Browsing by Subject "Finding Aids"

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    RAMP-ing up access to collections through Wikipedia
    (2017-03-31) Lemus-Rojas, Mairelys; White, Angela
    Cultural 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.
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    Using Wikidata to Provide Visibility to Women in STEM
    (2019-09-24) Lemus-Rojas, Mairelys; Lee, Yoo Young
    Wikidata is an open knowledge base that stores structured linked data. It contains over 58 million items (“Wikidata:Statistics,” n.d.), but its data reveal a noticeable and prevalent gender disparity. In an effort to contribute to the growth and enhancement of women entries in Wikidata, the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) University Library and the University of Ottawa Library collaborated to embark on pilot projects that broaden the representation and enhance the visibility of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). In this article, we share the methods used at both institutions for collecting faculty data, batch ingesting data using external tools, as well as mapping archival data to existing Wikidata properties. We also discuss the challenges faced during the pilot projects.