Here are my notes from Code4LibBC Day 1 lightning talks!
Paul Joseph – Opening Talk
- The systems librarian is the bridge between different types of people and technology
- Regardless, the connection is that people have information in common
- We’re here today to provide a space and time to collaborate and jam together
Linda Woodcock – RDA: 10 Things
- RDA is to make it more operable and readable
- Adopted by LC in March 2013, LAC May 2013
- Things that will look different
- record as exactly as seen (for the most part)
- no more latin
- no more abbreviating
- media types moved (no more GMD) to another field
- FRBR
- precise relationships between works
- metadata registry employed
- improve collocation
- main differences: more granularity
- implementation: updated MARC21, decide new fields, authority files
- future consideration: global changes to make more consistent
Mark Jordan – Adding Linked Data to SFU’s Editorial Cartoons Collection
- one of the few collections using controlled subjects (not just keywords) that are linked
- 6916 subjects in total (sources: TGM 1, TGM 2, LCSH, MESH)
- added URI (identifier on web) to vocab terms
- used scripts to match LOC triples to subjects being used
- the subject stores URI, but show user the readable information (in whichever language is needed)
- MODS entry in Islandora: when adding topic/term, populate with URI in background
Marcus Emmanuel Barnes – METS-Bagger Tool
- digitized collection not managed for long term preservation
- digitized content packaging specification being developed
- normalizing existing digitized content based on specification for robust long term management
- 2 components:
- collection normalization script
- integrity scripts based on collection manifest
- collection normalization: processes existing files to do inventory, organize them in a consistent manner
- incorporates METS, BagIt, and UUID (universally unique identifiers)
- developed in Python
- plugins for technical and descriptive metadata
- future: addition of manifest and integrity checking tools, additional plugins
Misty De Meo – Archivematica Format Policy Registry (FPR)
- configurable repository of recognized formats
- set of rules for identifying and processing files
- open-source, separate FPR admin app
- can be used by other projects or integrated into other platforms
- customizations allowed: adding new file formats, what file extensions maps to what file formats
- customize internal software behaviour
- Next: flexible metadata extraction
Cynthia Ng – Shifting Perspectives: From Disability Accommodation to Universal Design
Stefan Khan-Kernahan – DocStore
- a very small part of course reserves
- replace current course reserve (Ares)
- keep up with changing needs/workflows
- scale better for collection size
- better user experience
- better handle requests e.g. copyright approval
- IE causes problems with https default
May Chan – Hackfests for the Uninitiated
- values diversity and inclusiveness
- went into the code4lib national thinking a “lowly” newcomer, cataloguer
- but got excited from learning from the person next to her that she could also learn from researching and reading
- there is no shame in looking over someone’s shoulder
- everyone can read
- collaborative learning can be infection and mutative
- it’s what you make out of it
That’s it for the talks! Breakout time beginning with a cute animal:
