AGAINST THE GRAIN
v.19 # 1 February 2007 © Katina Strauch

Metadata for Digitization Projects

	Rumors	1
	From Your Editor	6
	Letters to the Editor	6
	Deadlines	6
	Guest Editors, Sheila Bair and Pam Cowart
Annual Report Issue— eBooks: State of the Art Guest Editors, Cris Ferguson, Betty Kelly and Julie Carter (Furman)
	Digitization Projects and Metadata Sheila Bair and Pam Cowart — What happens when content escapes its container? How will digital assets be preserved? What schema will be used to describe them? What system will house them? Contributors to this issue of Against the Grain emphasize the importance of coordinating with catalogers from the beginning of any digitization initiative.	1
	Planning for Metadata: the Quick Tour (pdf) Jody Perkins — Jody gives a conspectus of the essential matters that planners of a digital project need to take into consideration. Her excellent checklist includes sixteen vital points to consider when evaluating a collection. She discusses metadata design, choosing schemas and standards, and documenting decisions.	20
	Discrete Criteria for Selecting and Comparing Metadata Schemes Jeffrey Beall — Reflecting further on schema selection, Jeffrey enumerates twelve points of comparison to help one decide which of the many schemas available best suits one’s digital project.	28
	Zen and the Digital Collection Librarian James Bradley — pair of case studies discuss the efficacy, for a digital image collection, of CONTENTdm and Dublin Core.	32
	Digital Collections, the Next Generation Jen Wolfe and Mark Anderson — Transitioning to METS for Science Fiction Digitization Project - Jan and Mark review the difficulties and decision-making involved in opting for DigiTools and METS to provide access to a collection of science fiction fanzines.	37
	Balancing the Needs of Producers and Managers of Digital Assets through Extensible Metadata Normalization Arwen Hutt, Trish Rose-Sandler and Bradley D. Westbrook — These authors share one library community’s successful approach to metadata preservation, a hot topic that the digital library community must concern itself with, especially complex problems of long-term usability.	41
	Op Ed Mary Ann Liebert — The Devil Is In The Details - One has only to look at PLoS to comprehend that the open access model — the author funded model — has not supported the publishing endeavor in spite of enormous and ongoing philanthropic support.	44
	ATG Special Report Kristin Martin — eBooks: an Overview of Issues and Challenges - As the volume of eBook content grows, libraries are grappling with how to integrate this content into their online catalogs.	45
	Bob Nardini Coutts Library Services - Coutts Library Services	47
	JoAnne Sparks Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center	48
	Sheila Bair	18
	Pam Cowart	20
	Jody Perkins	22
	Jeffrey Beall	30
	James Bradley	34
	Jen Wolfe	38
	Mark Anderson	39
	JoAnne Sparks	50
	Adam Murray	59
	From the Reference Desk Tom Gilson — Reviews of Reference Titles - This month some of Tom’s selections include the Encyclopedia of International Sports Studies published by Routledge and Postwar America: an Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History published by M.E. Sharpe.	51
	Book Reviews Debbie Vaughn — Monographic Musings - Want to know more about extreme young adult library services and weeding school library collections? How about managing digital resources? Creating database-driven library web pages? Then this month’s Monographic Musings is for YOU!	53
Edited by Bryan Carson, Bruce Strauch, and Jack Montgomery
	Cases of Note Bruce Strauch — Stealing That Dream Home Design — Copyright — Actual Damages & Disgorgement of Profits - Wayne Galloway set out to build his retirement home but was mad at his architect. Then, he saw the French-country house of his dreams and inquired about a copy of the plans. Given common misconceptions folks have about copyright, the facts are utterly believable.	56
	Questions and Answers Laura Gasaway — Copyright Column - Questions and Answers galore! Here’s a sample, “How are oral history recordings and transcripts affected by copyright? Once the interviewee is deceased, does the library that holds the recordings and transcripts have any restrictions?” Lolly tells us!	57
	Biz of Acq Adam Murray — Learning @ Your Library [Conference]: Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model and the Institutional Learning Process - This paper explores how an institution can itself undergo the same learning process as its constituent individuals.	58
	And They Were There Reports of Meetings - In case you missed it, this issue is packed full of reports from the 2006 Charleston Conference. Thanks to Ramune Kubilius and her many ATG reporters for all their work. If you don’t see your report, worry not, there will be more in our next issue!	60
	Something To Think About Mary Tinker Massey — A Moment’s Destruction - Life seems so straightforward when we live each day in the comfort of our own routines. We want to be prepared for any number of circumstances in life, but the fact remains that there will always be something that strikes out of the blue.	55
	The End of Books and the Death of Libraries Matthew Bruccoli — The chief glory of every people is perpetuated in its books, which are to be found in libraries.	70
	Papa Abel Remembers Richard Abel — Tale of a Band of Booksellers - We are honored to be publishing the first in a series of reminiscences regarding the Richard Abel Company.	74
	Case Studies in Collection and Technical Services Anne Langley — Case Study Five: In Presentations, Demographics are Key - As any good public speaker knows, being aware of and using the demographics of the audience when planning and preparing a talk is key to grabbing their attention.	76
	Bet You Missed It Bruce Strauch — Press Clippings — In The News - What do Google and YouTube have in common? Read about it here!	77
	As I See It! John Cox — Even Fewer And Larger - The pace of consolidation in the scholarly publishing space is moving even faster. During 2006, two major players suddenly appeared in the news. Are these events connected?	77
	Issues in Vendor/Library Relations Bob Nardini — Leaving - After 21 years at YBP, Bob talks about leaving and his new future at Coutts.	78
	Little Red Herrings Mark Herring — Golden Apples of Deceit - Do you recall the myth about the Golden Apples of Deceit? “It seems instructive to me during these trying, tense technological times,” says Mark.	86
	Standards Column (pdf) Todd Carpenter — Restructuring NISO’s Standards Committees - NISO is at an important crossroads and the changes they are putting in place will have a significant, profound, and hopefully a positive impact on how we coordinate standards development.	79
	Technology Left Behind Cris Ferguson — GIS and the Library: Part 2 - This second installment highlights and summarizes examples of the innovative ways that libraries are using GIS to enhance their own services and collections.	80
	I Hear the Train A Comin’ Greg Tananbaum — ALCTS: Part 1 - This month, Greg examines how institutional repositories and open access fit into the Web 2.0 discussion.	82
	Wandering the Web Tadayuki Suzuki — Multicultural Literature - Teachers and teacher trainees often wonder how they find a good multicultural story. Obtaining information and developing accurate knowledge of multicultural literary works through specialized Websites is a good initial step.	84
	Charleston Conference Dates	63
	2007 Charleston Conference Call for Papers, Ideas, Panels, Diatribes, Themes, Speakers, Preconferences, etc.	64
	Adventures in Librarianship Ned Kraft — Haiku - This leaves me speechless ...	65