[Metadatalibrarians] ALCTS RPLTS Interest Group Program at ALA Midwinter 2020

[Sai Deng]

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Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group (ALCTS)
The ALCTS RPLTS IG (Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group) will be hosting three presentations at ALA's 2020 Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. These presentations will be followed by Q&A on training and professional development pertaining to Digital Repositories:

Saturday, January 25, 2020
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 126-A

Bridge2Hyku Tools for Training: Repository Selection, Migration, and Skills for Success
by Anne Washington, Metadata Services Coordinator, University of Houston Libraries

Content migration from proprietary systems to open source repositories remains a barrier for many institutions due to lack of tools, tutorials, and documentation. The University of Houston Libraries, in partnership and consultation with numerous institutions, was awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership/Project Grant to support the creation of the Bridge2Hyku (B2H) Toolkit which aims to remove obstacles to adoption and migration. The Toolkit, which includes general migration strategies and use cases as well as tools for transitioning from CONTENTdm to Hyku, acts as a comprehensive resource to facilitate repository migration. This talk will highlight how the toolkit can be a training resource for repository selection and migration, and will include discussion of the knowledge and skills needed to work on digital repository selection and migration.

I Got Trained: Experiencing the IR Learning Curve as a Beta Tester
by Steven Bell, Associate University Librarian, and Alicia Pucci, Scholarly Communications Assistant, Temple University

Temple University Libraries is in the process of implementing TUScholarShare - a version of DSpace. This presentation will report the experiences of a beta test participant and the digital repository training experience from the trainee perspective. The value of participating in the IR development in this capacity is learning how the system is structured and the deposit process works, enabling the trainee to gain confidence in explaining it to faculty and graduate students. Learn more about the this digital repository training experience as designed by two digital repository specialists.

Collection Administration in The Louisiana Digital Library: Training Strategies for a Multi-institutional Repository
by Elisa Naquin, Metadata and Digital Strategies Librarian, Louisiana State University

The Louisiana Digital Library (LDL) collects cultural heritage content from over thirty libraries, archives, museums, and other institutions located across the state of Louisiana. The LDL is built with Islandora and is administered and supported by the LSU Libraries. Each participating institution creates, describes, and manages its own digital collections within the LDL. This presents unique opportunities and challenges. This presentation describes how training is provided in a multi-institutional setting. The use of face-to-face training sessions, remote assistance, and recorded tutorials will all be discussed as well as the challenges posed by working with staff at underfunded institutions and with all variety of technical experience and metadata familiarity.



RPLTS Interest Group Co-Chairs:

Christine Davidian davidian at rowan.edu<mailto:davidian at rowan.edu>

Sai Deng Sai.Deng at ucf.edu<mailto:Sai.Deng at ucf.edu>



RPLTS Interest Group Co-Vice-Chairs:

Sherab Chen chen.1140 at osu.edu<mailto:chen.1140 at osu.edu>
Sofia Slutskaya