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File-Naming Till the End Times

At my organization we are in a lengthy process to set up a digital preservation service and naturally, during that process one issue that has been tackled is file-naming best practices. Since this is something that I’ve been immersed in lately, I had the thought to perhaps see about writing an article on the topic,Continue reading “File-Naming Till the End Times”

Using PREMIS for Administrative Metadata

In my role as Repository Services Team Lead (née Digital Asset Management Lead) for the University of Rochester I’m helping to orchestrate the creation of a new Digital Preservation Service (DPS), using Preservica as the primary digital preservation platform. To date this has involved the creation of a seemingly endless number of policy and workflowContinue reading “Using PREMIS for Administrative Metadata”

Migrating Digital Assets from Islandora to Preservica

About four months ago I was hired as the Digital Asset Management Lead at the University of Rochester, River Campus Libraries. One of the big areas of work that I am responsible for is establishing a sustainable digital preservation service using (among other resources) Preservica Cloud Professional edition. The organization currently holds digital assets inContinue reading “Migrating Digital Assets from Islandora to Preservica”

Adding Images to Wikipedia Articles via DPLA

DPLA is engaged in a fantastic project to integrate records harvested by DPLA and upload those rights-free materials to Wikimedia Commons so that they might be exposed to a wider audience that they might otherwise receive. For more detailed information on this project as a whole there is a recording of a conference presentation givenContinue reading “Adding Images to Wikipedia Articles via DPLA”

Job Hunting Recommendations

So to start, a disclaimer: I certainly don’t claim to have all the answers or claim to be an authority on all hiring situations. It is very likely I’m about to express ideas that directly contradict what others have told you in the past, which is pretty common; everyone has specific ideas about how to bestContinue reading “Job Hunting Recommendations”