Access to Collections
Data for Local Communities
Northwest Digital Archive

13. Northwest Digital Archive

14. New Skills and Focus Dublin Core, XML, TGM, etc. Project orientation
Cross-functional initiatives or projects
Access to Collections
Data for Local Communities
Northwest Digital Archive
Digital Library Initiative

15. Digital Library Initiative

16. New Skills and Focus Dublin Core, XML, TGM, etc. Project orientation
Cross-functional initiatives or projects
Access to Collections
Data for Local Communities
Northwest Digital Archive
Digital Library Initiative
Metadata Implementation Group

17. Metadata Implementation Group

18. Picturing the Cayuse

19. New Skills and Focus Dublin Core, XML, TGM, etc. Project orientation
Cross-functional initiatives or projects
Access to Collections
Data for Local Communities
Northwest Digital Archive
Digital Library Initiative
Metadata Implementation Group
Institutional Repository Group

20. Institutional Repository Group

21. New Skills and Focus Dublin Core, XML, TGM, etc. Project orientation
Cross-functional initiatives or projects
Access to Collections
Data for Local Communities
Northwest Digital Archive
Digital Library Initiative
Metadata Implementation Group
Institutional Repository Group
Digital Content Coordinators

22. Digital Content Coordinators

23. University of Oregon Libraries Digital Collections http://libweb

24. Training New staff Introduction to Dublin Core
Introduction to scanning of images and text
Introduction to content analysis for images
Revised approach to descriptive metadata
Stay one step ahead – informed by our professional development activities

25. Digital Library Collections : Standards

26. Digital Library Collections : Standards

27. Poker Jim, Chief of Round Up, Pendleton, OR

28. TCI Metadata from Poker Jim Image

29. Descriptive Metadata for Poker Jim Image

30. Technical Metadata for Poker Jim Image

31. Tour of UO Digital Libraries http://libweb. uoregon

32. Tour of UO Digital Libraries http://libweb. uoregon

33. Tour of UO Digital Libraries http://libweb. uoregon

34. Tour of UO Digital Libraries http://libweb. uoregon

35. Tour of UO Digital Libraries http://libweb. uoregon

36. Tour of UO Digital Libraries http://libweb. uoregon

42. Athletics & the Academy

43. Historical Photograph Collection

44. Historical Photograph Collection

45. Western Waters Digital Library

46. Along the Columbia River

47. Indians Fishing at Celilo

48. Scholars’ Bank

49. How Did We Get There? Gradual evolution
Working to acquire new skills (making time)
Taking on new work when asked
Seizing opportunities
Promoting a wider role for ourselves
Following through
Changing focus
Discussion

50. Challenges
Learning and keeping up with everything we need to know is difficult
Hard to find common ground in increasingly diverse department
Too busy, lots of balls in the air
Less contact with each other
Loss of experienced staff
Redefining our focus from inward to outward – new mindset

51. Successes Lots of work getting done
114% increase in traditional cataloging
Retrocon more than halfway done
6 digital collections publicly available
Institutional repository up and running (ca 800 items)
Cross training opportunities abound
Wider role within library and on campus
Greater collaboration
Many people having fun

52. Contact Information
Carol Hixson
Head, Metadata and Digital Library Services
University of Oregon Libraries
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