A Community-Curated Nancy Drew Collection
6 days ago
- #Volunteer Collaboration
- #Open Library
- #Nancy Drew
- Volunteer Open Librarians organized the Nancy Drew book series into a collection on Open Library.
- Emily, an Open Library volunteer, proposed and led the project with a collaborative approach.
- A detailed Google Document and initial Zoom call helped coordinate international volunteers.
- Manual tagging of books' subject fields with a collectionid was chosen over automation due to technical limitations.
- Metadata cleanup revealed challenges like incorrect ghostwriter attributions and verifying book editions.
- Volunteers contributed for various reasons, including nostalgia, learning opportunities, and love for library work.
- Future projects could benefit from live demonstrations of metadata editing to streamline the process.
- The project highlights the importance of human connection and collaboration in volunteer efforts.
- Opportunities to contribute to the ongoing collection and metadata cleanup remain open.