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Understanding Metadata Needs when Migrating DAMS
(Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, 2015-09)
This study identifies and explores metadata needs associated with migrating to a new Digital Asset Management System (DAMS). Drawing upon results from a 2014 survey, titled “Identifying Motivations for DAMS Migration: A ...
Bayou City DAMS: Implementation Phase One, Outside the Box
(2016-12-08)
This presentation was given by members of the Bayou City DAMS implementation team in an Open Forum to the UH Libraries. The presentation provides an overview of the open source software tools developed and adopted by the ...
Reverse Image Lookup: Assessing Digital Library Users and Reuses
(2016-10-03)
Reverse image lookup technology was used to assess the users and reuses of images from the Library of Congress’Teaching with Primary Resources digital collection. After selecting 44 images for the study, researchers used ...
Collaborating for Better Metadata: Upgrading Metadata in the University of Houston Digital Library
(2013-11-05)
The Metadata and Digitization Services (MDS) department has initiated a project to audit and upgrade the existing metadata in the University of Houston Digital Library (UHDL). Collaboration has been a key from the very ...
Developing Best Practices in Digital Library Assessment: Year One Update
(The Corporation for National Research Initiatives, 2015-11)
In the face of limited resources and increasing demand for online access to digital library content, we need to strategically focus our efforts and better understand users, impact, and associated costs. However, methods ...
Bridge2Hyku: Developing Migration Strategies
(2017-12-11)
The University of Houston (UH) 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 ...
Report on Open Access Publishing for the Research and Scholarship Committee of the Faculty Senate with Recommendations
(2016-03-03)
In this report, we discuss the need for the University of Houston to take an active role in managing open
access (OA) publishing for the faculty and librarians.
Moving On Toward A Greater Digital Destination: An Update from the DAMS Task Force
(2018-07-17)
This presentation was given by members of the Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) Implementation Task Force in an Open Forum for the UH Libraries. The presentation covers recent developments in the Bayou City DAMS ...
Strength in Numbers: Leveraging global collaboration to standardize IR usage measurement and assessment
(2018-03-07)
This presentation discusses the IRUS-USA pilot project, a joint effort between JISC and DLF, which enables Institutional Repositories to share and compare usage data based on the COUNTER standard. The presentation highlights ...
A Case Study of ETD Metadata Remediation at the University of Houston Libraries
(2019-01-11)
This paper provides a case study on remediating electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) metadata at the University of Houston Libraries. The authors provide an overview of the team’s efforts to revise existing ETD metadata ...