Author: cmc-angelo

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Metadata, metadata, and more metadata…

Hi everyone!

Today I started metadata. After two hours of studying the upload process and understanding CONTENTdm Project Client, I have a new appreciation for those individuals who devote their professional lives to uploading metadata. In order to better understand the process itself, I am going to be spending a lot of time these next few weeks on the process and I hope to become skillful in the art of metadata.

See y’all next week!

Angel Ornelas

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Frankish Letters Book 3 and CCEPS CLIR Water Presentation

Hi everyone,

This week I finished up converting the remaining PDFs in Frankish Letters Book 3 into PDF/As. I finished up drafting my presentation that I will be using to document my experience with the CCEPS CLIR Water fellowship! I am very excited to share my experience with the CLIR Water project and present alongside the other fellows that have also gone through this experience. After presentations, I will help categorize letters and add labels. Looking forward to the future!

Talk to you all later,

Angel Ornelas

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Conversions and Renaming

Hi everyone!

This past week I have spent my time renaming PDF and and scan files in Frankish Letters Book 3! As of now, I need to scan more letters from the book and I just finished renaming the files I have scanned to their appropriate object names. Next, I will be converting these newly renamed files into PDF/As in order to start finalizing my work with Frankish Letters Book 3. I can’t wait to see what next week will bring!

Regards,

Angel Ornelas

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PDF/As

Hi everyone!

This week I spent my time converting files to PDF/As. The conversion process has been rewarding as well. I
now better understand the need for PDF/As. Although it is a repetitive and tedious process, it is important that PDF files are converted into PDF/As. Interestingly, I came across some PDF files that contained large transactions. The PDFs were from Chaffey Letters Book II. Although numbers on a letter dated in late 1800s doesn’t sound appealing, it is fascinating to observe the value of land during this time.
Until next week!
Angel Ornelas
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Scans and Conversions

Hi everyone!

This week I spent my time scanning letters from Chaffey Letters Book III and converting files to PDF/As. The scanning process was a slow and rewarding one. I became more familiar with executing quality scans that are able to capture the archive in its entirety. Not only has the scanning process allowed me to become more familiar with quality control and archival digitization, it has allowed me to gain a deeper insight into Chaffey’s transactions and personal remarks. The conversion process has been rewarding as well. I now better understand the need for PDF/As.
Until next week!
Angel Ornelas
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Frankish Letters Book 3

Hi everyone,

This past week I started scanning letters from Frankish Book III. It has been really interesting working hands-on with archives. The experience so far this week has been very insightful. The delicate nature of Book III has made me more conscious of the work that archivists conduct. The book scanning process is also interesting. The positioning of the book is critical to scanning a clear and legible letter page from Frankish Letters Book III. I am really looking forward to continuing this work and having more hands-on experiences with archives.
Hope everyone has a great Spring Break,
Angel Ornelas
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Frankish Letters Book II

Hi everyone,

This week, I finished breaking apart the transcriptions from Book II of the Frankish Letters. I was really intrigued by the way transactions were handled. Many of the letters contained references to property, land usage, etc. I have definitely become more familiar with the ways in which business was handled through letter-writing. I am really looking forward to start scanning archives next week! Now that I got a handle on understanding the relationship between transcriptions and archives within the CLIR Water project, I am excited for the rest of the semester!

Talk to you all next week,

Angel Ornelas

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Frankish Letters Book 1

Good afternoon everyone,

This week I finished breaking apart all of the transcription files from the Frankish Letters Book 1. There were about 500 transcriptions for Book 1. It was interesting to see business transactions played out in letters. The most fascinating part about these transcriptions was the organization of the letters. I think it’s also important to note the underlying significance for organizing these letters in a specific way. I am looking forward to delving into another collection of letter transcriptions!

Until next time,

Angel Ornelas