Wikidata Tutorial 1 Facilitator: Amber Billey & Will Kent
noon - 13:00
Lunch
Block 2: 13:00 - 15:00 (2 hours)
Discovery 2 Facilitator: MJ Han
Special Formats 1 Facilitator: Mary Seem
Wikidata Tutorial 2 Facilitator: Amber Billey & Will Kent
15:00 - 15:30
Break
Block 3.1: 15:30-16:30 (60 min)
Library of Congress Special Topics Facilitator: Greg Reeve
Digital Collections & Institutional Repositories 1 Facilitator: Nancy Fallgren
Omeka Tutorial Facilitator: Michelle Futornick
In this hands-on workshop (using the sandbox at https://omeka.org/s/download/#sandbox) we will begin with a brief introduction to the popular digital humanities publication platform Omeka S and how it implements Linked Open Data. We will focus on content creation and, of course, metadata creation options using a variety of LOD vocabularies, and how content and metadata are represented in the JSON-LD-based API. To get the most out of this tutorial, participants should bring a laptop and have access to a few files (images or other content) and some metadata for those files.
16:30 - 16:40
Break
Block 3.2: 16:40 - 17:15 (35 minutes)
The National Archives API: A Five-Year Journey from Idea to Imperative Facilitator: Will Kent
Digital Collections & Institutional Repositories 2 Facilitator: Michelle Durocher
Managing Local Data Facilitator: Michelle Futornick
Lunch and Birds of a Feather Topics to be chosen by participants
12:30 - 13:00
Pick up lunch
13:00 - 14:15
Birds of a Feather 1 (Rotunda) | Birds of a Feather 2 (Room 214 (38 ppl)
Birds of a Feather 3
Birds of a Feather 4
14:15 - 14:45
Break
Block 6: 14:45 - 16:30 (1 hour 45 min)
Technical Focus: Projects and Development Facilitator: Merrilee Proffitt
Cataloger Perspective: Tools and Training Facilitator: MJ Han
Closing
Accommodations
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Inn at Longwood Medical, which is in walking distance to the conference center.
Inn at Longwood Medical 342 Longwood Avenue, Fenway Kenmor Boston, Massachusetts 02115 The Inn at Longwood Medical is now sold out; to check for cancellations call them directly (617) 731-4700, our booking code is STAN0519
Another hotel option, Longwood Inn's sister hotel, just over 1 mile from the conference center), no booking code required. The Midtown Hotel 220 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115 617-369-6285/F: 617-262-8739
Background
Linked data promises to expose the richness of library collections to the world, and to open up new pathways to knowledge based on previously unlinked data. After a decade of experimentation and pilot projects, what are the next steps to move to large-scale production of linked data? How can the library community learn from and contribute to other communities who are working toward similar goals? The 2019 LD4 Conference, to be held May 10-11 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, aims to bring practitioners together to collaborate on creating pathways to implementation of linked data in libraries.
The language of the conference is English.
Participation
Participation is by open application; the application period ended February 28, 2019. The Program Committee invited participation that will bring diverse and broad perspectives, from both aspiring and experienced practitioners including:
Librarians working (or aspiring to work with) linked data
Representatives from adjacent cultural heritage spaces including archives and museums
Ontologists and data modelers
Software engineers and user experience professionals interested in library metadata
Open knowledge advocates
Others who share an interest in implementing linked data in libraries
We had a large response to our call for applications, and the Program Committee chose the applications that best fit within the conference scope.
