[Ohiodig] FW: OHA Metadata Task Force Published Survey Results Now Available

[Carleton, Janet]

Thought OhioDIGers might be interested in this. It looks to be very well written with important points highlighted.

The TOC looks interesting:
Main Takeaways

  *   Not surprisingly, practice varied among participants
  *   Metadata for oral history is important
  *   Oral history is complicated because...
  *   Different metadata types are applied at different stages of the life cycle
  *   Understanding and interpretation of "accessibility" varied
  *   Discoverability approaches also vary across institutions
  *   Many different tools are used to describe oral history collections
  *   Pain points

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From: Lauren Kata via Society of American Archivists <Mail at ConnectedCommunity.org<mailto:Mail at ConnectedCommunity.org>>
Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 7:33 AM
To: Carleton, Janet <carleton at ohio.edu<mailto:carleton at ohio.edu>>
Subject: [SAA metadata] : OHA Metadata Task Force Published Survey Results Now Available

Please excuse cross postings. Thank you. Dear colleagues, We write to share information and a direct link to our recently published white... -posted to the "Metadata & Digital Object Section" community
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Please excuse cross postings. Thank you.

Dear colleagues,

We write to share information and a direct link to our recently published white paper, "Oral History Metadata and Description: A Survey of Practices.<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oralhistory.org%2Foha-white-papers%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C55b2ba9abb2f497afbd008d8c7851f7f%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637478721856528096%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=7TyQFrpugoKugoj%2BcrCdmyAtgTt9vS2f3YHbIMexD60%3D&reserved=0>" This white paper outlines takeaways from the OHA Metadata Task Force's analysis of a two-year survey. Whether you are brand new to metadata or a seasoned expert, we welcome you to read this report and consider our findings and ruminations on oral history description and metadata practices.


Please contact our group at oha.metadata at gmail.com<mailto:oha.metadata at gmail.com>, or to learn more about us, visit our OHA webpage<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oralhistory.org%2Fthe-oha-metadata-task-force-mtf%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C55b2ba9abb2f497afbd008d8c7851f7f%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637478721856538096%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=xW3v7%2BTYMUwMIIsXc0SjGHuzXfwAB9bm70vp0W%2FDEEY%3D&reserved=0>.


Thank you!


Lauren Kata, NYU Abu Dhabi Library

Natalie Milbrodt, Queens Public Library

Steven Sielaff, Baylor University Institute for Oral History

Jaycie Vos, University of Northern Iowa Rod Library


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Lauren Kata
New York University Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
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