| PR-253386-17 | Preservation and Access: Research and Development | University of Southern California | Unlocking Maps: Automatic and Streamlined Metadata Creation for Digital Collections | 3/1/2017 - 8/31/2018 | $74,950.00 | Deborah | Ann | Holmes-Wong | | | | University of Southern California | Los Angeles | CA | 90089-0012 | USA | 2016 | Geography | Research and Development | Preservation and Access | 74950 | 0 | 74950 | 0 | The
evaluation of advanced techniques for map processing in order to streamline the
cataloging of historic maps in digital libraries.
During our 12-month Tier I
basic research project, we will apply automated map-processing techniques to 25
historic maps. We will compare these results with the results through two
standard map cataloging methods in digital library projects. We hope to
determine whether the Strabo open-source map-processing software can be used to
capture the information needed to complete required fields in Qualified Dublin
Core metadata records for a CONTENTdm back-end system. This is a common
technical infrastructure used in many digital libraries, so our results will
have broad applicability. |