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“Emerging Bibliographic Tools and Technologies”

From INFOdocket :

From UK’s discovery Blog: “Emerging Bibliographic Tools and Technologies”

From a discovery Blog Post:

Last week I attended a workshop on ‘emerging bibliographic tools’ organised by JISC. The idea of the workshop was to bring together a small group of people with experience of a wide variety of tools used to transform, publish, and otherwise manipulate bibliographic data.

Here Are Some of the Topics and Tools Mentioned:

• Linked Data and RDF
• Identifiers – the challenges of finding and exploiting appropriate ones such as DOI, ISBN, AuthorClaim and ORCID
• Automatic metadata creation from full text resources
• Ontologies and representations – from MARC to BibJSON to RIS to BibTeX to Bibliographic Ontology to Schema.org
• Spidering/Web crawling technology: CrystalEye, PubCrawler, nutch

"Family Names Service"

From the CrossTech blog :

"...announcing a small web API that wraps a family name database here at CrossRef R&D. The database, built from CrossRef's metadata, lists all unique family names that appear as contributors to articles, books, datasets and so on that are known to CrossRef. As such the database likely accounts for the majority of family names represented in the scholarly record.

The web API comes with two services: a family name detector that will pick out potential family names from chunks of text and a family name autocompletion system.

Very brief documentation can be found here along with a jQuery example of autocompletion.

...We're not proposing this database as an authority but rather something that backs a practical service for family name detection and autocompletion.

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Interviews w/5 metadata experts

From INFOdocket :

DCMI (Dublin Core Metadata Initiative) 2011 Conference gets underway next week in The Hague and the conference web site is home to interviews with DCMI leaders and conference speakers.

+ Emmanuelle Bermès, Modern Art Museum Centre Pompidou

Metadata and semantic web expert Emmanuelle Bermès... will reflect on Linked Data issues for libraries, archives and museums, based on her experience at the National Library of France and the modern art museum Centre Pompidou. In this interview, Bermes talks about her experience implementing Dublin Core for the French digital library Gallica.

+ Makx Dekkers, CEO, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (2001-2011)

...In this interview, Dekkers reflects on the major accomplishments of the last decade, and his vision for the future of Dublin Core...

+ Stuart Sutton, CEO, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (2011-  )

Stuart Sutton... tells us about part of his future vision for Dublin Core, and what he hopes to achieve at the helm of the organisation.

Tom Baker, Chief Information Officer (Communications, Research and Development) &
Diane Hillmann Vocabulary Maintenance Officer

Tom Baker & Diane Hillmann are two of the longest standing members of the Dublin Core community. Both have been involved in the metadata schema for over 15 years.... In this interview, they look at what makes Dublin Core stand out from other metadata schemas...

Open WorldCat to incorporate HathiTrust full-text

From the OCLC press release :

"OCLC and HathiTrust have signed an agreement that will allow OCLC to integrate the HathiTrust full-text index into OCLC services, enabling member libraries and their users to more easily discover resources from this important digital collection through WorldCat.

Under this new agreement, OCLC will be able to integrate the full-text index of HathiTrust collections into services such as WorldCat.org and WorldCat Local. Following integration of the full-text index, users will be able to search beyond bibliographic records to include the full text of these cooperatively built library collections in their searches.

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“The social life of data” (podcast)

From INFODocket :

"From JISC:

The importance of good data management has increased.... JISC’s Rebecca O’Brien chats to Professor David De Roure, Professor of e-Researchat the University of Oxford e-Research Centre and the UK’s National e-Social Science Strategic Director with the Economic and Social Research Council, on his views on data management and he shares a taster of the keynote he will be delivering at JISC’s Research Integrity Conference on 13 September 2011.

The podcast runs 10 minutes and is embedded at the bottom of this page."

WorldCat identities app

I learned about this from my one of my favorite sources, INFODocket, although I've been unable to locate the actual app. However, it's worth looking at the OCLC description and hoping it appears. Perhaps I'm missing the obvious -- if you have a location for it (the links on the INFODocket are currently redirecting to the OCLC description site), let me know!

UDC vs Wikipedia classification

Is the Wikipedia classification a folksonomy?

