A Data Architecture for Library Collections |
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Authors: | Greg Colati |
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Affiliation: | Assistant University Librarian, Archives, Special Collections and Digital Curation, University of Connecticut Library, Storrs, CT, USA |
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Abstract: | The current ad-hoc, organically grown system of digital library inventory management is inefficient, ineffective, and costly, both in dollar terms and in the time and effort of librarians and users. UConn is building a data architecture framework that is integrated in a larger concept of how library data is acquired, managed, and delivered. Collection development policy, data architecture, and information architecture combine to create a strategic framework for collections-based library activities. |
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Keywords: | digital libraries collection development data architecture information architecture data curation |
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