Presentations
On the Way to Library Linked Data
virtual
For more than a decade, OCLC’s Research division has been investigating the tools, standards, workflows, and strategies for making the transition from traditional bibliographic metadata to fully linked data. In this presentation, OCLC Research Software Engineers, Jeff Mixter and Bruce Washburn, will provide a perspective on the promise and potential of library linked data that is framed by OCLC Research’s past work.
Topics: Linked Data
Bringing IIIF Manifests to life in Wikidata
virtual
In this presentation, research staff discuss and demonstrate a Wikidata user script that, for items that include a IIIF Presentation Manifest URL, will embed the ProjectMirador viewer and load the Manifest JSON so that the images referenced in the Manifest can be viewed in the context of other Wikidata statements about the work.
Topics: IIIF, Wikimedia
Bringing IIIF Manifests to Life in Wikidata with Mirador 3 - 2021 IIIF Annual Conference
virtual
This presentation discusses and demonstrates a Wikidata user script that, for items that include a IIIF Presentation Manifest URL, will embed the ProjectMirador viewer and load the Manifest JSON so that the images referenced in the Manifest can be viewed in the context of other Wikidata statements about the work.
Topics: Wikimedia, IIIF
Creating, Curating, and Using Cultural Heritage Metadata and Resources in a Linked Data Environment
Discussion of the CONTENTdm Linked Data Pilot Project, a collaborative investigation exploring the creation, curation, and applied use of digital material linked data.
Topics: Linked Data
Reimagining digital data curation—New structured data approaches for digital collections (video)
The presenters will provide an overview of a pilot project using CONTENTdm to build, preserve, and showcase their digital collections, discuss the lessons learned so far, and preview the work ahead.
Topics: Linked Data, Works in Progress
How IIIF standards improve search and discovery for Cultural Heritage collections
Tampa, Florida, USA
IIIF is an emerging standard for sharing digital structural metadata. OCLC is an active member of the IIIF community and has been working to integrate the standard in is services/products. This talk discusses the experimental IIIF work being done by OCLC Research to help test evolving IIIF standards and help integrate them into production services.
Topics: IIIF, Linked Data
Introducing the CONTENTdm Linked Data Pilot Project
Indianapolis, IN, USA
The CONTENTdm Linked Data pilot explores how to convert CONTENTdm data into linked data, how to curate the data in the Wikibase infrastructure, and how to use the data to improve end-user experiences in CONTENTdm. This presentation covers the background research that led to the development of the pilot, the plans for the 3 phases of the pilot, and some early feedback from one of the pilot participants.
Topics: Linked Data, IIIF
IIIF Change Discovery in Action: Findings from an OCLC Research Experiment
Göttingen, Germany
OCLC Research is participating in the IIIF Discovery Working Group's on-going effort to develop a "Change Discovery API". The Change Discovery API will provide the information needed to discover and subsequently make use of IIIF resources.
Topics: IIIF, Linked Data
Adoption and Use of IIIF for Digital Resource Sharing in CONTENTdm
Columbus, OH (USA)
Huddleston and Mixter provide an overview of IIIF Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and how OCLC is using them across services, as well as our work in supporting standards with other organizations.
Topics: IIIF
Wikidata Lessons Learned
San Jose, CA (USA)
Jeff Mixter shares lessons learned during the Linked Data Wikibase Prototype pilot project, including features of MediaWiki and Wikibase and a variety of use cases.
Topics: Linked Data