From INFODocket :

Title: “Need to Categorize: A Comparative Look at the Categories of the Universal Decimal Classification System and Wikipedia” (2 Pages; PDF)

Authors: Almila Akdag Salah, Cheng Gao, Krzysztof Suchecki, Andrea Scharnhorst

Abstract: This study analyzes the differences between the category structure of the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) system (which is one of the widely used library classification systems in Europe) and Wikipedia. In particular, we compare the emerging structure of category-links to the structure of classes in the UDC. With this comparison we would like to scrutinize the question of how do knowledge maps of the same domain differ when they are created socially (i.e. Wikipedia) as opposed to when they are created formally (UDC) using classificatio[n] theory. As a case study, we focus on the category of “Arts”.

Note: Paper for High Throughput Humanities – a satellite meeting at the European Conference on Complex Systems 2010; Sept. 15, 2010 Lisbon University Institute ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal

(via arXiv)

"Visualizing Linked Data"

From the ALA TechSource blog (this post written by Karen Coyle) :

Announces a "...webinar on RDA and the future of library metadata starting on May 11. As before, Chris will cover the principles behind RDA and why RDA is different from other cataloging codes; I will talk about the Semantic Web and why it is important for libraries to be part of the web of data (May 18); Diane will show how the Open Metadata Registry makes possible a Semantic Web-compatible version of RDA (May 25).

One of the questions I always get when talking about the Semantic Web is "What does it look like?" This is kind of like asking what electricity looks like: it doesn't so much look like anything, as it makes certain things possible. But I fully understand that people need to see something for this all to make sense, so when the webinar technology allows it I have started showing some web pages. When it doesn't, I send people to links they can explore on their own. Since some of you may have this same question, here are a few illustrations using two sites that can present authors in a Semantic Web form.

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Principles on Open Bibliographic Data

From the ResourceShelf (anyone more qualified than I want to comment?) :

"Launch of the Principles on Open Bibliographic Data"

         From a Blog Post by Adrien Pohl on the Open Knowledge Foundation Blog:

Yesterday, the Principles of Open Bibliographic Data were launched at the Peter Murray-Rust symposium “Visions of a (Semantic) Molecular Future”:

http://openbiblio.net/principles/

The principles' main recommendations read as follows:

1. When publishing bibliographic data make an explicit and robust license statement.

2. Use a recognized waiver or license that is appropriate for data.

3. If you want your data to be effectively used and added to by others it should be open as defined by the Open Definition – in particular non-commercial and other restrictive clauses should not be used.

4. Where possible, we recommend explicitly placing bibliographic data in the Public Domain via the Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL) or CC0.

+ Read the Complete Blog Post (Including Principles of Open Bibiographic Data)

New journal : Semantic Web

From the ResourceShelf :

New Journal from IOS Press: Semantic Web (ISSN 1570-0844); Full Text of First Issue Available for Free

December 14, 2010 18:05

The first issue of the Semantic Web journal has been published and the full text of the online version of this issue is available for free.

Here are the titles of a few of the 24 articles in Vol. 1 No. 1-2

+ "Preventing ontology interoperability problems instead of solving them"

+ "A reasonable Semantic Web"

+ "A taskonomy for the Semantic Web"

+ "Semantic search on the Web"

+ "Creating knowledge out of interlinked data"

+ Building an effective Semantic Web for health care and the life sciences

+ Digital heritage: Semantic challenges of long-term preservation

Next Issue Scheduled for February 2011

Direct to Semantic Web (Vol. 1 No. 1)

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graphic of the "metadata universe"

From the OCLC metadata blog :

"Jenn Riley of the Indiana University Libraries has released an intriguing graphic entitled "Seeing Standards: a Visualization of the Metadata Universe."

The image not only identifies and classifies 105 standards - it also evaluates them on "strength of application" in multiple axes. This judgment is based on level of adoption, design intent, and overall appropriateness. Outside of the massive labor that the research and analysis must have taken, the visual presentation is stunning. The work of Devin Becker on the graphic design should be commended.

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"Library Catalogues: From Dominance to Decline?"

From the ResourceShelf :

"Library Catalogues: From Dominance to Decline? The Future of Bibliographic Discovery, Access and Delivery

This paper will be delivered at the IFLA General Conference and Assembly on August 11, 2010.

by Martin Flynn
Head of Information Services
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Access the Full Text Paper (8 pages; PDF)"

e-Book Metadata; AACR2; and RDA presentations

From the ResourceShelf :

Selected Presentations from the British Columbia Library Association Conference

1. Presentation: Changes from AACR2 to RDA: A Comparison of Examples. (100 Slides, PDF). 2010.
In BC Library Conference, Penticton, B.C., 22 April.
by Adam Schiff

A PowerPoint presentation given at the British Columbia Library Association conference on April 22, 2010. The presentation compares examples of cataloging using AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd edition) with RDA (Resource Description & Access) and shows how records will be coded in MARC 21.

