LC's Authorities and Vocabularies Web Service: experimenting with Linked Data

Rebecca Guenther of the Library of Congress will give a presentation about LC's 
exploration of controlled vocabularies as Linked Data in its Authorities and 
Vocabularies Web Service (id.loc.gov). It will be held at the LC booth during 
the ALA Midwinter Conference on Sunday, Jan. 9 from 11:00-11:30 am. The 
presentation will give background on the types and purpose of controlled 
vocabularies, describe id.loc.gov and how it is being used, and show which 
vocabularies are available.  These include LCSH, Thesaurus of Graphic 
Materials, MARC code lists for relators, countries, geographic area codes, ISO 
language codes and several PREMIS controlled vocabularies. The Library of 
Congress Exhibit booth is #1751  in the San Diego Convention Center exhibit 
hall.

Rebecca

Rebecca S. Guenther
Senior Networking & Standards Specialist
Network Development & MARC Standards Office
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SE
Washington, DC 20540
voice: +1.202.707.5092
fax: +1.202.707.0115
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>

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