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Linked Metadata For 3d Models: From Dublin Core To Europeana Data Model, Xiying Mi, Bonita Pollock, Richard Bernardy Nov 2016

Linked Metadata For 3d Models: From Dublin Core To Europeana Data Model, Xiying Mi, Bonita Pollock, Richard Bernardy

Collections and Discovery Faculty and Staff Publications

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Untangling Medium Of Performance For The Linked Data Environment, Kimmy Szeto Oct 2016

Untangling Medium Of Performance For The Linked Data Environment, Kimmy Szeto

Publications and Research

Medium of performance is critical for music retrieval and has long been a complex facet of music cataloging. Recent years saw significant strides towards standardizing the vocabulary and encoding medium of performance data in the MARC environment as well as in the linked data environment. In the course of leading the MLA BIBFRAME task force to examine the potentials of expressing, standardizing, and implementing music-related data and data structures, I discovered our handling of medium of performance has not been consistent with respect to the FRBR constructs of “work” and “expression,” as well as the concept of “event.” After the …


Ripples And Triples In The Bibliographic Data Pool : Rda And Linked Data, F. Tim Knight Oct 2016

Ripples And Triples In The Bibliographic Data Pool : Rda And Linked Data, F. Tim Knight

Librarian Publications & Presentations

Beginning with the RDA ripples that are visible on the surface of the bibliographic data pool, this presentation reviews some highlights of the “new” cataloguing rules and explores the shifting perception of bibliographic data as we slowly drift toward a linked data future.


Challenging Classification Bias With Linked Data, Juliya Borie, F. Tim Knight, Jordan Hale May 2016

Challenging Classification Bias With Linked Data, Juliya Borie, F. Tim Knight, Jordan Hale

Librarian Publications & Presentations

Can library classification systems find new ways to deal with charges of bias? Can linked data contribute a more inclusive representation of diverse voices and communities? This panel will discuss the inherent biases present in cataloguing and classification, and consider the potential for linked data to provide a space to highlight and explore the challenging political issues that can arise in our work. These include issues related to jurisdiction, territory, and community with examples drawn from legal classification and the classification of cartographic resources.