Dear all,
I'm a new aspiring GLAM-Wiki contributor; my interest in the community developed serendipitously through a collaborative software development project that we've been working on here at the University of Miami Libraries.
Initially, we wanted to find a way to do something with a new archival metadata standard called EAC-CPF (Encoded Archival Context-Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families). One thing led to another, and before we knew it, we were working on an editing tool that could help librarians and archivists repurpose some of their existing metadata and descriptions by integrating them into Wikipedia pages.
The tool we developed is called the RAMP editor. "RAMP" stands for "Remixing Archival Metadata Project." It's a lightweight, web-based editor that was designed to do two things: first, generate authority records for creators of archival collections (using EAC-CPF) and then take that structured data and transform it into wiki markup to facilitate the creation or enhancement of Wikipedia pages for those creators. Along the way, it lets you pull in external data and URIs from WorldCat Identities and the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF).
We envision the tool as a platform that could be used to curate Wikipedia pages about the people and organizations in local archival and special collections, as well as to foster local Wikipedia edit-a-thons.
My colleague Matt Carruthers and I did a short presentation on the RAMP editor at the recent Cultural Heritage Archives Symposium at the Library of Congress, and Dominic McDevitt-Parks, who heard about the presentation via Twitter, encouraged me to share the project with the GLAM-Wiki list. We also have an article about RAMP in the next issue of Code4Lib Journal, due to come out in two weeks.
The source code for the RAMP editor is available for download on GitHub: https://github.com/UMiamiLibraries/RAMP. Although we're unable to provide dedicated technical support, I would be happy to assist anyone who would like a hand in getting it set up and running.
Looking forward to future collaboration and participation in the GLAM-Wiki community!
Best regards, Tim
-- Tim A. Thompson Metadata Librarian University of Miami Libraries 1300 Memorial Drive Coral Gables, Florida 33124 www.library.miami.edu
(305) 284-1827 (office) (201) 423-9972 (mobile) www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson t.thompson5@miami.edu
Hi Tim,
This is an extremely cool sounding tool - I'd like to get it up and running and give it a spin. Forgive my ignorance but have you promoted on the A&A list? I did a brief search there and didn't see anything.
This tool should probably come with a "use with caution" health warning about notability, but other than that I LOVE it!
Best,
Merrilee Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer OCLC Research
From: glam-us-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:glam-us-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Tim Thompson Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 9:22 AM To: glam-us@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [GLAM-US] Announcing the RAMP editor, a new tool for GLAM-Wiki participation
Dear all,
I'm a new aspiring GLAM-Wiki contributor; my interest in the community developed serendipitously through a collaborative software development project that we've been working on here at the University of Miami Libraries.
Initially, we wanted to find a way to do something with a new archival metadata standard called EAC-CPF (Encoded Archival Context-Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families). One thing led to another, and before we knew it, we were working on an editing tool that could help librarians and archivists repurpose some of their existing metadata and descriptions by integrating them into Wikipedia pages.
The tool we developed is called the RAMP editor. "RAMP" stands for "Remixing Archival Metadata Project." It's a lightweight, web-based editor that was designed to do two things: first, generate authority records for creators of archival collections (using EAC-CPF) and then take that structured data and transform it into wiki markup to facilitate the creation or enhancement of Wikipedia pages for those creators. Along the way, it lets you pull in external data and URIs from WorldCat Identities and the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF).
We envision the tool as a platform that could be used to curate Wikipedia pages about the people and organizations in local archival and special collections, as well as to foster local Wikipedia edit-a-thons.
My colleague Matt Carruthers and I did a short presentation on the RAMP editor at the recent Cultural Heritage Archives Symposium at the Library of Congress, and Dominic McDevitt-Parks, who heard about the presentation via Twitter, encouraged me to share the project with the GLAM-Wiki list. We also have an article about RAMP in the next issue of Code4Lib Journal, due to come out in two weeks.
The source code for the RAMP editor is available for download on GitHub: https://github.com/UMiamiLibraries/RAMP. Although we're unable to provide dedicated technical support, I would be happy to assist anyone who would like a hand in getting it set up and running.
Looking forward to future collaboration and participation in the GLAM-Wiki community!
Best regards, Tim
-- Tim A. Thompson Metadata Librarian University of Miami Libraries 1300 Memorial Drive Coral Gables, Florida 33124 www.library.miami.eduhttp://www.library.miami.edu
(305) 284-1827 (office) (201) 423-9972 (mobile) www.linkedin.com/in/timathompsonhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson t.thompson5@miami.edumailto:t.thompson5@miami.edu
Thanks so much, Merrilee. We would love to have your feedback about the tool. I just posted to the A&A and EAD lists as well. I agree that the caveat about notability is an important point.
