Reference Resource: “Newspaper Metadata Manual” From University of North Texas Libraries
The following full text manual is made available online by the University of North Texas Libraries Digital Newspapers Unit.
Title
Newspaper Metadata Manual
Source
UNT Digital Newspapers Unit (via University of North Texas Digital Library)
Edited by Andrew Weidner
Version 1.0 (March 2013)
29 Pages
Blurb
This document describes the process that the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries’ Digital Newspaper Unit (DNU) uses to create metadata for the scanned newspapers published on The Portal to Texas History as part of the Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP). High quality metadata helps users find what they want more quickly. Over time, accurate descriptive metadata fosters trust among the Portal’s user community.
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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