Yale Library Metadata Edit-A-Thon!
Yale Library Metadata Edit-A-Thon! Online
Join library colleagues on June 10th and 11th for two half-day sessions editing metadata documentation! Sponsored by the Metadata Steering Committee, the first session will kick off with some basic training and continue with teams of library staff reviewing, editing, and publishing content into Confluence, the new site for public-facing Yale Library documentation. Participants will also review content according to guidelines established by the Metadata Steering Committee including web accessibility, usability, and accuracy.
June 10th, 1pm- 4pm in Room 134 of the Humanities Quadrangle
June 11th, 9am - 1pm in the Sterling Library Lecture Hall
| June 10th | June 11th | |
|---|---|---|
| Confluence Basics | David Floyd and Cecilia Caride | David Floyd and Cecilia Caride |
| Lightning Talk | Upcycling Workflows: Editing Cataloging @ Yale Contents Pages for a New Age - Dominque Bourassa | From Markdown to Confluence: Streamlining Project Documentation with Quarto - Irma Fraticelli |
| Lightning Talk | 5 Macros for the Yale Library Metadata Site: Purpose and Setup - Cecilia Caride | Music Cataloging: Using Structured Metadata in Confluence - David Floyd |
| Free editing time! | ||
NOTE TO ATTENDEES: Please bring a laptop to work with during to the edit-a-thon. Please let Jenn and Daniel know if you need a Confluence login prior to the edit-a-thon.
Among the areas of focus for the Edit-A-Thon:
- Cataloging@Yale
- Special Collections Metadata documentation
- Digital Collections documentation
If you have a suggestion for an area of focus for this edit-a-thon or for future edit-a-thons, please email Jenn Nolte or Daniel Lovins!
Enjoy refreshments and learn something new while we gear up for the new LSP! Online attendance is also available for both sessions.
Many thanks to the Metadata Steering Committee and its sponsors for this inaugural event!
Shelby Anderson
Mara Caelin
Ellen Cordes
Alicia Detelich
David Floyd
Irma Fratelli
Jasmine Jones
Daniel Lovins (chair)
Andrea Martin
Jeanette Norris
Shira Peltzman
Angela Sidman (consultant)
Tim Thompson
Marty Kurth (sponsor)
Michelle Light (sponsor)
