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Ellen M. Knutson
Researcher at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Publications - 6
Citations - 160
Ellen M. Knutson is an academic researcher from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. The author has contributed to research in topics: Digital library & Collections management. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications receiving 160 citations.
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Is 'Quality' Metadata 'Shareable' Metadata? The Implications of Local Metadata Practice on Federated Collections
Sarah L. Shreeves,Ellen M. Knutson,Besiki Stvilia,Carole L. Palmer,Michael B. Twidale,Timothy W. Cole +5 more
TL;DR: A number of statistical characterizations of metadata samples drawn from a large corpus harvested through the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (PMH) are presented and interpret these findings in relation to general quality dimensions and metadata practices that occur at the local level.
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Collection definition in federated digital resource development
TL;DR: How the concept of collection is being continuously defined through the processes of digital resource development and federation and how rapidly changing conceptualizations are likely to impact adoption, tailoring, and development of digital collections and their use are discussed.
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Metadata Practices and Implications for Federated Collections
TL;DR: Results on metadata and collection representation practices based on survey data, interviews, and content analysis are presented and it is hypothesized that the strategic foregrounding and backgrounding of collection-level metadata proves critical for navigation and interpretation of information in large-scale federated collections.
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Tracking metadata use for digital collections
TL;DR: This research is a component of the larger Digital Collections and Content (DCC) Project, funded by IMLS to build a collection registry and metadata repository for the NLG collections.
Collection Definition in Digital Resource Development
TL;DR: Results on metadata and collection representation practices based on survey data, interviews, and content analysis are presented and it is hypothesized that the strategic foregrounding and backgrounding of collection-level metadata proves critical for navigation and interpretation of information in large-scale federated collections.