This is actually bittersweet for me. I can't believe this is the end of the road. As I write this, I realize this is my final assignment and my final moment in grad school. As of saturday, I'm officially a librarian. That's so crazy to me. I remember starting this path off with my tribe, the TENacious ten cohort, and I remember orientation, its hard to believe that soon the twelves will be coming through while I search for a job in my field. I've loved every moment of this experience, the late nights, the laughs, the tears, and how I've bonded with my group.
I'll miss you all dearly, and we must keep in touch.
Sincerely and forever TENacious,
Elizabeth
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Screencasting: A reflection
So... screen-casting. Not something I had ever done before, and not something I had ever considered, but after this project, I'll definitely be adding it to my resume. I wasn't sure which program to use, so like always I dabbled a little, and let me tell you. Screencast-o-matic is where its at. I loved that it was in the browser and it was so so easy to upload onto youtube. As a whole, it was a joy to work with and something I will keep in mind in my career.
I can see how it would be useful in other classes, teaching and otherwise. Perhaps I'll play with it some for tutorials for the high school classes I sometimes guest lecture in.
I can see how it would be useful in other classes, teaching and otherwise. Perhaps I'll play with it some for tutorials for the high school classes I sometimes guest lecture in.
Dolly White: My early metadata days
So, I know I talk about my previous digital history class a lot, so I just wanted to take a brief moment to show what I've done in the past.
Delores Brumfield is a former utility infielder/outfielder who played from 1947 through 1953 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. In 1947 Delores Brumfield became one of the youngest players to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League at the age of 14. Throughout much of her career, Brumfield exhibited a versatility to play most positions with the exception of pitcher and catcher. Among other career highlights, she posted the best fielding average for all position players in 1950 and finished second in the batting title race in 1953. Following her baseball retirement, she earned a master's degree and doctorate in physical education and worked as a teacher and coach for 40 years. In fact, one of the places she taught, was Montevallo.
Sources; http://carmichaeldigitalprojects.org/archivingmontevallo/collections/show/4
Metadata Standards
Metadata elements grouped into sets designed for a specific purpose, e.g., for a specific domain or a particular type of information resource, are called metadata schemes. For every element the name and the semantics (the meaning of the element) are specified. Content rules (how content must be formulated), representation rules (e.g., capitalization rules), and allowed element values (e.g., from a controlled vocabulary) can be specified optionally. Some schemes also specify in which syntax the elements must be encoded, in contrast to syntax independent schemes.
With this in mind, I've been reading over a lot of different metadata standards. I'm not even going to begin to say I understand them all, but I have noticed that a lot of them have similar basis, and then are customized to fit specific needs, like a funnel effect.
Sources: http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/metadata-standards/list
With this in mind, I've been reading over a lot of different metadata standards. I'm not even going to begin to say I understand them all, but I have noticed that a lot of them have similar basis, and then are customized to fit specific needs, like a funnel effect.
Sources: http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/metadata-standards/list
Indexing Assignment, reflection
Just some thoughts on my Omeka experience:
1. Everyone did such an amazing job with their indexing. As in a really really good job. Anytime I had a question or concern, people were there to help, anytime I was unsure about something, I could look to the guide and everything was clear.
2. So, I've had experience with Omeka before. I took a semester in my undergrad for digital history, and as such I was able to assist in putting together a collection for Dolly White (Link here). With this experience, I found that I really enjoyed the deeper understanding LS566 gave me this semester. Whereas I feel as though in my undergrad I merely dipped my toes into understanding this software, metadata gave me an opportunity to really see what Omeka can do.
3. No, seriously, the indexes were awesome.
1. Everyone did such an amazing job with their indexing. As in a really really good job. Anytime I had a question or concern, people were there to help, anytime I was unsure about something, I could look to the guide and everything was clear.
2. So, I've had experience with Omeka before. I took a semester in my undergrad for digital history, and as such I was able to assist in putting together a collection for Dolly White (Link here). With this experience, I found that I really enjoyed the deeper understanding LS566 gave me this semester. Whereas I feel as though in my undergrad I merely dipped my toes into understanding this software, metadata gave me an opportunity to really see what Omeka can do.
3. No, seriously, the indexes were awesome.
Digital Repository: ScreenCast
I'm so excited! This is my screencast for the LS 566 class. I hope you enjoy!
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