Bridging the Gaps: Python Scripting Around Alma's Edges

<p>Presentation given at Ex Libris Users of North America (ELUNA) Conference, Schaumburg, IL, May 12, 2017.</p

Using scripts to evaluate and compare metadata completeness

Using Python scripts to evaluate MARC record sets for ebooks, the University of Minnesota is able to quickly determine overall record quality and make data-driven choices for metadata source (among OCLC's WorldShare Collection Manager, the Alma Community Zone, and content providers). This presentation will shares evaluation data and discusses its implications

Automating Ebook Metadata Evaluation

Talk given at Minitex Technical Services Symposium, St. Paul, MN, December 6, 2017

Options for Ebook Management in Alma and Primo Central

<p>Presentation given at Ex Libris Users of North America (ELUNA) conference, Oklahoma City, OK, May 6, 2016.</p

Evaluating and Loading Ebook Metadata from OCLC WorldShare Collection Manager

<div>Libraries face many challenges in managing descriptive metadata for ebooks, including quality control, completeness of coverage, and ongoing management. The recent emergence of library management systems that automatically provide descriptive metadata for e-resources activated in system knowledge bases means that ebook management models are moving toward both greater efficiency and more complex implementation and maintenance choices. Automated and data-driven processes for ebook management have always been desirable, but in the current environment, they are necessary. In addition to initial selection of a record source, automation can be applied to quality control processes and ongoing maintenance in order to keep manual,</div><div>eyes-on work to a minimum while providing the best possible discovery and access. This poster shows how metadata analysts at the University of Minnesota Libraries use Python scripts to address these challenges.</div