DS Notes & Insights

A blog for Digital Scriptorium related news and information.

Three Islamic Manuscripts at the California State Library

With the expertise of Dr. Evyn Kropf from our DS Advisory Council, our Graduate Fellow coordinates and summarizes newly generated descriptions of three Islamic manuscripts owned by the State Library of California that will soon be added to the DS Catalog.

by Rose A. McCandless, DS Manuscript Data Curation Graduate Fellow
March 27, 2025

Identifying and Representing Manuscripts in the DS Catalog

What is a “DS ID” and how does it function in the DS data model?

by L.P. Coladangelo, DS Catalog Project and Data Manager
March 18, 2025

March 2025 Updates

New records uploaded to the DS Catalog, search site improvements, and development of a DS metadata schema in RDF…

by L.P. Coladangelo, DS Catalog Project and Data Manager
March 4, 2025

Connecting the dots: Investigating a medieval binding fragment for Digital Scriptorium

Our Graduate Fellow investigates a medieval binding fragment as part of her work providing descriptive metadata services to member institutions.

by Rose A. McCandless, DS Manuscript Data Curation Graduate Fellow
February 27, 2025

Data Enrichment through Reconciliation and Annotation

How does institutional metadata become more powerful and more reusable in the DS Catalog?

by L.P. Coladangelo, DS Catalog Project and Data Manager
February 18, 2025

February 2025 Updates

Welcoming new members, presenting new DS Catalog data, celebrating the recognition of the Bibliographical Society…

by L.P. Coladangelo, DS Catalog Project and Data Manager
February 3, 2025