Authority Control of Names in Local Digitization Projects and the Eastern North Carolina Postcard Collection

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Patricia Dragon (Creator)
Institution
East Carolina University (ECU )
Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: Authority control is a vitally important but frequently overlooked aspect of metadata creation for local digitization projects. The addition of digital projects metadata to the traditional cataloging environment creates a number of challenges for authority control challenges arising in turn from the nature of the materials being digitized from choices made during the project and from the tools used for the project. By examining the authority control applied to named entities in the Eastern North Carolina Postcard Collection at East Carolina University this paper describes these challenges in some detail and also describes attempts to overcome them.

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"Name Authority Control in Local Digitization Projects and the Eastern North Carolina Postcard Collection." Library Resources and Technical Services. 53:3(July 2009) p. 185-196.
Language: English
Date: 2011
Keywords
Metadata, Cultural heritage, Images, Subject analysis, Cataloging

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