How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Automation Sarah Dorpinghaus, Digital Archivist, University of Kentucky Libraries Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians 2014 Annual Conference

Programmers are your friends ○ Save time through automation (within reason)

Programmers are your friends ○ Save time through automation (within reason) ○ Opportunity for creativity and contribution

Programmers are your friends ○ Save time through automation (within reason) ○ Opportunity for creativity and contribution ○ Continual assessment of workflows and tasks to increase efficiency

Programmers are your friends ○ Save time through automation (within reason) ○ Continual assessment of workflows and tasks to increase efficiency ○ Opportunity for creativity and contribution ○ Allows you to do your real job

U Kentucky Examples Gossamer

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U Kentucky Examples Gossamer Creates empty directory structure based on containers in EAD

U Kentucky Examples Gossamer Creates empty directory structure based on containers in EAD Abby Normal Allows quality control of digital objects and finding aids before going online

No programmers? ○ Talk to your IT staff

No programmers? ○ Talk to your IT staff ○ Search for existing tools

No programmers? ○ Talk to your IT staff ○ Search for existing tools ○ Become your own programmer

No programmers? ○ Talk to your IT staff ○ Search for existing tools ○ Become your own programmer ○ Seek help on listservs

Final THoughts ● Identify the real issues and desired outcomes National Distillers Corporation; packing department, women working on assembly line, 1944; Lafayette Studios photographs; UK Special Collections

Final THoughts ● Identify the real issues and desired outcomes ● It may have to be done by hand National Distillers Corporation; packing department, women working on assembly line, 1944; Lafayette Studios photographs; UK Special Collections

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