We invite you to attend the following sessions to hear from linked data
experts and library peers as they share implementation experiences, lessons
learned and real-world solutions that show library linked data in action.

· Beyond the Looking Glass: Real World Linked Data. What does it take to
make it work? <http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29040>

Join us to explore ontology design and data modeling in the real world.
Learn about the people, processes, metrics and yes, the technology needed
to succeed.

This preconference is intended for Non-IT library staff who have a general
understanding of linked data, and are ready to engage further in learning
and applying data modeling concepts that are central to using/creating
linked data in a production environment. Some knowledge of XML and HTML
will be assumed (although not required).

When: Friday June 26, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Where: Moscone Center West, Room 2016

Moderator: Laura Dawson, Product Manager, Identifier Services,
ISNI/Bowker/ProQuest

Speakers:

· Jenn Riley, Associate Dean, Digital Initiatives, McGill University Library

· Karen Smith-Yoshimura, Program Officer, OCLC

· Nannette Naught, Vice President, Strategy & Implementation, Information
Management Team (IMT), Inc.

· Steven Folsom, Discovery Metadata Librarian, Cornell University

REGISTER <http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29040>


· If you publish linked data, will they come? <
http://alaac15.ala.org/node/28856>

Panelists from institutions that currently publish linked data will provide
insight into how they are defining the value of publishing linked data.

When: Saturday June 27, 8:30 – 10:00 am

Where: Moscone Center West, Room 2003

Speakers:

· Allison Jai O'Dell, Metadata Librarian, University of Florida

· Amber Billey, Catalog/Metadata Librarian, University of Vermont

· Barbara Bushman, Assistant Head, Cataloging & Metadata Management
Section, National Library of Medicine

· Nate Trail, Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of
Congress

· Roy Tennant, Senior Program Officer, OCLC Research

REGISTER <http://alaac15.ala.org/node/28856>


· OCLC Search Engine Visibility, Knowledge Cards and Works: Library Linked
Data in Action <https://www.oclc.org/forms/ala-annual.en.html>

Hear how libraries use Linked Data to improve search engine visibility for
their collections, connect searchers with libraries on the websites where
they begin their research, and give users context for library resources
identified in search results.

When: Saturday June 27, 8:30 – 10:00 am

Where: Moscone Center North, Room 125

Speaker: John McCullough, Senior Product Manager, OCLC

REGISTER <https://www.oclc.org/forms/ala-annual.en.html>


· OCLC Linked Data Roundtable: Stories from the Front <
https://www.oclc.org/forms/ala-annual.en.html>

Linked data implementers will share their stories about what has worked and
what hasn’t, problems faced and solved, and remaining challenges and
opportunities. Speakers will be drawn from major library linked data
initiatives and their focus will be on practical considerations of linked
data implementations.

When: Saturday June 27, 10:30 – 11:30 am

Where: Moscone Center West, Room 3008

Speakers:

· Roy Tennant, Senior Program Officer, OCLC Research

· Nate Trail, Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of
Congress

· Phil Schreur, Stanford University & The Linked Data 4 Libraries (LD4L)
project

· Karen Smith-Yoshimura, Program Officer, OCLC

REGISTER <https://www.oclc.org/forms/ala-annual.en.html>


· LC BIBFRAME Update Forum <http://alaac15.ala.org/node/30120>

Library of Congress and collaborative partners will report progress with
BIBFRAME, the new bibliographic framework. LC will update on the status of
its BIBFRAME Pilot. A roundtable of several library system and service
vendors will share where they are with BIBFRAME and linked data.

When: Sunday, June 28, 10:30 – 11:30 am

Where: Moscone Center West, Room 2008

REGISTER <http://alaac15.ala.org/node/30120>