Conference Theme: Still here! - the library in the new normal
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Changing the Landscape: Integrating Art Museum Content in University of Utah's USearch
Physical/Virtual?
Virtual session (and available to physical attendees)
Session Abstract
In 2018, University of Utah Marriott Library and Museum of Fine Arts were awarded a 4-year grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, "Landscape, Land Art and the American West". This initiative is revolutionizing how the two institutions work together, capitalizing on both the Museum’s and Library’s substantial collections with the goal of transforming the U into a global resource hub for scholars studying the West. This presentation details work by the Discovery Subcommittee during 2018-2022 to achieve one key grant goal: integration of library and museum materials in a unified search interface. Topics include user needs assessment, product prototyping, systems project management, metadata remediations and transformations, working across institutional boundaries and with external software vendors. The Subcommittee ultimately met its goal by integrating museum materials alongside library collections in the campus discovery tool (USearch, using Primo Classic).
Track
Practical Applications
Ex Libris Products
Primo / Primo VE
Area of Focus
Interoperability
Target Audience Skill Level
Intermediate
Presenter
Teresa Hebron, University of Utah, Marriott Library
Presenter's job title
Interim Program Director & Digital Metadata Librarian, Mountain West Digital Library
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Co-Presenters
Tracy Medley, University of Utah, Marriott Library
Co-presenter's job title
Head of Enterprise Systems & Software Development
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Bohan Zhu, University of Utah, Marriott Library
Co-presenter's job title
Web Software Developer
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Jessica Breiman, University of Utah, Marriott Library
Co-presenter's job title
Special Collections Digital Archives Librarian