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In a OCLC RLP Products Insights session, metadata experts met to explore challenges, options and potential future scenarios for linked data in library workflows with an eye to improving metadata operations.
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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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Looking back on the report The Metadata IS the Interface, this post explores how user-centered metadata, linked data, and emerging technologies can bridge the gap between archival discovery and researcher expectations—making special collections more accessible than ever.
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OCLC RLP Metadata Managers discussed next-generation metadata needs for those managing specialized collections and archives, including backlogs, staffing, and systems.
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Library teams must adapt and “futureproof” in times of rapid change. Read about tested strategies that can help.
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In this edition: International Conference of Indigenous Archives Library and Museums; Library Resources & Technical Services special issue; neuroinclusive program for future librarians.
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OCLC celebrates Halloween – join us in exploring some favorite Gothic fiction resources.
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The OCLC RLP Metadata Managers Focus Group met in April 2024 to discuss how they are getting ready for AI. Find out how they are learning collaboratively, engaging staff curiosity, and thinking responsibly.
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Learn how OCLC has applied principles from Reimagine Descriptive Workflows project to reimagine components of the OCLC linked-data ecosystem.
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Some people celebrate Halloween by watching scary movies. Others dress in costumes. As a cataloger, I celebrate by sharing my favorite Halloween-themed subject headings and genre/form terms from Library of …
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