2017 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries
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Item If You Build It, Will They/Should They Come? Implementing PlumX at Baylor University(2017-05-25) Peterson-Lugo, Billie; Baylor UniversityIn 2014, the Baylor University Libraries subscribed to PlumX, an altmetrics solution provided by Plum Analytics (then owned by EBSCO and now owned by Elsevier). This 24x7 presentation will provide an overview of how we implemented PlumX at Baylor, using data from Baylor's Institute for Research and Testing, Scopus, Academic Analytics, and ORCID for the initial population of PlumX; cleaned up data issues after the initial implementation; and identified specific faculty and departments to use for initial review and feedback. The presentation will end with a summary of the faculty feedback, identification of some issues to be addressed, and a description of the future direction of PlumX at Baylor.Item Outreach Beyond the Basics: Finding Innovative Ways to Connect Users to Digital Collections Assets(2017-05-25) Ames, Eric; Baylor UniversityCreating engaging digital collections goes beyond robust metadata and user-friendly interfaces. Connecting our collections to user groups means finding new ways to make the raw data relevant in unexpected ways. This session will explore ways the Baylor University Digital Projects Group has created programming, outreach opportunities and graduate-level courses based on its Digital Collections. Attendees will learn the process for creating public events (a concert and an art exhibit), a multi-disciplinary collaboration (a Civil War game/app for middle school students) and a graduate course on digitization and archival technology. Curator of Digital Collections Eric S. Ames has been at the center of planning and executing each of these projects and will share tips and strategies for mining existing digital assets for unique outreach opportunities.Item Siloed No More: Collaborations Between Digital and Special Collections(Texas Digital Library, 2017-05-25) Long, Kara; McCormack, Allison M.; Baylor UniversityBaylor University is home to several special libraries, each with distinct missions and collecting focuses. This presentation explores a series of collaborations between a rare books cataloger and a metadata librarian in their efforts to raise the visibility of and increase access to special collections materials. We will discuss challenges to collaboration, including boundaries between cataloging and metadata management, dealing with diverse material types, and the institutional boundaries between discrete collections.To achieve our shared goals we established several “working solutions,” including the creation of MARC records and Dublin Core metadata, selective digitization, and allowing access to materials at both the collection and item levels. Rather than implementing a new software or designing a new program, these simple solutions are the direct results of reaching across institutional and departmental boundaries and finding commonalities in the work we previously did separately. In this presentation, we will highlight four digitization and cataloging projects from four different libraries as examples of successful collaborations and collaborations in progress. The oldest project involves the Historic Waco Newspapers collection at the Texas Collection, which was difficult for patrons to access due to the confusing holdings statements in the bibliographic records. The Keston Center for Religion, Politics and Society has a similar issue regarding access to their historic photo archive. The Armstrong Browning Library had digitized their extensive collection of Browning correspondence, but patrons were unable to discover the holdings in the library catalog. Finally, Central Libraries Special Collections is home to a growing collection of artists’ books. These contemporary but unique materials also present challenges in access and visibility across campus, and the nature of the materials makes casual browsing impossible. Working collaboratively, we were able to increase patron access to these materials and reduce duplication of effort. Integrating links, photos, and other digital objects into print material records has increased the visibility of both the print and digital collections in tandem. This presentation will interest catalogers, metadata librarians, and those who work with rare and special collections materials.