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*September Islandora Foundation LAC-GLAM Meeting*
*Date: *Thursday, September 4, 2025
*Time: *2-3 PM EST
*Community Calendar with Meeting Zoom Links:*
https://www.islandora.ca/community <https://www.islandora.ca/community>
*Topic: **University of Pittsburgh - Taxonomies and Discovery*
30-minute presentation followed by Q&A and LAC-GLAM Misc.
This presentation offers a practical look at how taxonomies function within
Islandora 2 and why they matter for discovery. We'll share how our team
conducted a comprehensive assessment and cleanup of legacy vocabularies
prior to migration: consolidating
duplicate terms, standardizing formatting, aligning with authority data,
and leveraging tools like OpenRefine and Python. During migration, we
implemented scripts to generate and manage terms automatically and handled
complex taxonomies to ensure consistency
across collections.
Now that we’re moving towards a production environment, we’re exploring
options for additional normalization, authority linking, and enhancements
such as synonyms, hierarchical structures, and improved browse and facet
experiences. We’ll close by discussing long-term maintenance plans and how
this work directly improves search, collocation, and connected metadata in
production.
*Presenters: *Michael R. Bolan, Meaghan Elise Cash, and Tyrica Terry Kapral
(University of Pittsburgh)
*About LAC-GLAM: *
https://github.com/Islandora/islandora-community/wiki/Liberal-Arts-Colleges-and-GLAM-Interest-Group
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