International Developments in Library Linked Data: Think Globally, Act Globally
Presented by the ALCTS International Relations Committee and the LITA/ALCTS Linked Library Data Interest Group Libraries have the potential to make major contributions to the Semantic Web, but are still emerging as global participants. RDA implementation and the BibFrame initiative have drawn fresh attention to the promise and potential of linked data. What are the international developments in linked data, emerging from libraries and other memory institutions? Come hear our speakers address current projects, opportunities and challenges. This is a two-part program: it is not necessary to attend both parts. The walk between the rooms for Part One and Part Two takes about five minutes. Part One: Saturday, June 28, 2014 - 8:30 to 10:00am, Las Vegas Convention Center N264 . Moderator: Theo Gerontakos, Metadata/Cataloging Librarian, University of Washington Libraries . Speaker: Jodi Schneider, Centre de Recherche . Speaker: Neil Wilson, Head of Metadata Services, The British Library . Speaker: Richard Wallis, Technology Evangelist, OCLC Part Two: Saturday, June 28, 2014 - 10:30 to 11:30 am, Las Vegas Convention Center S230 . Moderator: Sarah Quimby, Library Processing Manager, Minnesota Historical Society . Speaker: Gordon Dunsire, Independent Consultant . Speaker: Reinhold Heuvelmann, German National Library Qiang Jin Senior Coordinating Cataloger Associate Professor, University Library University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 220 Library 1408 W Gregory Urbana, IL 61801 [email protected]
