Automating Controlled Subjects from IR Keywords

When moving from a proprietary and hosted IR solution to a local and open one, an intense migration schedule necessitated some time saving measures and ETD and faculty publications were moved with only submitter-assigned keywords. After seeing the reduction of controlled subject access points, FSU’s Digital Library Center developed a python script using direct matches between the submitted keywords and subject headings in LC’s linked data service to add subject elements to MODS records. Safely in post-migration, FSU Libraries can retroactively and automatically provide controlled subject access and linked data URIs to IR materials and integrate the script into the submission workflow for improved access to future materials.