Metadata for Storytelling: Exploring the Collections as Data Model.
This article describes a case study in which a small metadata team at Illinois State University Milner Library produced a digital humanities project supporting Collections as Data (CAD) and linked data principles. Despite initial sparse descriptive content, the team recognized great potential for ex...
| Publicado en: | Information Technology & Libraries Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 1 - 25 |
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| Formato: | pictorial tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Library Association
Mar2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=192754540&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 192754540 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 07309295 ITL jtl: Information Technology & Libraries issn: 07309295 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2026 vid: 45 iid: 1 pid: 55 pub: American Library Association place: Chicago, Illinois artinfo: ui: 192754540 192754540 192754540 10.5860/ital.v45i1.17495 192754540 ppf: 1 ppct: 24 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Metadata for Storytelling: Exploring the Collections as Data Model. aug: au: Baldoni, Emily Yon, Angela Loiselle, Maddi affil: Metadata Librarian, Illinois State University sug: subj: Metadata Standards Storytelling Information Storage Information Retrieval Libraries, Electronic Bar Coding Methods Archives Organizations Resource Databases Geographic Information Systems Utilization Semantics Workforce Documentation Methods Usability Study Quality Control (Technology) Narratives Illinois ab: This article describes a case study in which a small metadata team at Illinois State University Milner Library produced a digital humanities project supporting Collections as Data (CAD) and linked data principles. Despite initial sparse descriptive content, the team recognized great potential for experimentation in a significant World War I archival collection to highlight lesser-known stories, including those of the Pioneer Infantry, women, and noncombatants. Discussion focuses on the strategic approaches in creating granular but scalable metadata for the large digital collection, and application of the data with various tools such as ArcGIS and Wikidata to construct interactive data visualizations, mapping, and digital storytelling for the Illinois State Normal University World War I Service Records collection. The article argues that even institutions without a dedicated CAD initiative can incrementally implement principles from the CAD model to add value to their digital collections. The authors first presented the project in 2024 at the Digital Library Federation Forum and the American Library Association Core Forum.1 pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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