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Apologies for cross-posting, but I thought these groups would be interested. I thought I would share this extremely interesting tool created by Google for cataloging materials that are online, the "Structured Data Markup Helper" at http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&topic=3070267&answer=3070230 This tool allows the webmaster of a page to add structured data to a page on their site. You put in the URL of the page to code or the HTML itself, and then you can simply highlight the areas that you want to code. It is based on the schema.org microdata and is very simple to do. I find the tool a little clunky and very incomplete but it is brand new. I tried coding my latest podcast, using the "Article" template. http://blog.jweinheimer.net/2013/04/cataloging-matters-no-19-library.html and found it fairly simple, although I was unable to highlight the article body for some reason. I'll probably use it on my next podcast. As of now, the tags you can add for articles are very incomplete http://schema.org/Article and even lacks the vital "keywords" tag. When you are done, you download the HTML to your machine as microdata or as JSON-LD, and then add it to your page. When you upload it to your server, your page is ready to be "ingested" by Google or some other semantic technology that uses microdata and added to their data base where it can be manipulated. When Google adds recipes to the templates, people will be able to use this tool to tag their recipes, and then everyone can work with them, as I discussed in my latest podcast. A raft of questions arise. Something like this may very well be the future interface of cataloging, and the question that arises in my own mind is: who will do the work? For this to work as it is intended, the(Continue reading)
The following position is now open at the University of Maryland Libraries. Applications are due by July
20, 2013.
Title: Head, Metadata Services Department
Category: Librarian
Department: Metadata Services
Benefits: 22 Days Annual Leave, 15 Days of Sick Leave, 3 Days Personal Leave, 15 Paid Holidays,
Tuition Remission, Health, Dental, Vision, and Prescription
As the largest university library system in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore area, the University of
Maryland Libraries serve 37,000 students and faculty of the flagship College Park campus. The
University of Maryland Libraries share the teaching, learning and research goals of the university. Its
role as a key academic resource is evident in its service to the academic community and its actionable
strategic plan.
The University of Maryland Libraries is seeking a Head for the Metadata Services Department that will lead
a service-centered department in designing, implementing, and assessing a wide range of processes that
rely on metadata to provide access to the University of Maryland Libraries scholarly resources in all
formats. In a collaborative environment, plans and develops policies, workflows, and special
projects. In partnership with colleagues in Public Services, Collection Management, and the
Information Technology Divisions, has primary leadership responsibility for knowledge access
strategies through the Libraries' discovery systems.
Requirements:
- MLS degree from an ALA-accredited institution of higher education.
(Continue reading)Reminder that the survey closes on Monday, May 13th. If you have not participated, please consider spending the 15 to 20 minutes. Thanks! ---------------------------------------------- Hello Colleagues, A group of Illinois State University librarians is researching the learning styles of academic librarians. The purpose of this study is to determine what, if any, patterns exist within this group using the Felder-Silverman Index of Learning Styles instrument. You are invited to complete a brief, voluntary, and anonymous questionnaire that will gather professional demographic data and to take the Index of Learning Styles. It will take approximately 15-20 minutes to finish. You may withdraw at any time. At the end, you will receive your learning style results and information about those results. Questionnaire is available at http://www.mlb.ilstu.edu/learning/consent.html The survey will be available until May 13, 2013. This study protocol was approved by the Illinois State University Institutional Review Board (IRB). To ensure that this research continues to protect your rights and minimize your risk the IRB reserves the right to examine and evaluate data and research protocols involved in this project. If you wish additional information regarding your rights in this study you may contact the Research Ethics & Compliance Office at (309) 438-2529. If you have additional questions or comments please contact any of the principal investigators: Chad Kahl, cmkahl <at> ilstu.edu, Jennifer Sharkey, jsharke <at> ilstu.edu or Amanda Rinehart, akrineh <at> ilstu.edu. Thank you for your time and participation. Chad Kahl, on behalf of Amanda Rinehart and Jennifer Sharkey(Continue reading)
