Wow -- there is a whole lot to like in that document. Affirming the need to work with dynamic statements and strings-to-URLs is great. The only comment I could offer would be -- with the exception of a tangential mention in the description of SD4 -- that there isn't a mention of linked data environments outside the traditional library/researcher space. I was hoping to see a mention of Freebase, wikidata, and other similar broad communities. (The mention of working with Code4Lib technologists is nice, too.)
This is a great strategic document to start working from. Peter > On Jan 26, 2015, at 5:11 PM, Roy Tennant <roytenn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The Code4Lib community was specifically mentioned in the Program for > Cooperative Cataloging Strategic Directions document, so I thought a good > start would be to let everyone know about it. A thank you to my colleague > Karen Smith-Yoshimura for forwarding the message. > Roy > > > > *From:* Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto:pccl...@listserv.loc.gov > <pccl...@listserv.loc.gov>] *On Behalf Of *Christopher Cronin > *Sent:* Monday, January 26, 2015 12:40 PM > *To:* pccl...@listserv.loc.gov > *Subject:* [PCCLIST] PCC Participants Meeting at ALA Midwinter: PCC Vision, > Mission, and Strategic Directions (2015-2017) > > > > This message is being posted to multiple lists, please excuse the > duplication. > > > > Please join us for the PCC Participants Meeting at ALA Midwinter: > > Sunday, February 1, 2015 > 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm > Location: McCormick Place West, Room: W196a > > *______________________________________________________* > > > > *Topic: PCC Strategic Directions* *(January 2015 - December 2017)* > > > > In 2014, the PCC began a planning process that included commissioning three > white papers and holding a facilitated strategic planning session in > conjunction with the PCC Policy Committee’s annual meeting in November. > The resulting plan document, *PCC Vision, Mission, and Strategic Directions > (2015-2017)*, is attached, and will soon be posted on the PCC website. > > > > Please join us for a discussion of the role PCC will play over the next > several years in helping advance the community’s understanding of and > transition to linked data applications. Beth Picknally Camden (PCC Past > Chair) and Chris Cronin (PCC Chair) will describe the planning process and > provide an overview of the new PCC Strategic Directions & Actions related > to four main areas: > > > > 1. *Training and education:* Develop a curriculum that will advance > the community’s understanding of linked data; > > 2. *Linked data transitions:* Align the PCC’s activities and > investments with those that will have the highest impact within the global > data environment; > > 3. *Identities and entity management:* Provide leadership for the > shift in authority control from an approach primarily based on creating > text strings to one focused on managing identities and entities; > > 4. *Business models: *Explore branding and funding models that will > support the PCC’s strategic directions and the overall sustainability of > the Program. > > > > The agenda will include time for feedback from and discussion with PCC > participants on these new directions. > > > > > > ___________________________________________ > > > > Christopher Cronin > > Chair, Program for Cooperative Cataloging > > > > Director of Technical Services > > University of Chicago Library > > 1100 E. 57th Street > > Chicago, IL 60637 > > > > Phone: 773-702-8739 > > Fax: 773-702-3016 > > Skype: christopher-cronin > > E-mail: cron...@uchicago.edu > > ___________________________________________ > <PCC Strategic Plan 2015-2017.pdf>