Presentations, Updates, and Final Report
- Jacquie Samples
- Heather Baker
Scope: This page is for listing presentations, their recordings and any updates for the Data Cleanup Project. The date below reflect the most recent change.
Contact: Jacquie Samples Natalie Sommerville
Unit: DUL Collections Services Division
Date of last update:
9/2/22021 Catalogers Forum, slides below:
/wiki/spaces/LIB/pages/34909475, Feb. 2
Abstract: One of the major activities for the DULCS departments in FY22 is underway with a multi-component data cleanup project, the largest of which is the OCLC reclamation data sync initiative. No system-wide library data sync has been undertaken at Duke until now. Metadata is the life’s blood of Duke University Libraries’ operations. It is vital for many of the systems which facilitate programs and services for our patron community. Collections Services departments are responsible for maintaining the rich collection of resources for DUL, which includes the lifecycle of metadata. We agree with the ALA Core statement that, “Library metadata rarely remains static. Data needs to be cleaned up for many reasons: changing metadata schemes, practices, or purchasing vendors, system migrations, incorrect or missing data, physical moves of resources, “cataloging anomalies”, etc.” Cleanup of metadata for description (i.e., bibliographic, holding, item metadata bundles) is an essential activity to ensure catalog integrity and operational efficiencies
Slides – Recording on Warpwire (authentication required)
Library Data Cleanup Project Final Report (PDF)