A Clean Sweep: The Tools and Processes of a Successful Metadata Migration

Keywords

DAMS, metadata, open source software, systems migration

Abstract

In 2016, the University of Utah's J. Willard Marriott Library migrated digital asset management systems from CONTENTdm, a vendor-provided solution from OCLC, to Solphal, a homegrown system utilizing several open source tools. During the migration, issues with metadata led to a large-scale metadata cleanup and standardization project, enhancing discovery in the new system. This article discusses the method used to determine which system would best meet the library's needs, methods for metadata migration, issues observed during migration, metadata management capabilities of the new system, and future plans for post-migration metadata cleanup and remediation to ensure that the metadata is consistent with best practices.

Original Publication Citation

Neatrour, A., Myntti, J., Brunsvik, M., Witkowski, A., McBride, B., and Maringanti, H. (2017) A clean sweep: The tools and processes of a successful metadata migration. Journal of Web Librarianship, 11(3/4), 194-208. doi:10.1080/19322909.2017.1360167 Preprint: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/file?id=1293871

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2017

Publisher

Routledge

Language

English

College

Harold B. Lee Library

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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