The “Louisiana Digital Library (LDL) as Data” project allowed LDL institutions to collaboratively explore policies and practices for the creation of metadata that support collections as data.
During this webinar, hear about the technical and community-focused developments that resulted from the Mellon-funded project.
Leah Duncan will focus on project outcomes that connect to specific principles defined in the Santa Barbara Statement on Collections as Data:
During this webinar, hear about the technical and community-focused developments that resulted from the Mellon-funded project.
Leah Duncan will focus on project outcomes that connect to specific principles defined in the Santa Barbara Statement on Collections as Data:
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- developments that support metadata quality;
- developments that support standardized terms of use; and
- developments that support ongoing ethical commitments to communities represented in our digital collections.
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Attend if you are interested in learning about the LDL’s community-centered strategies for confronting the challenges of encouraging high-quality, ethical, and computational metadata within a decentralized multi-institutional framework.
About speaker Leah Duncan
From August 2019 to May 2024, Leah Duncan worked at LSU Libraries, developing resources and community around digital collections, digital scholarship, and special collections.
In particular, she supported the use of the Louisiana Digital Library (LDL), serving as Project Manager on the “LDL as Data” project, which was funded by Collections as Data: Part to Whole. In May 2024, she joined the team at Davidson College’s E. H. Little Library as Digital Humanities Librarian.
Duncan received her PhD in English from LSU, and she is soon to finish her Masters in Library and Information Science at LSU.
From August 2019 to May 2024, Leah Duncan worked at LSU Libraries, developing resources and community around digital collections, digital scholarship, and special collections.
In particular, she supported the use of the Louisiana Digital Library (LDL), serving as Project Manager on the “LDL as Data” project, which was funded by Collections as Data: Part to Whole. In May 2024, she joined the team at Davidson College’s E. H. Little Library as Digital Humanities Librarian.
Duncan received her PhD in English from LSU, and she is soon to finish her Masters in Library and Information Science at LSU.
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