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ATTENDEE SIGN-INLet's save session time for topical discussion! Please introduce yourself in advance by sharing your name, institution, title, and brief description of your interest or experience with linked data for libraries and archives.
PREPARE TO SHARE links and other resources in this collaborative documentPREPARE TO CHOOSE YOUR TOP 2 DISCUSSION TOPICS OF INTEREST:
- How to raise visibility and awareness of linked open data initiatives and experimentation in/across our institutions
- How to build buy-in and support for integration of linked open data efforts from institutional leadership
- Strategies for assessing value and determining impact of linked data in routine workflows
- Strategies for moving from stand-alone linked open data projects to integration with routine descriptive/cataloging workflows
Convened by the University of Texas Linked Data Learning Group, this birds-of-a-feather session aims to start a Texas-based cross-institutional discussion around sustainability, visibility and assessment of local linked open data projects. The past few years have seen a proliferation of initiatives by GLAM institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) using Linked Open Data technologies to enhance access to their collections. From nation-wide collaborative campaigns, such as the Program for Cooperative Cataloging Wikidata Pilot, to paradigm-shifting implementations, such as the transition of the Library of Congress cataloging operations to a hybrid MARC and BIBFRAME environment, the growing availability of tools, ontologies and platforms are finally allowing cultural heritage institutions to explore the promises of linked data. Yet, there are still many challenges that stop individual institutions from moving past the experimentation phase.
A monthly gathering of library and archives staff working across The University of Texas at Austin campus and beyond, the UT Linked Data Learning Group discusses strategies to evaluate the impact of their experimental projects, leverage expertise, share successes and challenges, and gain the institutional support to integrate linked data technologies into their routine metadata workflows.
By convening this session, we hope to connect with TDL colleagues that are currently involved in similar discussions and efforts. The session is intended for library and archival staff currently working with digital libraries or digital archival collections, digital humanities scholars with an interest in linked open data, practitioners and enthusiasts.
We are interested in building a community of linked data practitioners at TDL as we explore the impact of our initiatives and consider how using linked data adds value to our internal workflows.
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