Electronic Theses & Dissertations Wikidata Conversion Project
The information problem we addressed was University of Washington’s electronic theses and dissertations not being easily accessible and discoverable online. Our results included an updated workflow and code, three improved master schemas, thousands of new master’s and doctoral theses, students, and committee members now discoverable via Wikidata, and handoff documentation and a training video for library staff and future Capstone students. Having thesis records converted to an open-source linked data format improves their reliability and discoverability. Our work helps future UW CAMS and PCC professionals, and also makes the scholarship of UW graduates more accessible outside of traditional catalogs.
Project sponsored by: University of Washington Libraries Cataloging and Metadata Services
Project participants:
Olivia Davis
MLIS
Matthew Bryce Hagan
MLIS Online
Valerie H. Robinson Rollins
MLIS