Cataloging (Digital Collections), Hamilton Library

In this internship we will focus on remediation of the metadata for different digital collections in Hamilton library. By following the best practices in description of digital objects, we will establish the schema to follow for the re-description tasks and work with exports of collections in OpenRefine and Omeka S software, and use AI to help us with these tasks.

Hamilton Library hosts multiple digital collections in two different repositories.
DSpace hosts SholarSpace- institutional repository collections, and EVols – various collections including digitized textual material. Omeka Classic is hosting digitized image collections. The metadata for these collection is based on Dublin Core schema, but was ingested with no clear guidelines nor quality control which resulted in overly heterogeneous representation.

Ideally, students have taken one or more of these courses: LIS 605 Metadata Creation; LIS 672 Tech for Lib & Info Centers; LIS 693-2 Academic Lib & Scholarly Pub; LIS 655 Digital Archives

Information literate, comfortable with computer work and technologically inclined.

M/W/F 9-5; upon agreement. Teleworking is possible upon initial training (at least 2 months).

• Learning outcome #1- Getting familiar with Dublin Core and other metadata schemas for digital objects, as well as metadata interoperability principles
• Learning outcome #2- Getting familiar with working with metadata in a tabular format and in Digital Library Management Systems
• Learning outcome #3- Getting familiar with digitization processes in cultural heritage sector (from digitizing to long term preservation
• Learning outcome #4- Developing technological skills and knowledge that student will be able to apply in their future work independently

Each month we will track the progress for the 4 learning outcomes on a scale:

understanding concepts/applying methods/somewhat comfortable in independently applying methods/proficient and ready for independent work

Monthly