OCLC would like to invite delegates of the UKSG 37th Annual Conference to a session exploring the opportunities that shared linked data represents to the library community.
Register to attend the session here: http://registration.oclc.org/reg/?pc=OCLC_UKSG37
Venue: Room 5 in The Queen’s Suite at The Harrogate International Centre (HIC)
Date: Monday 14 April
Time: 17.30 to 18.30
Speaker: Richard Wallis
Who can attend?: This event is open to all delegates attending the UKSG 37th Annual Conference. Refreshments will be provided.
Learn more: Visit OCLC in UKSG exhibition hall at stands 76 and 77
Session summary
The Web is changing. Search engines are placing more emphasis on identified entities and the relationships between them. Google, Bing, Yahoo! and others are at different stages in the implementation of Knowledge Graph functionality. Wikidata is applying structured data techniques to organizing the world's information.
In this session, Semantic Web and Linked Data thought leader, Richard Wallis looks at how the library community can capitalize on these developments to ensure that our resources are visible in the emerging Web of Data, significantly enhancing their discoverability.
Richard will look at the changes needed to the way libraries and their systems, share information in order for their resources to appear in the daily search workflows of our users.
The meeting will conclude with an open discussion on the many concerns, issues, challenges, opportunities and benefits that this shift represents.
Register to attend the session here: http://registration.oclc.org/reg/?pc=OCLC_UKSG37
About Richard Wallis
Richard Wallis, distinguished thought leader in Semantic Web and Linked Data, joined OCLC in 2012 as Technology Evangelist to focus and share Linked Data developments. He has been at the forefront of the emergence of these technologies in the information world for over 20 years.
He is Chair of the W3C Schema Bib Extend Community Group and evangelist for the adoption of Linked Data in libraries and wider Web. He has an international reputation for insightful and entertaining keynote sessions at library, Web, and Semantic Web focused events. He is pragmatist who believes in searching for implementable solutions.
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