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Cataloguing Creativity, 15/11/2013: Bill Stockting, British Library

Archival authority files and the representation of literary networks: first steps and opportunities. Cataloguing Creativity, 15/11/2013: Bill Stockting, British Library. Introduction.

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Cataloguing Creativity, 15/11/2013: Bill Stockting, British Library

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  1. Archival authority files and the representation of literary networks: first steps and opportunities Cataloguing Creativity, 15/11/2013: Bill Stockting, British Library

  2. Introduction • Briefly review the data model, standards and role of authority records in the Library’s Integrated Archives and Manuscripts System - IAMS • Demonstrate Authority records, navigation and visualisation in: • Library’s online catalogue - SoCAM • Social Networks and Archival Context – SNAC - prototype • Issues for cataloguing - more questions than answers!

  3. IAMS: Data Model Places, Concepts, Things, Events &, Titles Projects & collections Archives & Manuscripts has subject/ subject of contained by/ container of Archive Institutions Persons, Families, Corporate Bodies held by/ holder of has creator/ creator of

  4. http://searcharchives.bl.uk/

  5. SNAC: The Social Networks and Archival Context Project • US project funded by Mellon looking at researchers need to find material relating to individuals among distributed resources • Archival and bibliographic data from US, UK (Library and Archives Hub) and France (BNF) merged to single EAC-CPF record for each entity with links to open data sources such as VIAF • Enhanced prototype due to be available by March 2014 with more data and enhanced visualisations of personal networks Site:http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ Prototype:http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/xtf/search

  6. Cataloguing Issues: • Important to note that SNAC based on real catalogue data - warts and all: • all normalisation automatic • no extra detailed cataloguing or transcription • But portals such as SNAC need rich, consistent and well structured metadata so compromises...

  7. Legacy Data • SNAC can’t use the specificity the Library gives for role in creation of material – simply ‘creator’ not ‘author’ and ‘editor’ etc • Library CPF authority data has deficiencies: • Duplicate records • No life dates • No links to NRA or VIAF • No links to places or subjects • Persistent identifiers in development • So work to do!

  8. New Cataloguing • The Library’s new cataloguing better for sharing with portals such as SNAC • Developing authority file descriptions unaffordable – not MPLP? • No – a workflow rather than a resource issue: • Necessary research done anyway during cataloguing • Biographies can focus on material being catalogued – not necessarily whole life history • Save thinking time in forming ‘perfect’ name by links to open data such as VIAF

  9. Any Questions?

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