Best, Tim
-- Tim A. Thompson Metadata Librarian University of Miami Libraries 1300 Memorial Drive Coral Gables, Florida 33124 www.library.miami.edu
(305) 284-1827 (office) (201) 423-9972 (mobile) www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson t.thompson5@miami.edu
On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Proffitt,Merrilee proffitm@oclc.org wrote:
Hi Tim,****
This is an extremely cool sounding tool – I’d like to get it up and running and give it a spin. Forgive my ignorance but have you promoted on the A&A list? I did a brief search there and didn’t see anything.****
This tool should probably come with a “use with caution” health warning about notability, but other than that I LOVE it!****
Best,****
Merrilee****
Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer OCLC Research****
*From:* glam-us-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: glam-us-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Tim Thompson *Sent:* Tuesday, October 08, 2013 9:22 AM *To:* glam-us@lists.wikimedia.org *Subject:* [GLAM-US] Announcing the RAMP editor, a new tool for GLAM-Wiki participation****
Dear all,
I'm a new aspiring GLAM-Wiki contributor; my interest in the community developed serendipitously through a collaborative software development project that we've been working on here at the University of Miami Libraries.
Initially, we wanted to find a way to do something with a new archival metadata standard called EAC-CPF (Encoded Archival Context-Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families). One thing led to another, and before we knew it, we were working on an editing tool that could help librarians and archivists repurpose some of their existing metadata and descriptions by integrating them into Wikipedia pages.
The tool we developed is called the RAMP editor. "RAMP" stands for "Remixing Archival Metadata Project." It's a lightweight, web-based editor that was designed to do two things: first, generate authority records for creators of archival collections (using EAC-CPF) and then take that structured data and transform it into wiki markup to facilitate the creation or enhancement of Wikipedia pages for those creators. Along the way, it lets you pull in external data and URIs from WorldCat Identities and the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF).
We envision the tool as a platform that could be used to curate Wikipedia pages about the people and organizations in local archival and special collections, as well as to foster local Wikipedia edit-a-thons.
My colleague Matt Carruthers and I did a short presentation on the RAMP editor at the recent Cultural Heritage Archives Symposium at the Library of Congress, and Dominic McDevitt-Parks, who heard about the presentation via Twitter, encouraged me to share the project with the GLAM-Wiki list. We also have an article about RAMP in the next issue of Code4Lib Journal, due to come out in two weeks.
The source code for the RAMP editor is available for download on GitHub: https://github.com/UMiamiLibraries/RAMP. Although we're unable to provide dedicated technical support, I would be happy to assist anyone who would like a hand in getting it set up and running.
Looking forward to future collaboration and participation in the GLAM-Wiki community!
Best regards, Tim
-- Tim A. Thompson Metadata Librarian University of Miami Libraries 1300 Memorial Drive Coral Gables, Florida 33124 www.library.miami.edu
(305) 284-1827 (office) (201) 423-9972 (mobile) www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson t.thompson5@miami.edu****
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Hi Tim,
A colleague helped get this up and running and I'm playing with RAMP on the Wiki markup side using some ArchiveGrid finding aids as fodder. He reports it was easy to get up and running. I don't have enough expertise to comment on the EAC-CPF side, but hope to get a colleague to take a look at that. I love all the use of the identifiers. I know that there is a Wikipedia editing session that's been proposed for SAA next year in DC and if that's accepted, I think a walkthrough of this tool would be very useful as a component of that.
I look forward to seeing your article in Code4Lib - we have two articles from OCLC Research in that issue, one on VIAFBot and the other on an analysis of EAD in ArchiveGrid, so this will be a great issue for the A in GLAM!
Best,
Merrilee
Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer OCLC Research
From: Proffitt,Merrilee Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 11:12 AM To: glam-us@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: RE: [GLAM-US] Announcing the RAMP editor, a new tool for GLAM-Wiki participation
Hi Tim,
This is an extremely cool sounding tool - I'd like to get it up and running and give it a spin. Forgive my ignorance but have you promoted on the A&A list? I did a brief search there and didn't see anything.
This tool should probably come with a "use with caution" health warning about notability, but other than that I LOVE it!
