iSchool Capstone

Metadata Management of Scarecrow Video's Silent Film Collection

Project tags:

archives & special collections

database administration & development

knowledge organization

Project poster

For my MLIS Capstone project, I examined each item in Scarecrow Video's silent film collection to correctly represent each film title, according to the rules of the Fundamental Requirements of Bibliographic Records (FRBR). Many of the titles reflected only the title of the DVD or VHS, not the titles of the films themselves. Cleaned-up records provide a more accurate reflection of Scarecrow's inventory and rental statistics, and they allow customers to more easily search the in-store database.

Project participants:

Janey Thompson

MLIS