Rationale
There is a pressing need to provide concrete demonstrations of the benefits of linked data in order to help motivate the transition of library catalogs from MARC. Within LD4P2, work to enhance the discovery of library resources is the focus of WP4: Discovery. The partners have committed to working with the Blacklight framework to demonstrate enhanced discovery features such as:
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- identify exemplar systems/features the demonstrate the benefits of linked data and could be applied to library resources
- identify opportunities for enhanced discovery of library resources using linked data that can be implemented in the short to medium term
- document connections between cataloging practices and discovery outcomes
- document effective assessment approaches
- provide advice to LD4P2 partners and cohort members for WP4: Discovery
Approach
- Co-chaired by Tom Cramer & Simeon Warner (at least to start)
- Monthly calls
- Announce on
ld4-discuss - Public notes posted on this wiki
- Topics seeded in advance, with a few key speakers drawn from community, then discussion
- Announce on
- Dedicated, open Slack channel in LD4 –
#discovery - Dedicated, open Google Group –
ld4-discovery - Share brief updates on all hands calls
- Consider face-to-face sessions at the LD4 conference each Spring
Ideas for call topics
(Each call might be themed around 1 or more of these questions)
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