[CODE4LIB] ALA Annual in San Francisco-- CaMMS Forum on Bibframe Sunday, June 28, 1-2 pm

2015-06-09 Thread Melinda Flannery
Please excuse cross-posting. *** CaMMS Forum: BIBFRAME Experimentation and Development When: Sunday, June 28, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm Location: Moscone Convention Center 132 (N) BIBFRAME, in the early stages of development, has moved into a time rich with experimentation and possibilities. C

[CODE4LIB] Interested in learning more about library linked data at ALA Annual 2015?

2015-06-09 Thread Roy Tennant
We invite you to attend the following sessions to hear from linked data experts and library peers as they share implementation experiences, lessons learned and real-world solutions that show library linked data in action. ยท Beyond the Looking Glass: Real World Linked Data. What does it take to mak

[CODE4LIB] Independent consultants sought for IMLS-prject webinar series

2015-06-09 Thread Yuji Tosaka
Dear colleagues, We are currently working on a 3-year IMLS grant project (2014-2017), "Building a Workforce of Next Generation Librarians for 21st Century Global Information Access." The ultimate goal of the project is to enhance the skills and knowledge of cataloging and metadata librarians by

[CODE4LIB] Balisage Symposium: Call for Short Talks

2015-06-09 Thread Hugh Cayless
Dear All, As part of the Balisage Symposium on Cultural Heritage Markup, we want to have an "inverted" paper session where the talks are short and there is lots of time for discussion and debate after each talk. I think this is going to be perhaps the most interesting session of the day, so ple

[CODE4LIB] Job: Associate Dean of Libraries for Digital Initatives and Automated Services at Adelphi University

2015-06-09 Thread jobs
Associate Dean of Libraries for Digital Initatives and Automated Services Adelphi University Garden City Department: Library Supervisor: Dean of University Libraries Adelphi University seeks an innovative and strategic leader for the position of Associate Dean for Digital Initiatives and A

[CODE4LIB] Open Preservation Foundation launches new membership model and software supporter model

2015-06-09 Thread Becky McGuinness
The Open Preservation Foundation (OPF) has introduced a new membership model to make participation more accessible to all organisations with a commitment to ensuring long term access to digital content. Alongside the new membership model, OPF has also established a software supporter model to ensur

Re: [CODE4LIB] eebo [perfect texts]

2015-06-09 Thread Owen Stephens
And some of the researchers definitely care about this (authority control, high quality descriptive metadata). I went to a hack day focussing on the EEBO-TCP Phase 1 release (these texts). I mentioned to one of the researchers (not a librarian) that I had access to some MARC records which descri