Highlights from Linked Data and Libraries 2011
Linked Data and Libraries 2011 was held at the British Library Conference Centre in London on Thursday, July 14, 2011. Below find a selection of
July 16, 2011
How the Library of Congress Leverages Linked Data
Laura Campbell, CIO of the Library of Congress, delivered the keynote address at the 2011 SemTech Conference in San Francisco, CA. Her talk focused on “how
July 16, 2011
Voices from the LOD-LAM Summit
David Weinberger, senior researcher at the Berkman Center, filmed these interviews at the LOD-LAM Summit in San Francisco on June 2-3, 2011. Want to join
July 15, 2011
LC Junior Fellow characterizes LOD as “beckoning paradise”
Via The Signal, LC’s compulsively readable blog on digital preservation: “We have a vast amount of information on the internet, but we are missing the
July 15, 2011
LC Junior Fellow characterizes LOD as “beckoning paradise”
Via The Signal, LC’s compulsively readable blog on digital preservation: “We have a vast amount of information on the internet, but we are missing the
July 15, 2011
W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group: Call for Public Comment
The W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group has been chartered from May 2010 through August 2011 to prepare a series of reports on the existing and
July 7, 2011
Registry of Digital Masters: Service Review
From a concept eleven years ago to practice in 2005, the DLF/OCLC Registry of Digital Masters (RDM) was developed jointly project by the Digital Library
July 6, 2011
2011 DLF Forum Call for Proposals
The 2011 Digital Library Federation (DLF) Forum is seeking proposals for presentations, panel discussions, workshops, research updates, and hands-on, problem-solving sessions. The Forum is a
June 15, 2011
CLIR/DLF Receives Mellon Foundation Funding for Digital Public Library of America Prototype
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded CLIR/DLF a $46,000 planning grant to develop a prototype for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). The
June 2, 2011
DLF Funds Project on Business Cases for New Service Development
DLF has awarded $50,000 to fund research on business cases for new service development in research libraries. The project will develop guidance for academic libraries
May 24, 2011
2011 DLF Forum Update: Call for Ideas
Planning for the 2011 DLF Forum has begun, and we are creating opportunities to open up the process to the whole DLF community. The DLF
May 2, 2011
CLIR/DLF receives $117,567 Grant from Sloan
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) $117,567 for research on how to build capacity for data
April 11, 2011
