Mary Anne Dyer

Bio: Mary Anne Dyer is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cataloging & Commonwealth. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 5 citations.

Full Speed Ahead: The Challenges of Cataloging a Historic Editorial Cartoon Collection

Abstract: A project by Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries to digitize a collection of 1940s-era original cartoons by editorial cartoonist Charles Henry Sykes (1882–1942) posed a number of interesting cataloging challenges. Many of the cartoons, with topics that ranged from local politics to World War II, lacked date information and dealt with subjects that were difficult to identify without further research. This article reviews some of the issues involved in cataloging editorial cartoons and examines solutions to address the lack of date information, complex subject matter, and the desire to provide access to unique characteristics of the cartoons.

Developing a Book Art Genre Headings Index

Abstract: At Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Libraries, staff from Collection Management, Cataloging, and Special Collections and Archives developed a local genre headings index to be used in the online catalog to provide enhanced access to the libraries' collection of artists' books. The book art genre index was designed to help students and users of the collection locate items by their structure, format, or features when they were unfamiliar with individual artists or titles. The index includes entries to describe book art formats, binding methods, structures, and special techniques or mediums. Library staff also collaborated in developing a workflow to more easily add book art genres to materials as they are being cataloged and to add genres retrospectively to previously cataloged materials.

Enhancing the Discovery of Tabletop Games

Abstract: Collections of three-dimensional materials may not be discoverable to library users if they lack adequate metadata. Discovery of these collections may be enhanced through the application of relevant cataloging standards and controlled vocabularies. This paper outlines how librarians at the University of North Texas Libraries used these strategies to increase access to a large collection of tabletop games.

Enhancing Discovery of Unique Collections: Get Ahead of the Game

Abstract: The handout consists of an example of a catalog record for a tabletop game (including genre terms), an authority record for a genre term, a reference to a list of genre terms for tabletop games, and a bibliography of works on genre terms.

Editorial cartoon collections: a review of indexing challenges

Abstract: The difficulty of attributing subject to editorial cartoons for indexing purposes exists both for traditional paper-based cartoon formats and for digitized or born-digital cartoons. This paper presents a selective review of literature on indexing editorial cartoons and the associated challenges.,A gap exists in published research on indexing collections of editorial cartoons for online search and retrieval. This paper presents a review of selected works that specifically address the topic of editorial cartoon indexing within a wider context of research that addresses image indexing, subject analysis and indexing challenges more generally. Works that address the interpretation of cartoons by readers and how readers respond to information communicated by editorial cartoons are also considered.,Cartoon controversies in transnational and multicultural contexts, experienced through the international news media since 2000, have dramatically increased research attention and publications in this area. Profound changes in media publication since the advent of the Internet have had an impact on editorial cartoonists and cartoon publishing. Subject indexing of editorial cartoons remains a challenge.,The potential for large indexed cartoon collections to be data-mined for topic modeling for research in the social sciences points to the need for indexers of cartoon collections to improve metadata standards and structures to allow improved access to cartoon metadata for computational analysis.,This paper places discussion of the technical challenges facing indexers of editorial cartoons within a broader context of discussions about the nature and future of editorial cartooning in rapidly changing media and publishing environments.

The Visual Vocabulary: Skos:example and the Illustrated Artists’ Books Thesaurus

Abstract: The Artists’ Books Thesaurus provides a case study for the inclusion of visual content in library thesauri using skos:example. It demonstrates a model for back-end management of visual content and front-end browsing and discovery solutions (including social media). External image links upgrade the thesaurus to five-star, Linked Open Data, and integrate the thesaurus with the Semantic Web. This work shows that inclusion of visual content in library thesauri is achievable using free, open-source Web tools and a simple curatorial workflow.

Let's talk about risks: a pillar framework for social media risk management in memory institutions

Abstract: PurposeWhile memory institutions' use of social media has proliferated, research and scholarly literature on risks, resulting from social media use, memory institutions' social media risk-aware culture and, in particular, social media risk management remains scant. This study addresses this knowledge gap and identifies aspects of social media risk management from other sectors that could inform the cultural heritage sector.Design/methodology/approachThis research involves a review of the scholarly and professional literature that contribute to social media risk management discourses. These include those that discuss the different categories of social media risks, social media policies, risk-aware culture and social media risk management strategies and processes. Works discussing social media risk management models and frameworks are also included in the review. Based on the insights gained from these reviews, a pillar framework to guide social media risk management in memory institutions is developed.FindingsThe proposed framework outlines the baseline components relevant for the cultural heritage sector and underlines the evolving and continual nature of these components. Elements particularly important to memory institutions are highlighted. Notably, that social risks as a risk category must be recognised. Also noted is that the conventional apolitical stance still taken by many memory institutions need to be reviewed. The importance of memory institutions to be not overly risk-averse to the point of failing to take advantage of the affordances of social media platforms, thereby stifling potential innovations around services and engagement with their users/audience is discussed.Originality/valueThis research offers an extensive review of the social media risk management literature, both scholarly and professional across different domains. The ensuing insights inform the development of a pillar framework to guide social media risk management in memory institutions. The framework outlines a baseline mapping of the governance, processes and systems components. The expectation is that this framework could be extended to account for contextual and situational requirements at more granular levels to reflect the nuances, variances and complexities that exist among different types of memory institutions and to account for varying attributes, mandates and priorities in the cultural heritage sector.