2. Presentation: Presentation: Working With e-Book Metadata,
(41 Slides; PDF), 2010.
In BC Library Conference, Penticton, B.C., 23 April.
by Naomi Eichenlaub and Paul Burry

This session examines the challenging task of increasing the discoverability and access to subscription e-book collections. It will consider tools, workflows, best practices and standards for cataloguing and maintaining library e-book collections. Specific topics will include library-specific workflows, including global update and MarcEdit, challenges and possible solutions for working with batch files of e-book records, and Provider-Neutral E-Monograph Record guidelines, as well as future directions such as ONIX publisher metadata.

Source: e-LIS

"New Models for Bibliographic Record Supply"

From the ALA TechSource :

"... Ex Libris CTO, Oren Beit-Arie and myself on the call we have two very relevant guests for this topic. Karen Coyle, who joined us last month to talk about the Semantic Web, also has close association with the Open Library so is ideally placed to talk about their influence. Leslie Straus, Sky River President, also joined us providing an overview of the services they are offering and the drivers behind them.

Another fascinating discussion that concluded that we are probably on the cusp of significant change in the way libraries obtain, manage and then expose bibliographic data. There was also recognition that the natural risk aversion from libraries has the effect of holding back the speed of change in such areas, which may mean that drivers from non-library bibliographic sources could gain influence.

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OCLC Report on MARC Tags

From the OCLC Metalogue blog :

"Implications of MARC Tag Usage on Library Metadata Practices,"

"Of specific interest is the point made in the Executive Summary that, differently from other analyses of catalog and record use, this group  focused on the use of MARC by machine applications. While the focus on "machine applications" may sound limiting, it is crucial in understanding how MARC is indexed and processed. This understanding can then lead to a more informed analysis of how to get more out of our search, discovery, and delivery systems.

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recordings available : ALA session on economics of bibliographic records

From the OCLC Metalogue blog :

"... we have made available recordings of the ALA session on the sustainability and economics of the collaborative national bibliographic framework. The recordings are linked from this page:http://www.oclc.org/us/en/multimedia/2010/alamw_techservices.htm."

Semantic Web and Linked Data (podcast)

From the ALA TechSource :

Our guest on the Gang this month, Karen Coyle, has recently published a Library Technology Report - Understanding the Semantic Web: Bibliographic Data and Metadata. She was therefore in an great position to provide an introductory overview of the Semantic Web and how it could apply to the data rich world of libraries. Describing herself as a semantic web opportunists, not a semantic web purist, she was ideally placed to get this month’s conversation going. Gang members Carl Grant and Marshall Breeding soon joined in the conversation, making it clear we were talking about the practical implementation of semantic web technologies, not the big ‘vision’.

WorldCat.org adds name of book to static URL

From the ResourceShelf :

"...For example, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/287628 becomes http://www.worldcat.org/title/catcher-in-the-rye/oclc/287628.. [Neat] Title-only URLs, i.e., http://www.worldcat.org/title/catcher-in-the-rye will also work. If you’ve coded pages with the “old format” they will continue to work...."

Webinar: Directions in Metadata with Karen Coyle (1 April)

From the ALA TechSource :

Karen Coyle, digital library consultant and bibliographic data expert, will discuss the future of Metadata and its role in bibliographic data and the semantic web. With major transformations in the use and structure of data already occurring, Karen will discuss what these changes mean for libraries, and what librarians can do to prepare, adapt, and take advantage of new possibilities that emerge.

Topics will include:

• Defining metadata
• Bibliographic data and the semantic web
• Future directions of library data

Attendees will be given the opportunity to participate through Q and A and discussion.

Please join us on Thursday, April 1st at 3pm Central (4pm Eastern, 1pm Pacific) for this exciting event!

2 from Canada : newspapers & union catalogue metadata

Thanks to the ResourceShelf :

+ Rethinking the Stewardship of Newspapers in a Digital Age

+ Exposing Union Catalogue Metadata Via Third Parties