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** With apologies for cross-posting ** 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 [log in to unmask]