Zephir, HathiTrust’s Metadata Management System (7)

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Dear Zephir: Confessions of a Metadata Analyst

Modified on Tue, Apr 28 at 3:24 PM
CDL’s Discovery & Delivery Team is Exploring AI to Improve Zephir Records

Modified on Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Dear Zephir: Can You Explain Exactly How Records Get Grouped Together in the HathiTrust Catalog?

Modified on Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Dear Zephir: Why can't I view these old journals from the 1800s?

Modified on Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Dear Zephir: I thought you were supposed to group or cluster similar records together. Why am I getting so many copies of the same thing in my search results?

Modified on Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Dear Zephir: What exactly are you? Who works on you, and where? Are you one of those AI bots?

Modified on Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Dear Zephir: My Updated Record is Not Showing Up. What’s Going On?

Modified on Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM