Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Metadata

Deduplicación eficiente de WorldCat: Equilibrando la IA y la catalogación profesional

- by Bemal Rajapatirana - Leave a Comment

Descubra cómo OCLC utiliza la IA para acelerar la deduplicación en WorldCat, combinando Aprendizaje Automático con supervisión humana. Este enfoque híbrido mejora la calidad de los metadatos en distintos idiomas y colecciones, garantizando una innovación responsable en la catalogación bibliotecaria.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Metadata

Scaling de-duplication in WorldCat: Balancing AI innovation with cataloging care

- by Bemal Rajapatirana - Leave a Comment

Discover how OCLC uses AI to accelerate WorldCat de-duplication while preserving catalogers’ care and expertise. Learn how a hybrid approach blends machine learning with human oversight to improve metadata quality across languages and collections, ensuring responsible innovation in library cataloging.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Metadata / Research Library Partnership

Artificial intelligence to support metadata workflows: an OCLC RLP working group

- by Merrilee Proffitt - Leave a Comment

Discover how an OCLC RLP working group is exploring the power of AI to streamline workflows, tackle backlogs, and enhance collection descriptions. This work includes exploring key challenges, best practices, and ethical approaches to integrating AI into metadata management.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Linked Data / Metadata / Research Library Partnership

Activating URIs in linky MARC: an OCLC RLP discussion summary

- by Annette Dortmund

As libraries work to a linked data future there are challenges in activating URIs within MARC records due to time constraints, tool limitations, and uncertainty about user needs. In a recent OCLC RLP discussion, metadata experts explored the technical, social, and AI-driven aspects of integrating linked data into library workflows.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Collaboration / Data Science / Research Data Management / Research Library Partnership / Research support

Building state-of-the-art library services through collaboration

- by Rebecca Bryant

Research libraries are changing fast, requiring collaboration, adaptability, and responsibility. Hear what we learned from transcontinental discussions with librarians about the future of research libraries, facilitated by OCLC and LIBER.

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