., ER&L 2009

Metadata Crosswalking, Data Quality, and Semantics: Repurposing MARC records for digital collections

Lucas Mak

Last modified: 2008-12-02

Abstract


This presentation will discuss how inconsistent application of MARC fields, mistakes made by catalogers, and semantic differences among source and target metadata elements affect crosswalking MARC records of digitized historical books into Qualified Dublin Core, as well as how these data quality issues are handled through customizing a XSLT style sheet.