A Tale of Two Levels: Analyzing the Discoverability and Impact of Item-Level Description in EAD Finding Aids

Q3 Social Sciences

Journal of Archival Organization Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI:10.1080/15332748.2022.2089321

P. Daybell, Andrea Payant, Elizabeth Woolcott, Becky Skeen, Anna-Marie Arnljots, Kurt Meyer

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Abstract

Abstract Utah State University Libraries Cataloging and Metadata Services unit investigated the discoverability of local EAD finding aids. Two versions of the same finding aid were described at the file level and item level, respectively. Analytics for each guide were assessed to discover which descriptive level was most frequently accessed. Patron search terms and finding aid tags was also assessed. Data shows that personal names are the most common type of search term, search terms are most commonly found in the Collection Inventory, and that the availability of item-level description improves discovery by an average of 6100% over file-level descriptions.

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两个层次的故事：分析EAD搜索工具中项目层次描述的可发现性和影响

犹他州立大学图书馆编目和元数据服务部调查了本地EAD查找辅助工具的可发现性。在文件级和项目级分别描述了同一查找辅助工具的两个版本。对每个指南的分析进行评估，以发现最常访问的描述级别。还评估了赞助人搜索条件和寻找援助标签。数据显示，个人姓名是最常见的搜索词类型，搜索词最常在Collection Inventory中找到，项目级描述的可用性比文件级描述平均提高了6100%的发现率。

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Journal of Archival Organization Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Archival Organization is an international journal encompassing all aspects of the arrangement, description, and provision of access to all forms of archival materials. Articles on processing techniques and procedures, preparation of finding aids, and cataloging of archival and manuscript collections in accordance with MARC, AACR2, and other rules, standards, and cataloging conventions are only part of what you"ll find in this refereed/peer-reviewed publication. The journal places emphasis on emerging technologies, applications, and standards that range from Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and methods of organizing archival collections for access on the World Wide Web to issues connected with the digitization and display of archival materials.