Data Science
The internet is the native environment of information seekers. OCLC Research recognizes that to be integrated into the internet, traditional library data must be transformed in various ways. We are analyzing the data in WorldCat and other sources to derive new meaning, insights, and services for use by libraries and others on the internet. Our work includes:
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OCLC Linked Data: Research, experimental applications, and shared infrastructure
virtual
Topics: Linked Data

Lessons from Representing Library Metadata in OCLC Research’s Linked Data Wikibase Prototype (video)
Hamburg, Germany
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PowerPoint Slides (11MB)
Topics: Linked Data

What are the entities that matter, and how much should we say about them?
Virtual
Topics: Linked Data, Wikimedia

How IIIF standards improve search and discovery for Cultural Heritage collections
Tampa, Florida, USA
Topics: IIIF, Linked Data

Introducing the CONTENTdm Linked Data Pilot Project
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Topics: Linked Data, IIIF

IIIF Change Discovery in Action: Findings from an OCLC Research Experiment
Göttingen, Germany
Topics: IIIF, Linked Data

Fast and Discriminative Semantic Embedding
Gothenburg, Sweden
Topics: Semantic Embedding

An Innovative Approach to Scalable Semantic Embedding
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Topics: Semantic Embedding

Ideation to Prototype: Turning new ideas into useful services
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Topics: Linked Data

Taking Advantage of Multilingualism Support in Wikidata
Boston, MA (USA)
Topics: Wikimedia, Linked Data