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New Directions in Information Organization-A Linked Data Model with BIBFRAME

Discussion on BibFrame, a new direction for organization of information, a linked data model.

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Is Semantic Web Our Future?

Introduction for Semantic Web for the trends and development for information resources and organization of information.

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The Secret Battle of Evan Pao

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Evan Pao and his family move to Haddington, Virginia, a southern town obsessed with their ties to the Civil War. As a Chinese American, Evan searches for a way to fit into the school’s annual Civil War reenactment, leading him to a surprising…

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Book Review of Library Analytics and Metrics: Using Data to Drive Decisions and Services

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Book Review of Library Analytics and Metrics: Using Data to Drive Decisions and Services

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Metadata workflow of digital image collections – engaging traditional catalogers

This poster describes the change in the UIC Library digital metadata workflow as we distributed that workflow across Special Collections and University Archives, Digital Programs and Services and Resource Acquisition Management.

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Refined description vs. better user access experience: metadata creation for digital image collections

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Paper presentation overview: One of the most work-intensive tasks for digital image collections is creating the image metadata. At UIC, this work was traditionally done by the archivists. We've recently expanded that workflow to engage catalogers…

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Peony in Love

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This book has won the 2008 CALA Best Book Award (Categroy: Fiction Honorary Mention).

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Developing Logic Model Workshops for Library Staff: Strategies, Challenges and Lessons

Is there a method to collect input from all library staff when developing and updating a strategic plan that is aligned with the institution’s mission and vision ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard? Developing a valuable and meaningful…

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The Dreamweavers

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Mei and Yun’s grandfather is known for his mooncake creations, but when a prince visits and tastes them, grandfather is arrested for how terrible they are! The two twelve-year-old twins must travel through the City of Ashes to the emperor's palace to…

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Diving into the university knowledge community:
navigating the expanded role of
the metadata librarian

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Metadata librarians' engaging in the university knowledge community is becoming a trend in recent
years. In preparing for this change, it can be challenging for the metadata librarians to step out of the "back room", engage in scholarly…

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