LITA's Next-generation Catalogs Interest Group (NGCIG) seeks enthusiastic volunteer to serve as Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect 2012-2014. The IG "[g]ives LITA a discussion space devoted to developments in the library catalog, its nature and scope, and its interfaces." We organize regular meetings and presentations at ALA Annual and Midwinter, maintain an electronic list and have a community on ALAConnect. Check us out:http://www.ala.org/lita/involve/igs/next/lit-igngc http://connect.ala.org/node/66033 (join us by selecting "Communities" under "Browse ALAConnect" and typing "next" into the search box) Be involved in this important discussion. Nominate yourself by sending a short (50-100) personal statement and your current vita to [email protected] [email protected] by June 13 (Wed.) The group will have a business meeting following our ALA program "Linked Data& Next Generation Catalog" featuring: Cory Harper (NYU); Phil Schreur (Stanford); Theodore Fons (OCLC); Yvette Diven (Serials Solutions); Jennifer Bowen (eXtensible Catalog) LITA NCGIG, ALA 2012 program "Linked Data& Next Generation Catalogs" June 23rd (Sat) 8-12:00pm Room: 207D *Linked Data& Next Generation Catalogs Discussions on the concepts of linked data have been everywhere, but practical strategies for its implementation are hard to find. “Linked data,” a recommended best practice for exposing, sharing and connecting pieces of data information and knowledge on the Semantic Web, is expected to be fully embraced by the next generation catalogs already in the later stages of development. During this session, attendees will learn about the basic concepts of linked data and the impacts and benefits of adapting linked data in the area of future bibliographical control. To supplement our discussion, developers from a few next generation catalog systems will demonstrate their implementations of linked data. -- S. Michael Kim Head, Cataloging& Metadata Services UCSB Library University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106 [email protected] 805.893.2866
