Author: Diane Dias De Fazio

MSLIS, Pratt Institute; MS Historic Preservation, Columbia University

Precious Little Things: Miniatures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Research project and exhibition catalog utilizing collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 12 objects selected (including 2 rare books!) from different departments, miniatures as precious objects researched and explained, a catalog designed in InDesign, end product: digital book. Cited 175 annotated references, included descriptions for 17 items.

Book Evaluation: Descriptive Bibliography, The Hermit (1727)

The first English-language Robinsonade to achieve sales of any note, the Hermit (attributed to Peter Longueville, 1727), is explored in detail in this descriptive bibliographical report. A keystone of LIS practice in rare books, descriptive bibliography is, as Terry Belanger notes, “indispensable” (1977). The report will be presented in poster format, with high-resolution color illustrations.

RevolutioNYC – (Path)finding the American Revolution in New York City

Mobile digital information resources based in special collections! A WordPress-based pathfinder to the history of the American Revolution in New York City (1776-1783), exploring locations in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens, etc., and utilizing resources from NYPL special and digital collections. I also created a Google map of important sites.

Mastering Metadata: Centro, Details, and a Project in Digital Archives

For a project to archive and digitize audiocassette tapes for the Center for Puerto Rican Studies (Centro), our team took on all aspects of metadata management – from schema/nomenclature creation to digital transfers to project oversight (creating protocols, assigning data entry to classmates) and quality control. We used DublinCore and PBCore, decoded labeling mysteries, and supervised creation and management for over 70 records.