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Division Search Library Tech Talk Subscribe To RSS feed Get updates via Email (U-M Only) Popular posts for Library Tech Talk Library IT Services Portfolio 4 keys to a dazzling library website redesign Sweet Sixteen: Digital Collections Completed July 2019 - June 2020 Adding Ordered Metadata Fields to Samvera Hyrax Sinking our Teeth into Metadata Improvement Tags in Library Tech Talk HathiTrust Library Website MLibrary Labs DLXS Web Content Strategy Mirlyn Digital Collections Digitization search Design MTagger OAI Accessibility Usability Group UX Archive for Library Tech Talk Show 2020 October 2020 (1) September 2020 (1) August 2020 (1) July 2020 (1) June 2020 (2) April 2020 (2) March 2020 (1) January 2020 (1) Show 2019 October 2019 (1) June 2019 (2) April 2019 (1) February 2019 (2) January 2019 (1) Show 2018 December 2018 (1) November 2018 (1) September 2018 (1) July 2018 (2) April 2018 (1) February 2018 (1) Show Older Show 2017 November 2017 (3) September 2017 (1) August 2017 (1) June 2017 (1) April 2017 (1) March 2017 (1) February 2017 (1) January 2017 (1) Show 2016 December 2016 (2) November 2016 (2) August 2016 (2) June 2016 (1) April 2016 (1) March 2016 (1) February 2016 (1) January 2016 (1) Show 2015 December 2015 (1) November 2015 (1) October 2015 (2) September 2015 (2) July 2015 (2) June 2015 (2) May 2015 (2) April 2015 (2) March 2015 (2) February 2015 (2) January 2015 (2) Show 2014 December 2014 (2) November 2014 (2) October 2014 (2) September 2014 (2) August 2014 (2) July 2014 (2) June 2014 (2) Show 2012 December 2012 (1) October 2012 (1) September 2012 (2) April 2012 (2) March 2012 (1) January 2012 (1) Show 2011 August 2011 (2) July 2011 (1) June 2011 (1) May 2011 (1) Show 2010 December 2010 (1) November 2010 (2) September 2010 (2) July 2010 (5) May 2010 (1) April 2010 (1) March 2010 (2) Show 2009 December 2009 (3) October 2009 (2) September 2009 (1) August 2009 (1) July 2009 (1) May 2009 (1) February 2009 (1) January 2009 (2) Show 2008 December 2008 (3) November 2008 (1) October 2008 (2) September 2008 (2) August 2008 (3) July 2008 (5) June 2008 (6) May 2008 (6) Library IT Services Portfolio Academic library service portfolios are mostly a mix of big to small strategic initiatives and tactical projects. Systems developed in the past can become a durable bedrock of workflows and services around the library, remaining relevant and needed for five, ten, and sometimes as long as twenty years. There is, of course, never enough time and resources to do everything. The challenge faced by Library IT divisions is to balance the tension of sustaining these legacy systems while continuing to... October 7, 2020 See all posts by Nabeela Jaffer 4 keys to a dazzling library website redesign The U-M Library launched a completely new primary website in July after 2 years of work. The redesign project team focused on building a strong team, internal communication, content strategy, and practicing needs informed design and development to make the project a success. September 8, 2020 See all posts by Heidi Steiner Burkhardt Sweet Sixteen: Digital Collections Completed July 2019 - June 2020 Digital Content & Collections (DCC) relies on content and subject experts to bring us new digital collections. This year, 16 digital collections were created or significantly enhanced. Here you will find links to videos and articles by the subject experts speaking in their own words about the digital collections they were involved in and why they found it so important to engage in this work with us. Thank you to all of the people involved in each of these digital collections! August 6, 2020 See all posts by Lauren Havens Adding Ordered Metadata Fields to Samvera Hyrax How to add ordered metadata fields in Samvera Hyrax. Includes example code and links to actual code. July 20, 2020 See all posts by Fritz Freiheit Sinking our Teeth into Metadata Improvement Like many attempts at revisiting older materials, working with a couple dozen volumes of dental pamphlets started very simply but ended up being an interesting opportunity to explore the challenges of making the diverse range of materials held in libraries accessible to patrons in a digital environment. And while improving metadata may not sound glamorous, having sufficient metadata for users to be able to find what they are looking for is essential for the utility of digital libraries. June 30, 2020 See all posts by Jackson Huang Collaboration and Generosity Provide the Missing Issue of The American Jewess What started with a bit of wondering and conversation within our unit of the Library led to my reaching out to Princeton University with a request but no expectations of having that request fulfilled. Individuals at Princeton, however, considered the request and agreed to provide us with the single issue of The American Jewess that we needed to complete the full run of the periodical within our digital collection. Especially in these stressful times, we are delighted to bring you a positive... June 15, 2020 See all posts by Lauren Havens How to stop being negative, or digitizing the Harry A. Franck film collection This article reviews how 9,000+ frames of photographic negatives from the Harry A. Franck collection are being digitally preserved. April 27, 2020 See all posts by Larry Wentzel Pager Page 1 of 21 1 2 3 4 5 … 21 Older Posts Library Contact Information University of Michigan Library 818 Hatcher Graduate Library South, 913 S. University Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1190 (734) 764-0400 | contact-mlibrary@umich.edu Except where otherwise noted, this work is subject to a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. For details and exceptions, see the Library Copyright Policy. ©2014, Regents of the University of Michigan