metadata

ExLibris joins W3C Schema Bib Extend Community Group (Schema.org)

Like | robinna | Dec 6, 2012 | Libraries, linkeddata, metadata, semantic web

So very cool!  Exactly – library bib data has a very viable place in the larger semantic web – ESPECIALLY, our controlled vocabularies (subject headings) and authority (series and names) data.  ——————- Ex Libris joins W3C Schema Bib Extend Community Group, part of the Schema.org linked data initiative http://http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=17470  ———- :“Our customer community is very keen to take advantage of linked data methodology,” remarked Oren Beit-Arie, chief ...

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Bibliographic Framework Initiative (MARC replacement) update

Like | robinna | Nov 26, 2012 | 3D, Big Data, Data, Library Catalogs (ILS), linkeddata, metadata, semantic web, social media, tutorials

New document released from LoC: Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data: Linked Data Model and Supporting Services http://www.loc.gov/marc/transition/pdf/marcld-report-11-21-2012.pdf The new, proposed model is simply called BIBFRAME, short for Bibliographic Framework. The new model is more than a mere replacement for the library community’s current model/format, MARC. It is the foundation for the future of bibliographic description that happens on, in, and as part of ...

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Semantic Web – My definition

Like | robinna | Oct 3, 2012 | metadata, semantic web

A more highly evolved internet that is data driven and flexible, relying on machines to make actions, links, and more. From the user perspective, the Semantic Web will be a customized and personalized user experience, working with the devices that they have in a way that they wish to interact with the web. Searches are more relevant, needs are anticipated before expressed, and filters are ...

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You can get there from here: AACR2 / MARC>RDA / FRBR / Semantic web

Like | robinna | Sep 19, 2012 | 3D, Big Data, Data, FRBR, Library Catalogs (ILS), metadata, my projects, rda, semantic web

Although my graphics didn’t turn out too nicely at slideshare, overall I think this covers what I’d like my staff to understand about RDA and FRBR in terms of foundation knowledge. We build from here… Rda intro.pptx from robin f

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ERIC removes PDFs due to privacy issues

Like | robinna | Aug 25, 2012 | Libraries, metadata, privacy

Researchers have started hitting deadends in ERIC (the Educational Resources Information Center) database when trying to download/view fulltext PDFs. PDFs downloads were ceased due to privacy concerns. I haven’t seen much written about this other than a brief post at Inside Higher Ed. ERIC’s statement included this message: A limited number of ERIC full-text documents are available at this time due to privacy concerns about ...

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Updates on RDA (LIbrary metadata; 264; authority records, more)

Like | robinna | Aug 13, 2012 | Libraries, metadata, rda

New MARC 264 field (publishing): Few examples of RDA records in OCLC (and/or in LC’s catalog) with the new MARC 264 field; most seem to be using only a 264 in lieu of a 260 which seems to follow the recommendations of the RDA proposal. #56451778 264 1Sawtry, Cambs : ǂb Dedalus, ǂc 2004. #20722916 (record in LC has not been updated) but the fields ...

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Search terms (a case study: article on automation and staffing)

Like | robinna | Aug 6, 2012 | Libraries, Library Catalogs (ILS), Life, meetups/conferences, metadata, metrics/statistics, Search engines/browsers, web 2.0+

I always find it interesting to see what search terms people use to find what they are looking for (or not looking for). On that note, I thought I would share a quick behind the scenes of keyword searching for my article, The Effect of Automation on Academic Library Staffing: A Discussion . There is no abstract or keywords attached to this title, so the ...

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Metadata standards for objects, documents, & more

Like | robinna | Jul 20, 2012 | metadata, my projects

Early on I was on a committee that was charged with writing metadata standards using qualified Dublin Core (DC) for what would become the Institutional Repository for the Univ. System of Georgia Libraries.I worked on other parts of this initial project (Technical Oversight, Portal Design) too. Anyhow, I am particularly proud of how dedicated and diligent this group is in archiving institutional knowledge. I still ...

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Talking about metadata for images & literacy standards, linked data and semantic web for libraries,

Like | robinna | Jul 11, 2012 | Emerging Technologies, linkeddata, literacy, metadata, my projects, semantic web

Just a quick update – so much going on professionally this Fall. Teaching, teaching, teaching for Lyrasis (I hope to be teaching on linked data and semantic webby goodness soon plus the usual standards), just picked up reviewing articles for GLQ, chapter  in prepub (When do I have time to be professionally active?) coming out in Time Organization for Librarians: Beating Budget and Staff Cuts ...

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