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 ?

Metadata Integration• Process–3 Years of gradual integration– Training– Evaluation–More Training

Training• Large Group–Webinars– In-House

• Small group• One on One• Resources– FAQ

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

Scaling the Time Hurdle

• Prioritizing

• Job responsibility

Successful Integration

teressa.keenan@umontana.edu

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