Session Proposal: What a LOD! Basics for Museums and Libraries

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Susan Chute

Fairly recently, METRO and NYPL sponsored a workshop on Linked Open Data, and also a lecture by Marcia Lei Zeng.  I attended the first session, which piqued my curiosity, but I need a review.  I also have some questions:

  • How exactly does LOD relate to/interact with the old crosswalks of metadata standards familiar to libraries, museums and digital collections?
  • There seem to be 200 implementations.  Where are they? What do they look like?
  • Does LOD answer or help to the age-old question of access to all digital collections of libraries and museums in one place or one grand interface?
  • Is LOD a new iteration of the web entirely?
  • How is it possible to keep up with/migrate to/understand/implement new standards such as this?  I barely understand DAMS and CMS.  Now more!  What is the minimum technical knowledge required to keep current in the field and how is it possible to achieve it without spending $$$$ on a 2nd degree?

As must be obvious, I am not an expert on this.  Hopefully, someone more knowledgeable will join the session to enlighten us.  If not, we will together explore web sites and other resources explaining it.  I have a few session notes that will get us started.

Categories: Data Mining, Digital Literacy, Metadata, Session Proposals |

About Susan Chute

I have an M.L.I.S. and an MFA in Theatre Design and was head of the Art & Picture Collections at NYPL for awhile. I'm interested in digital collections: how they're used, how to surface interesting digital projects, the DPL, Brewster Kahle, new ways of presenting and retrieving information, how the online environment is changing the way we think, the future of the book, etc. Not exactly revolutionary, but---oh yes....poetry and visual art. I'm somewhat passionate about the intersection of the two. Does that count?

1 Response to Session Proposal: What a LOD! Basics for Museums and Libraries

  1. Arden Kirkland says:
    May 14, 2012 at 11:51 pm

    I was hoping someone would propose something in this vein. I am also very interested in this, but I know very little – I want to learn! Thanks for the links you included. I wish I had known about the Marcia Zeng lecture. I particularly would like to see more examples of LOD in action, so I can understand better how to implement it with collections I am working on.

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