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Projects
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I explore, conceptualize, create and craft progressive information experiences
Music has been a passion of mine for most of my life. When I took a class on collection development at the iSchool I was excited when I had the chance to evaluate the music collection at Texas A&M University. The project involved accessing the collection development policy for music, analyze the user community, and make recommendations about purchases and withdraws from the collection.
View poster summarizing the project.
Cataloging Steel Drum Band Music
In my current position at Texas A&M University I have had the great opportunity to do original and copy cataloging of scores for steel drum band. So far I have cataloged 67 scores with around 40 requiring original cataloging or derived original cataloging. Not having been exposed to steel drum band music before, this was a superb learning experience. This project required me to research steel drum bands and the composers and arrangers involved in creating these scores. This is a continuing project and I anticipate having to catalog another 70 scores with the majority requiring original cataloging.
To view records created for this project visit the Texas A&M University Library Catalog.
Scarf Metadata Schema
For another course at the iSchool (Organizing Information) I developed a metadata schema for scarves. The objective of the schema was to create a standard set of categories for selling scarves online. While the resulting document was not perfect it was interesting learning experience to try and create a metadata schema from scratch.
View scarf metadata schema.
Ruby on Rails Web Applications
During one of my courses at the iSchool (Database Management) I worked with the programming language Ruby. More specifically we used Ruby on Rails to develop web applications. Below is a link to an app I built using Rails. It was built as a way for libraries to keep up with search request of materials missing from the library shelves. I have provided a link to the app on Heroku and my github page where the code can be examined.
To view applications created for this project visit this Heroku site and Github.
CONSER Sci-Fi Serials Cataloging
Remote Storage at Texas A&M University
For my capstone project I chose to do original cataloging of serials at Texas A&M University focusing on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Collection housed at Cushing Memorial Library and Archives. To accomplish this I have chosen to create CONSER (Cooperative Online Serials Program) authenticated records for these titles to contribute to WorldCat. CONSER is the Cooperative Serials Program of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) and its members specialize in creating high quality serial records. For this project I have had to follow several standards and manuals including: the CONSER Cataloging Manual, Resource Description and Access (RDA), Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements (LC-PCC PS), Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and classification schedules, MARC21 for serials as described in the CONSER Editing Guide, and the Descriptive Cataloging Manual (Z1) for authority records.
To view records created for this project visit the Texas A&M University Library Catalog.
As remote storage coordinator for monographs at the Texas A&M University Libraries I write and edit procedures to process thousands of books a year to send to our remote storage facilities at Riverside Campus and in Austin, Texas. Processes include: updating and verifying library holdings, batch updating records in Voyager and OCLC, and monitoring quality control of 5 full-time staff and 4 student workers.