The ZOONIVERSE is Expanding: Crowdsourced Solutions to the Hidden Collections Problem and the Rise of the Revolutionary Cataloging Interface. Issue 2 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barber, Samuel T.
• Is Part Of: Journal of library metadata. Volume 18:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 85
• Page End: 111
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: crowdsourcing -- crowdsourced -- cataloging -- Zooniverse -- hidden collections -- transcription -- Operation War Diary; Metadata -- Periodicals; Metadata -- United States -- Periodicals; Electronic information resources -- Periodicals; 025.3
• DOI: 10.1080/19386389.2018.1489449
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1938-6389

Abstract

Abstract: Experimental crowdsourced strategies pertaining to library resource description are becoming increasingly common. This research introduces the term "revolutionary cataloging interface" to describe the characteristics of crowdsourced metadata creation portals: capable of being learned during a 10–15 minute tutorial, requiring little or no previous cataloging experience, yet with demonstrated potential for producing robust and rich metadata with an impressive level of automated quality control. Focusing on a case study of Zooniverse's Operation War Diary, this paper investigates, explains, and assesses the potential of such innovations to meet successfully the challenges posed by Hidden Collections.