A Method for Creating Scanned Map Metadata for Geoportals, Library Catalogs, and Digital Repositories: Reworking Existing MARC Records of Paper Maps to Create New Records for their Scanned Counterparts

IF 0.3 Q4 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2018-09-02 DOI:10.1080/15420353.2019.1640166

Timothy M. Kiser, N. Smeltekop

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Abstract

This paper describes our process for creating metadata for digitized (scanned) maps, using the Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) records of the scanned maps’ original paper counterparts as a starting point. Initially prompted by the need for metadata suitable for a consortial geoportal, we created new MARC records by applying a variety of programmatic edits using the software MarcEdit, as well as various manual edits as needed. These MARC records, in addition to supplying discrete records for the scans to our local catalog and WorldCat, served as the starting point for conversions to other metadata formats suitable for use in multiple discovery platforms, including the geoportal, our local digital repository, and the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). The paper is therefore focused primarily on the MARC-to-MARC conversions – from descriptions of paper maps to descriptions of their scanned counterparts – that represent the first step of the conversions that followed.

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为地理门户、图书馆目录和数字存储库创建扫描地图元数据的方法:对纸质地图的现有MARC记录进行重加工，以创建扫描对应的新记录

本文描述了我们为数字化(扫描)地图创建元数据的过程，使用扫描地图的原始纸质副本的机器可读编目(MARC)记录作为起点。最初，由于需要适合联合地理门户的元数据，我们通过使用MarcEdit软件应用各种程序化编辑以及根据需要进行各种手动编辑来创建新的MARC记录。这些MARC记录，除了为我们的本地目录和WorldCat提供扫描的离散记录外，还作为转换到适合在多个发现平台中使用的其他元数据格式的起点，包括地理门户、我们的本地数字存储库和美国数字公共图书馆(DPLA)。因此，本文主要关注MARC-to-MARC转换——从对纸质地图的描述到对扫描地图的描述——这是随后转换的第一步。

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Journal of Map & Geography Libraries INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Map & Geography Libraries is a multidisciplinary publication that covers international research and information on the production, procurement, processing, and utilization of geographic and cartographic materials and geospatial information. Papers submitted undergo a rigorous peer-review process by professors, researchers, and practicing librarians with a passion for geography, cartographic materials, and the mapping and spatial sciences. The journal accepts original theory-based, case study, and practical papers that substantially advance an understanding of the mapping sciences in all of its forms to support users of map and geospatial collections, archives, and similar institutions.