Audience question inspires a conversation on whether to locate the content warning in the digital library on the bottom, which is typical, or at the top before seeing the object which gives a chance not to look. #s402 #mac24 #metadata
They answered my question about cool interoperability possibilities with Universal Viewer with an example of combining the display of oral histories with archival photos. Digital Exhibitions have been the main use so far. #mac24 #s402
U. Minnesota's digital library is Content DM with a home grown Universal Viewer built with Ruby as the display end. They're moving to Blacklight soon. #s402 #mac24 #digitalLibraries
Seeing an example of how they're linking together a manuscript letter with the recipient's response at another institution using #IIIF and Universal Viewer. From item level description to metadata to Universal Viewer. Three steps to access. #s402 #mac24 #mac2024 #archives #UniversalViewer
Ooh. Now hearing about how Minnesota moved along to Universal Viewer for digital library display. I'm signed up for a #IIIF workshop this summer. Excited to learn more. #mac24 #s402
Beefing up abstracts in the finding aids because of how they map to the needed digital library metadata and adding reparative description needed for noting sensitive materials both inspire archival reprocessing when digitizing. #s402 #mac24
Newspaper clippings collections and diaries were reprocessed. Needed dates. The digital version of the newspaper clippings will likely become the primary format accessed in the future. #s402 #mac24
"Digitization need are re-processing priorities." Digitization revealed needs for changes in finding aid hierarchy. #mac24 #s402
After some terrific posters, next up is #S402: Good Things Come in Threes: Building a Digital Collection at the University of Minnesota. #mac24
If you want to see the alpha of the #ViralTexts database, stop by the Performant Software booth in the #mla14 Exhibit Hall #s402
