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Hi, Alice~<br>
<br>
We are definitely in a similar situation. In one of our projects, we
have a collection of materials that was originally stored on floppy
disks. The documents were transferred to a shared drive, so access to
the files could be distributed amongst a group of people. Various
individuals are then able to access a shared Excel Workbook (stored on
the same drive as the files), which is setup to collect metadata. <br>
<br>
I developed some documentation for the process we're using. It's
available at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://dekiwiki.lib.uci.edu/User:cneiswen/Rorty_Project">https://dekiwiki.lib.uci.edu/User:cneiswen/Rorty_Project</a> .
Essentially, this outlines how we are getting from docs on a shared
drive through metadata creation, through submission (using bulk
upload). <br>
<br>
I tend to be a little cautious, and want to QC things extensively. So,
we're using step 2 in the DSpace workflow process, just to be sure that
what is automatically generated (and bulk loaded) looks correct once it
has been uploaded.<br>
<br>
Hope this helps. Please let me know if I can provide any additional
info (or if you have streamlined procedures that we might be able to
adapt...).<br>
<br>
Have a great day,<br>
Caryn<br>
<br>
<br>
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Subject: [Dspace-general] what is your metadata workflow?<br>
From: Platt, Alice <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:a.platt@snhu.edu"><a.platt@snhu.edu></a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dspace-general@mit.edu">dspace-general@mit.edu</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dspace-general@mit.edu"><dspace-general@mit.edu></a><br>
Date: 12/15/2009 11:35 AM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m curious to find out how other DSpace members
are managing their workflow. We are considering not using the built-in
DSpace workflow (for various reasons I will not detail here). The
thinking is that we will batch import groups of items instead of doing
one at a time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have students who can write the basic
metadata, and a digital content specialist who writes the more complex
metadata such as abstract/keyword information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to know if anyone else has a
similar situation where two or more people are writing metadata without
using the DSpace workflow – and if you are in that situation, can you
describe your workflow to me? I’m trying to figure out the best
arrangement.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Alice Platt<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Digital Initiatives Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Shapiro Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Southern New Hampshire University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2500 North River Rd<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Manchester, NH 03106<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">USA<o:p></o:p></p>
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