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Linked Library Data @ ALA Midwinter
Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, 10:30-Noon
Marriott, Del Mar Room

This meeting will build on sessions from ALA 2010 Annual [1] and DC-2010 
in Pittsburgh [2], though content will not assume attendees were at 
either session. An ongoing LITA/ALCTS Linked Library Data Interest Group 
is in the works, and attendees will be able to shape the direction of 
that group and its activities.[3] [4]

Specific agenda topics will be driven by attendee interest. Some 
possible questions that can be discussed are:

- What library system functions can be enhanced by linked data?
- What role can library vendors play in an environment with open linking?
- For those working on linked data projects, what are the main 
challenges you are facing?
- Where can we coordinate activities to make it easier to create links?
- What tools and communication channels could ease the burden of 
producing or working with linked data?
- What role can we play in influencing standards development to support 
the linked data environment?

Corey Harper, Co-Chair
Karen Coyle, Co-Chair

[1]http://kcoyle.net/lld-ala/lld-ala.html
[2]http://kcoyle.net/lld-ala/pittsburgh2010.html
[3]Function Statement (Draft): To provide a forum for discussion of 
issues related to Linked Library Data and the role of library metadata 
in the Semantic Web. Goals include: raising awareness of Semantic Web 
technologies, such as the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the 
use of URIs as identifiers within bibliographic descriptions; promoting 
research on linked data challenges, such as domain modeling and 
vocabulary selection and design; and informing the ongoing development 
of existing metadata standards for Libraries, Archives and Cultural 
Heritage Institutions.
[4]Some further reading linked from: http://kcoyle.net/lld-ala/

-- 
Corey A Harper
Metadata Services Librarian
New York University Libraries
20 Cooper Square, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003-7112
212.998.2479
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