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Item Making IUPUI University Library’s Archival Collections More Accessible(InULA, 2018-11-29) Lemus-Rojas, Mairelys; White, AngelaItem RAMP-ing up access to collections through Wikipedia(2017-03-31) Lemus-Rojas, Mairelys; White, AngelaCultural heritage institutions have created and curated a body of biographical descriptions over the years. This data created in libraries/archives for a specific community of practice can be repurposed in an effort to share it with other communities on a global scale. The Remixing Archival Metadata Project (RAMP) editor, a web-based tool, emerged as the result of the increasing interest from the library community to expose their collections to the ubiquitous Wikipedia platform. The tool allows users to extract biographical data from EAD (Encoded Archival Description) finding aids, enhance it with information from other sources like WorldCat Identities and VIAF (Virtual International Authority File), and ultimately republish it to the English Wikipedia through its API. Our curatorial attention to detail places us in a unique position to shape Wikipedia by contributing reach descriptions to the encyclopedia.Item Social Networks & Archival Context (SNAC) for Improved Archival Research(2018-04-13) Lemus-Rojas, Mairelys; White, AngelaDespite our best efforts to make our collections accessible to the public through online finding aids, they’re still relatively invisible to researchers who don’t know where to look. SNAC (Social Networks and Archival Context) was developed as a discovery service for archival collections from institutions around the world, using data that has been already created (i.e. finding aids, MARC records, and EAC-CPF) as a starting point. Using SNAC as a search tool allows researchers to quickly access specific information about the subjects they are researching, including links to collections (archival collections, related resources, related external links) and related names (people, families, organizations). Data visualizations help users to understand connections among these entities and suggest new avenues for research. This presentation focuses on how researchers can use SNAC to find archival collections. It also includes information on the SNAC Cooperative’s plans for training editors, efforts toward bulk importing data, and developing cross-functionality with ArchivesSpace to improve quality and access.