Emma Metcalfe Hurst

Weekly Assignments (x 9)

My weekly assignments for LIBR 509: Foundations of Resource Description and Knowledge Organization: Week 1 – Facets Classification System Week 2 – Thesaurus – Create Week 3 – Content Schema – Create Week 4 – Classification – Analyze Week 5 – Controlled Vocabulary – Analyze Week 6 – Content Standard – Analyze Week 7 – Data Format – Analyze Week 8 – Systems Integration – Analyze Week 9 – Systems Integration – Create Original submissions were revised based on peer feedback.

Apr.20

Museum of Anthropology (MOA)

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*more information coming soon!*

Mar.29

Music, Art, and Architecture (MAA) Library at UBC

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Student Reference Librarian *Coming Soon*

Dec.10

Emily Carr University of Art & Design Library & Archives

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Arrangement and Description for Ceramic Artist Paul Mathieu’s Fonds *Coming soon*

Dec.10

Metadata Class Notes & Student Feedback

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Notes from ARST 556L: Metadata in-class and recorded lectures Student Feedback for final projects (x10) A compilation of class / lecture notes from the course and student feedback contributed for final project drafts. PDF

Dec.05

Metadata Design & Processing Activities

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Metadata Design Activity Metadata Processing Activity PDF A sample of two small projects completed for the Metadata course. Includes: A metadata scheme for a database of crowd-sourced pottery signatures (marks / chops) and a review of OpenRefine (a tool for cleaning up metadata) functionalities.

Dec.05

Metadata Individual Project Proposal & Final Project

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Metadata – Individual Project Proposal A preliminary proposal for the final project of the Metadata course, including learning / course objectives and competencies to work towards. PDF Metadata – Final Project My final project is a digital workbook for cultural heritage organizations that are interested in beginning or learning more about crowdsourced metadata projects. It offers an introduction to the concepts of “Crowdsourcing” and “Metadata,” examples of crowdsourced metadata projects in cultural heritage organizations, relevant web-based and app-based tools to use for crowdsourced metadata projects, and a project template to…read more

Dec.05

Indigenous Literatures Zine

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Collaborative zine made by Emma Metcalfe Hurst, Mandy Choie, Charlotte Leonard, and Natalie Hawryshkewich, with contributions from ARST 585: Information Practice and Protocol in Support of Indigenous Initiatives peers. The zine features selections of Indigenous literatures (including poetry, memoir, graphic novel, and children’s literature) shared by students over a Canvas classroom discussion thread throughout a semester of remote learning due to COVID-19. As a group, we sought out permissions from each contributor to publish these recommendations, applying protocols and methodologies of consent and collaboration discussed in class. Furthermore, we saw…read more

May.07

Blog Post – Interference Archive: Documentation Strategy & Publishing as a DIY Framework for Community Engagement & Outreach

Posted by emmamh in Archives, Writing

Interference Archive is not your traditional archives. Situated on a street corner, lined with historic brownstones in the Park Slope residential neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York City, Interference Archive (IA) is a volunteer-run, community archives that has been in operation since 2011. The archives began from the personal collections of two of the original co-founders, Dara Greenwald and Josh MacPhee, who had amassed twenty-five years worth of books, posters, music, print ephemera, moving images, and objects documenting their involvement in various social movements, DIY and punk music scenes, political art and…read more

Mar.31

Volunteer Work

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Volunteer Work ACA@UBC, Graphic Designer. Designed new ACA@UBC logo and promotional materials (ongoing). SLA@UBC, Association Member. UNIT/PITT Projects/Society for Art and Critical Awareness, Treasurer and Board Member. Participated in the Fundraising Committee, the Institutional Memory Committee, and the Hiring Committee. Managed gallery budget with Director/Curator and identified funding sources. Developed fundraising events and activities. Assisted with Succession Planning, Institutional Memory development, and hiring process for the new Director/Curator; including screening applicants, conducting interviews, and administration tasks. Assisted with on-boarding the new Director/Curator. Moniker Press Studios, Studio Member. Charcuterie (publication) /…read more

Jan.04