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Item Bringing Linked Data into Libraries via Wikidata: PCC Wikidata Pilot Project at Texas State University(2021-12) Aycock, Mary; Critchley, Nicole; Scott, AmandaThe promise of linked data to free library data from closed silos and promote more open scholarship possibilities through better global access has generated excitement over the past decade but proven elusive for libraries to implement. This impasse may be changing as “Linked open data technologies are reaching a very promising point” (CNI Program Plan, 2019-2020) and new possibilities are now realizable on pragmatic implementation levels. Wikidata offers a low barrier gateway for GLAM institutions and academic research libraries to easily contribute to this linked data platform. As part of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging Wikidata pilot, Texas State University Libraries has embarked on new linked data projects: authority work for faculty, an oral history project, and linked data for special collections archives. This presentation will outline methodologies and discuss new opportunities and obstacles presented by these projects, as well as how Wikidata can promote identity management, digital scholarship, and historical research on wider global online levels.Item Gateway into Linked Data: Breaking Silos with Wikidata(2021-05) Aycock, Mary; Critchley, Nicole; Scott, AmandaLinked data has been a hot topic in librarianship for the last decade, but technical, staffing, and budgetary barriers have prevented wide scale adoption. However, Wikidata has recently gained traction as a low obstacle way for GLAM institutions to participate in linked data projects. Texas State University has jumped enthusiastically into the Program for Cooperative Cataloging Wikidata Pilot, with eight participants and three projects. This work includes authority records for faculty, an oral history project, special collections archives, and journals from digital collections. We will provide a brief overview of Wikidata and the successes and challenges of the above projects.Item Square [metadata] Pegs and Round [repository] Holes: Making Metadata Work(2020-03-09) Aycock, Mary; Goodley, Lauren; Waugh, LauraMany large libraries use the same digital access platform for institutional repository and special collection materials. However, librarians and archivists depend on different content standards for the metadata. The Metadata Advisory Committee at Texas State University will share challenges, successes, and lessons learned developing a library-wide metadata best practice.Item Wrangling E-Resource Catalog Records at Texas State University(2019-03-06) Hopper, Misty; Aycock, MaryCataloging and Metadata Department at Texas State University Libraries will present methods to 1) Organize e-resource bibliographic information from various vendors, 2) Pre-process records to meet the needs of students, faculty and colleagues, 3) Present database methods to de-dupe and correct other issues, includes a case study.