Thomas Baker
Chief Information Officer, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative |
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| URL | http://dublincore.org/about/executive/ |
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| Title | Embedding libraries and cultural memory institutions in the Linked Data cloud |
| Abstract | The rise of Linked Data is transforming how libraries view their position in the world -- both by offering new opportunities to connect with sources of information outside their walls and by presenting the technical challenge of aligning descriptive and publication practices with Semantic Web principles. This talk will review the movement towards publishing and mapping to vocabularies and authorities on the Web; exposing metadata using Dublin Core, RDA, FRBR, and the Library of Congress's emerging Bibframe model; and embedding the creation of metadata into new content creation workflows using technologies such as Drupal and RDFa. |
Jane Greenberg
Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA
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| URL | http://ils.unc.edu/~janeg/ |
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| Title | Engaging Scientists in Metadata Ownership: Framing the Questions |
| Abstract | National and international data sharing policies are impacting traditional metadata workflows. One significant change is the means by which scientists are engaging in metadata generation. This presentation examines ‘scientist engagement’ in metadata curation and related data-lifecycle challenges. The presentation will draw from the Dryad Repository (http://datadryad.org/); the Helping Interdisciplinary Vocabulary Engineering project (http://ils.unc.edu/mrc/hive/), and the Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) DataNet Preservation and Metadata Working Group (PAMWG) activities (http://tinyurl.com/bmjsejc). These initiatives serve as a platform for framing questions and plans to support a robust data science infrastructure. |
Shoichiro Hara
Professor, Center for Integrated Area Study, Kyoto University, Japan
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| URL | http://www.cias.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/staff/hara.html |
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| Title | Creating Metadata - Research and Development Experiences- |
| Abstract | Every database needs metadata to organize and retrieve their records. The speaker has been engaged in various kinds of database constructions and experienced many problems. This personation will pick up three data sets (bibliographic data for in-house Japanese classical materials, full text data for Japanese classical anthologies, and data transfer hub-data for health examinations), and explain the cause of problems and solutions. The speaker expects that the presentation and experiences will give good hints to those who have a plan to create databases. |
Sue Yeon Syn
Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Catholic University of America, USA
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| URL | http://faculty.cua.edu/syn/ |
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| Title | User generated information to resource descriptions |
| Abstract | Social tagging systems allow users to engage in creating resource descriptions on various types of resources. Research on user generated tags showed that tags represent subjects of the content and types of the resource. Moreover, when user generated tags describe subjects of the content or types of resources, they describe resources better. When further analysis is made, it was found that subject tags include specific information such as person, concepts, place, etc. This presentation will discuss the potential value of the information users produce for resource discovery and organization, and the potential for associating user generated information with expert generated resource description. |