Apply
The goal of the application process was to apply the approximately 100 terms to approximately 200 resources (books, book chapters, journals, articles, CDs, oral histories, etc, mo’olelo). The metadata specialist performed the initial application of terms, based on familiarity with subject analysis and the Hawaiian collection at Hamilton Library, which served as the representative collection, because of the scope of its holdings related to Hawai’i and Hawaiian resources.
Application of terms was applied at both the whole book level, and section level, often for individual legends or book chapters that related to a particular place, cultural practice, and/or deity. Priority was given to resources in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, materials written by Hawaiian authors and resources, and materials physically owned by the UH consortium, in accordance with the larger goals of the project for more culturally appropriate description.
Resources were identify first through searching the library discovery layer for topics relevant to the terms identified for inclusion in the vocabulary. Resources were then consulted individually to ensure that the materials fit the understanding of the terms and vocabulary, to ensure the resource would be a good representative instance of the use of the term. These initial applications of terms were added to a sheet to be evaluated by the team leads.
Evaluate
After draft application team leads reviewed the selections, lead by the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi specialist, who led the creation of authority records. When necessary, they suggested alternative or additional resources based on subject expertise. The draft application was considered complete once it had been reviewed by the team leads. After application for the three domains was complete the metadata specialist compiled them into a single sheet, which was then deduped for titles that had multiple applications. This sheet was used to create a data visualization for the project.
Term application sheets
Each domain had its own application sheet, providing metadata about each resource, including its subject analysis using both LCSH (the Library of Congress Subject Headings) and the Ka Wai Hāpai terms, as well as a permalink to the resource in the University of Hawaiʻi’s online catalog and discovery layer. Once finished, all applications were combined in an “all applications” sheet, in order to analyze the scope of the resources and connections between terms.
ʻĀina application sheet by title
Hana application sheet by title