Descrever é preciso: adding item-level metadata to the Leila Míccolis Brazilian Alternative Press collection at the University of Miami LibrariesSALALM 60June 17, 2015

Tim A. ThompsonPrinceton University Library

@timathom

1. Project background– Leila Míccolis– Collection scope

2. Timeline– Original acquisition and processing– Metadata project

3. Metadata enhancement– Approach– Format

4. Data transformation and analysis– Finding aid– Network graphs

5. Conclusion, outcomes, lessons learned

Outline

Background

Leila Míccolis

Leila Míccolis Alternative Brazilian Press collection

Timeline

• 2006 – Acquisition, processing, inventory

• 2010– Collaborative Archive from the African Diaspora

• 2013– Míccolis collection metadata enhancement

Approach: Item-Level Description with Thematic Focus

• Archival context– More Process, Less Product (Greene and Meissner,

2005)– Complementing and enhancing archival

description with minimal resources• Thematic focus– Representations of Afro-Brazilian identity

Metadata Enhancement: Template

<metadataSet> <!-- Combined holdings model with physical description variations. --> <metadata> <title>Gatho</title> <description>Holdings: no. 1-2 (Oct-Nov 1980); no. 4 (Jan 1981)</description> <description>Notes: </description> <publisher>Grupo de Atuação Homosexual</publisher> <date>Oct-Nov 1980; Jan 1981</date> <!-- Add a new <description> tag if there are any other format changes to record: e.g., from mimeograph to xerox. --> <description>Size varies: Oct-Nov 1980: 22 x 17 cm when folded, 22 X 34 cm when open; Jan 1981 21 x 14.8 cm when folded, 21 x 29.6 when open</description> <!-- If sizes vary, give the range between the smallest and largest. --> <format>3 volumes (folded sheets) : illustrations ; 21.6 x 17.1 cm-21 x 14.8 cm</format> <type>Zine</type> <identifier>Box 16, Folder 5</identifier> <coverage>Recife, PE</coverage> </metadata></metadataSet>

Metadata Enhancement: Contents

<metadataSet> <metadata> <description>Holdings: no. 1-2 (Oct-Nov 1980); no. 4 (Jan 1981)</description> <description>Contents: Poema Inspirado Num Quadro de Portinari (poem by Oubi Inaê Kibuko), no. 5, page 13</description>

<description>Notes: </description> </metadata></metadataSet>

Metadata Enhancement: Contributors

<metadataSet> <metadata> <description>Holdings: no. 1-2 (Oct-Nov 1980); no. 4 (Jan 1981)</description> <contributor>Sambursky, Mirian Blanck, poet</contributor> <contributor>Lima, Batista de, poet</contributor> <contributor>Nunes, Sebastião, poet</contributor> <contributor>Míccolis, Leila, poet</contributor> <description>Notes: </description> </metadata></metadataSet>

Data Transformation and Analysis

• Finding aid container list• Network graphs in Gephi (demo)– Modeling

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Conclusion: Outcomes

• Enhanced access to individual publications• Learning experience (blog post)• Collaboration with faculty• Cultivation of donor relationship• New dataset for analysis and exploration

Conclusion: Limitations

• Use XForms rather than oXygen• EAD profile (Archon) can’t accommodate

enhanced item-level data• Controlled vocabularies were never reconciled

• Leila Míccolis• University of Miami

• Steve Butterman (Spanish and Portuguese)• Tatiana Faria • Béatrice Skokan (Special Collections)

Acknowledgements

Thank you!

Tim A. ThompsonPrinceton University Library

@timathom

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