Amina Malik: 2023 Junior Fellows Program Display Day

About

Junior Fellow Amina Malik was tasked to inventory serials in South Asian languages housed with the Asian Division. A main goal of this project was to enhance discoverability of the Library of Congress' online catalog for patrons. Each serial held unique attributes, which shaped the way Amina created and updated their records. The diversity in language, publication frequency, set size, and numbering systems resulted in each serial having a different workflow than their companions on the shelf. Amina's comprehension of South Asian languages supported the workflow of inventorying serials, especially when assessing the gaps and discrepancies they held. In addition to enhancing the discoverability of serials for patrons on the public-facing library catalog, Amina created detailed inventories so staff in the Asian Division would have better access to collections on the back-end. This project required multiple sources of collaboration, notably the Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access (ABA), cataloging colleagues with South Asian language and subject specialties, and colleagues from New Delhi and Islamabad LC offices. Towards the project's conclusion, Amina inventoried approximately 60 serials and 1300 volumes in 13 languages. In addition to serial inventory, Amina produced a blog post for 4 Corners of the World, a social media platform the Asian Division frequently contributes to. Amina's blog post highlighted some of the Urdu serials she encountered during her time at the Asian…

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English

Country

United States

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