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Web logs E-mail Course integration
Work done is examined by librarians
for quality control.
Procedures for digitization are
assessed following a digitization
project and have been reviewed.
Metadata Creation
Method 1 Method 2 Method 3
Adequacy (per standards) Appropriate authority (selected
projects)
Best Practices guidelines compare
with practices (Example: CDP Dublin
Core Metadata Best Practices)
Compliance Checker (example, RLG
EAD Report Card)
Compliance with standards
appropriate to the collection
Feedback from users
Feedback on cataloguing level has
been solicited from users in one
project.
Following standards Using controlled vocabulary Establishing templates
Format validation Stats on #of records created Stats on backlogs
Monitoring and consultation
Outcomes based evaluation Web statistics
Periodic review Functional interoperability
Production objectives Number of books Quality assurance
Project completion on time
Project Team or Advisory Board User focus group Application of best practices and
standards
Quality assurance Usability
Quality control (now) System testing (future) Usability testing (future)
Quality control inspection by staff
Quality of metadata Ability to utilize in presentation layer
Quality review
Review by cataloger
Spot checks Complete reviews User feedback
Standards compliance Quality assurance
Usability studies Quality control