During this webinar, we discussed how linked data will help libraries connect and scale knowledge, fuel discovery, and contribute to the global information ecosystem.

Viewers will learn how linked data helps libraries:

• Connect and scale knowledge—Linked data enables libraries to showcase their value by connecting local resources more easily across systems and to wider information streams—within the library field, across campus and communities, and throughout the web.
• Fuel serendipitous discovery—Linked data adds context to the description process and creates connections that can lead to unexpected discovery experiences, like a new approach to investigating a complex research question.
• Contribute to the global information ecosystem—Linked data harmonizes library metadata with other data formats and technologies, making it consumable by machines and emerging technologies and, ultimately, making it easier to find, index, and share.

Presenter:

Danielle Bromelia is a Product Manager on the Delivery Services team at OCLC, focused on providing discovery experiences that enrich and enhance the research journey. Prior to OCLC, she worked in the Cuyahoga County public library system, at Junior Library Guild helping librarians process their MARC records, and interned at the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame library and archives. She loves data and talking with librarians about how to build experiences to help their libraries thrive.       

This is part of the ongoing Transformative Leaders webinar series.