Best,
Merrilee Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer OCLC Research
From: glam-us-bounces@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:glam-us-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:glam-us-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Tim Thompson Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 9:22 AM To: glam-us@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:glam-us@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [GLAM-US] Announcing the RAMP editor, a new tool for GLAM-Wiki participation
Dear all,
I'm a new aspiring GLAM-Wiki contributor; my interest in the community developed serendipitously through a collaborative software development project that we've been working on here at the University of Miami Libraries.
Initially, we wanted to find a way to do something with a new archival metadata standard called EAC-CPF (Encoded Archival Context-Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families). One thing led to another, and before we knew it, we were working on an editing tool that could help librarians and archivists repurpose some of their existing metadata and descriptions by integrating them into Wikipedia pages.
The tool we developed is called the RAMP editor. "RAMP" stands for "Remixing Archival Metadata Project." It's a lightweight, web-based editor that was designed to do two things: first, generate authority records for creators of archival collections (using EAC-CPF) and then take that structured data and transform it into wiki markup to facilitate the creation or enhancement of Wikipedia pages for those creators. Along the way, it lets you pull in external data and URIs from WorldCat Identities and the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF).
We envision the tool as a platform that could be used to curate Wikipedia pages about the people and organizations in local archival and special collections, as well as to foster local Wikipedia edit-a-thons.
My colleague Matt Carruthers and I did a short presentation on the RAMP editor at the recent Cultural Heritage Archives Symposium at the Library of Congress, and Dominic McDevitt-Parks, who heard about the presentation via Twitter, encouraged me to share the project with the GLAM-Wiki list. We also have an article about RAMP in the next issue of Code4Lib Journal, due to come out in two weeks.
The source code for the RAMP editor is available for download on GitHub: https://github.com/UMiamiLibraries/RAMP. Although we're unable to provide dedicated technical support, I would be happy to assist anyone who would like a hand in getting it set up and running.
Looking forward to future collaboration and participation in the GLAM-Wiki community!
Best regards, Tim
-- Tim A. Thompson Metadata Librarian University of Miami Libraries 1300 Memorial Drive Coral Gables, Florida 33124 www.library.miami.eduhttp://www.library.miami.edu
(305) 284-1827 (office) (201) 423-9972 (mobile) www.linkedin.com/in/timathompsonhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson t.thompson5@miami.edumailto:t.thompson5@miami.edu
Hi, Merrilee,
Thanks so much for installing the RAMP editor and trying it out! Yes, I think it would be great to have a walkthrough of the tool at the SAA Wikipedia editing session.
And I'm glad to hear we're in such good company in the upcoming Code4Lib issue. Apropos the VIAFBot, I've noticed that Wikipedia "Authority control" templates with VIAF IDs are now being automatically expanded to display WorldCat Identities, LCCN, and other identifiers when available. That's very cool.
Regarding the RAMP editor, we actually made a few minor bug fixes yesterday (e.g., for improved Captcha handling when submitting an article to Wikipedia--this is pretty rare, but it does occur sometimes). The attached files contain the updates (also available on the RAMP GitHub repohttps://github.com/UMiamiLibraries/RAMP ):
Save in 'script' folder: -- editor.js -- wikiator.js
Save in top-level 'RAMP' folder: -- new_eac.php
Also, you may notice some University-of-Miami-specific info or generic "ABC" data at some places in the markup. Most of this can be customized by editing the 'inst_info.php' file in the 'conf' folder; there are also two instances where you'd need to edit 'eac2wiki.xsl' (line 497) and 'eac2wikiParams.xsl' (line 30) in the 'xsl' folder.
Just let me know if you have any questions!
Best, Tim
-- Tim A. Thompson Metadata Librarian University of Miami Libraries 1300 Memorial Drive Coral Gables, Florida 33124 www.library.miami.edu
(305) 284-1827 (office) (201) 423-9972 (mobile) www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson t.thompson5@miami.edu
On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Proffitt,Merrilee proffitm@oclc.org wrote:
Hi Tim,****
A colleague helped get this up and running and I’m playing with RAMP on the Wiki markup side using some ArchiveGrid finding aids as fodder. He reports it was easy to get up and running. I don’t have enough expertise to comment on the EAC-CPF side, but hope to get a colleague to take a look at that. I love all the use of the identifiers. I know that there is a Wikipedia editing session that’s been proposed for SAA next year in DC and if that’s accepted, I think a walkthrough of this tool would be very useful as a component of that.****
I look forward to seeing your article in Code4Lib – we have two articles from OCLC Research in that issue, one on VIAFBot and the other on an analysis of EAD in ArchiveGrid, so this will be a great issue for the A in GLAM!****
Best,****
Merrilee ****
Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer OCLC Research****