Post on 17-Dec-2015
Charting a Course with NOMAP Integrating Metadata Workflows into
a Traditional Cataloging UnitTeressa M. Keenan Heads of Cataloging Interest Group ALA Midwinter January 23, 2012
Natives Of Montana Archival Project
• Primary source documents related to various tribes of Montana
• National Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
• Southwest Oregon Research Project (SWORP)
Project Outline• Native American Studies Dept. Researchers– Identified relevant documents– Created priority list– Traveled to Washington DC
• Maureen & Mike Mansfield Library Provided– Training with camera & minimal on-site metadata– Post processing of raw images– Metadata
• Montana Memory Project– Public access to digitized material
Project Outline Continued• Phase I (2009)
– 13,000 images
• Phase II (2010)– 22,000 images
• Phase III (2011)– 19,000 images
• Future phases ?
Clearing the Technology Hurdle
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Access
• CONTENTdm
• General file structure & maintenance
Soaring Beyond the Attitude Hurdle
• Perceptions– Low importance– Temporary– Not AACR2 = No standard
teressa.keenan@umontana.edu
http://cdm15018.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/