******************Please excuse the cross postings****************** Join NISO/DCMI for our joint May webinar --Webinar: Semantic Mashups Across Large, Heterogeneous Institutions: Experiences from the VIVO Service --Date: May 22, 2013 --Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time - UTC 17:00:00) (World Clock: http://bit.ly/157qF2S) --Event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/dcmi/vivo/ ========================================================================= ABOUT THE WEBINAR: VIVO is a semantic web application focused on discovering researchers and research publications in the life sciences. The service, which uses open-source software originally developed and implemented at Cornell University, operates by harvesting data about researcher interests, activities, and accomplishments from academic, administrative, professional, and funding sources. Using a built-in, editable ontology for describing things such as People, Courses, and Publications, data is transformed into a Semantic-Web-compliant form. VIVO provides automated and self-updating processes for improving data quality and authenticity. Starting with a classic Google-style search box, VIVO users can browse search results structured around people, research interests, courses, publications, and the like -- data that can be exposed for re-use by other systems in a machine-readable format. This webinar, held by a veteran at the Albert R. Mann Library Information(Continue reading)
April is almost over! Register by May 3rd to get the early bird rate! NASIG CONFERENCE JUNE 6-9 2013 Art of Information, Architecture of Knowledge Conference Registration: http://www.nasig.org/registrationcontent.cfm Dont get closed out of a great conference! Connect with members of the serials, e-resource, cataloging, collection management, and scholarly communication community. Learn new developments at the Vendor Expo, engage with attendees and speakers on hot topics, and relax with new friends at the many social opportunities. Hotel Registration - Early bird rates apply here, too! Reserve your room before May 3. Hyatt Regency Buffalo Hotel and Conference Center, Buffalo, New York Some rooms are still available for June 6-8. For reservations at the conference rate go to http://www.nasig.org/conference_hotel.cfm Comfort Inn (two blocks away)--Some rooms are still available for June 4-9. Attendees should call 1-716-854-5500 and say they are with the NASIG conference to get the discount room rate. View the hotel at www.choicehotels.com/hotel/ny200(Continue reading)
*Help spotlight library innovation and send a library linked data practitioner to the SemTechBiz conference in San Francisco, June 2-5* OCLC and LITA are working to promote library participation at the upcoming Semantic Technology & Business Conference (SemTechBiz)< http://semtechbizsf2013.semanticweb.com>. Libraries are doing important work with Linked Data and SemanticWeb.com wants to spotlight that innovation. One sponsored presenter will receive a spot on the conference program, paid travel & lodging costs to get to the conference, plus a full conference pass. If you know of someone who has done great work demonstrating the benefit of linked data for libraries, nominate them for this June 2-5 conference in San Francisco. Nominations of 250 words or less are *open through May 10*. Any significant practical work should have been accomplished prior to March 31, 2013 -- project can be ongoing. Self-nominations will be accepted. Nominations<http://bit.ly/11K9uzJ> for the Spotlight are being accepted through May 10. Check out the OCLC Innovation page < http://www.oclc.org/en-US/events/innovation.html> for more details and a 50% SemTechBiz conference registration discount offer.
Apologies for cross-posting... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VuFind 2.0RC1 Released Villanova, Pennsylvania - April 29, 2013 - The first release candidate of version 2.0 of the VuFind Open Source discovery software has just been released. This release provides a preview of the functionality and architecture that will be seen in the full 2.0 release, due later this summer. The new release includes several significant enhancements: - Significant security improvements, including more secure password storage and protection against spammer abuse. - A "MultiBackend" driver which allows VuFind to interact with multiple integrated library systems at once. - A new and flexible search system with more modular, reusable code. - 2.0 versions of all new features introduced in the 1.4 release, including support for hierarchical records and the Clickatell SMS service. Additionally, several bug fixes and minor improvements have been incorporated. Questions about the new release or VuFind in general can be directed to Demian Katz, the lead developer of the project at Villanova University. Contact: Demian Katz demian.katz <at> ...(Continue reading)
This French government announcement which I just ran across, dated yesterday 25 April, may well, I can imagine, be of interest to at least some persons on a list like this one : http://www.redressement-productif.gouv.fr/investissements-davenir-150-millions-euros-pour-filiere-numerique#xtor=RSS-11 - Laval Hunsucker Hampstead, London, U.K.
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