Creator Name Standardization Using Faceted Vocabularies in the BTAA Geoportal

Digital libraries incorporate metadata from varied sources, ranging from traditional catalog data to author-supplied descriptions. The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Geoportal unites geospatial resources from the libraries of the BTAA, compounding the variability of metadata. The BTAA Geospatial I...

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Published inCataloging & classification quarterly Vol. 61; no. 5-6; pp. 605 - 625
Main Author McElfresh, Laura Kane
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Routledge 18.08.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Data scrubbing
digital libraries
FAST subject headings
map libraries
name authority files (information retrieval)
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Summary:Digital libraries incorporate metadata from varied sources, ranging from traditional catalog data to author-supplied descriptions. The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Geoportal unites geospatial resources from the libraries of the BTAA, compounding the variability of metadata. The BTAA Geospatial Information Network's (BTAA GIN) Metadata Committee works to ensure completeness and consistency of metadata in the Geoportal, including a project to standardize the contents of the Creator field. The project comprises an OpenRefine data cleaning phase; evaluation of controlled vocabularies for semiautomated matching via OpenRefine reconciliation; and development and testing of a best practices guide for application of a controlled vocabulary.
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ISSN:0163-9374
1544-4554
DOI:10.1080/01639374.2023.2200430