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LITA/ALCTS Linked Library Data Interest Group Meeting, ALA Midwinter 2017

Linked Data for Real Please join us on Saturday, January 21, 2017, 8:30-10:00 AM, in the Georgia World Congress Center, B207 for three exciting presentations describing the use of linked data in current library projects. After the speaker presentations, the … Continue reading

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Metadata Lightning Talks at the Metadata Interest Group Meeting, ALA Midwinter 2017

Attending the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta, GA?  Are you interested all things metadata?  Mark your calendars and attend our lightning talk session during the Metadata Interest Group Meeting on Sunday, January 22 from 8:30-10:00 in Georgia World Congress Center, … Continue reading

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ALCTS Virtual Pre-Conference Announced

June 7 and 8, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) will host a virtual preconference that will bring the conference experience to you.  We Can Do It, You Can Too! Metadata Automation For Everyone is a two-day … Continue reading

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Join the discussion @ ALA Annual: ‘Diverse and inclusive metadata: Developing cultural competencies in descriptive practices’

The ALCTS Metadata Interest Group (MIG) will be hosting two programs on “Diverse and inclusive metadata: Developing cultural competencies in descriptive practices” during the 2016 ALA Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida in June. This event will include two sessions on diversity … Continue reading

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ALCTS Metadata Interest Group Meeting at ALA Midwinter 2016

Join the ALCTS Metadata Interest Group in Boston for the Midwinter Meeting for the following program at in the Boston Convention Center, room 107AB, on Sunday, January 10th. We will have a business meeting at 8:30, followed by these exciting … Continue reading

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Call for Proposals for the ALCTS Metadata Interest Group Virtual Pre-conference

The ALCTS Metadata Interest Group seeks presentation proposals for the two-day ALCTS Virtual Pre-conference “Faster, Accurate, and More Reflective: Assessment and Automation of Descriptive Metadata” prior to the 2016 ALA Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. This pre-conference is scheduled to … Continue reading

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Call For Presentations, ALA Annual 2016: “Diverse and inclusive metadata: Developing cultural competencies in descriptive practices”

The ALCTS Metadata Interest Group seeks presentation proposals for the program “Diverse and inclusive metadata: Developing cultural competencies in descriptive practices” during the 2016 ALA Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. This program is scheduled to take place on Sunday, June … Continue reading

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ALCTS Virtual Preconference

Planning for the Evolving Role of Metadata Services June 2–4, 2015. Three 90 minute sessions over three days REGISTER The ALCTS Metadata Interest Group invites you to join us for the ALCTS ALA Annual Virtual Preconference “Planning for the Evolving … Continue reading

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ALA Midwinter Meeting 2015: Part II

“Linked Data Initiatives at NLM.” Nancy Fallgren and Barbara Bushman from the National Library of Medicine. In January 2014, following an environmental scan of linked data at peer institutions and a survey of NLM’s “datascape”, NLM formed the Linked Data … Continue reading

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ALA Midwinter Meeting 2015: Part I

“Breaking the Bottleneck: Automating the Reconciliation of Named Entities to the Library of Congress Name Authority File.” Jennifer Wright and Matt Carruthers from the University of Michigan Libraries At the University of Michigan Libraries, we have developed an intuitive, straight-forward … Continue reading

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