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NISO/DCMI Joint Webinar -- Karen Coyle: "Taking Library Data From Here to There"
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NISO/DCMI Joint Webinar -- Karen Coyle: "Taking Library Data From Here to There"
2012-02-08 23:24:42 GMT
NISO/DCMI Joint Webinar -- Karen Coyle: "Taking Library Data From Here to There"
2012-02-08 23:24:42 GMT
*** Please excuse the cross-posting *** =============================================================== NISO/DCMI Joint Webinar on February 22: Taking Library Data From Here to There DATE: February 22, 2012 TIME: 1:00pm - 2:30pm Eastern (18:00-19:30 UTC) INFORMATION & REGISTRATION: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/dcmi/library_data/ =============================================================== ABOUT THE WEBINAR Libraries have been creating metadata for resources for well over a century. The good news is that library metadata is rules-based and that the library cataloging community has built up a wealth of knowledge about publications, their qualities, and the users who seek them. The bad news is that library practices were fixed long before computers would be used to store and retrieve the data. Library cataloging practice continues to have elements of the era of printed catalogs and alphabetized cards, and needs to modernize to take advantage of new information technologies. This metadata, however, exists today in tens of thousands of databases and there is a large sigh heard around the world whenever a librarian considers the need to make this massive change. As with all large problems, this one becomes more tractable when broken into smaller pieces. Karen Coyle will present her "five stars of library data," an analysis of the changes needed and some steps that libraries can begin to take immediately. She will also discuss the "open world" view of the linked data movement and how this view(Continue reading)
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