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Wrapping up the 2018 International Linked Data Survey for Implementers

December 5, 2018September 3, 2020 - by Karen Smith-Yoshimura

In April-May this year we conducted the third “International Linked Data Survey or Implementers” as we were curious what might have changed in the three years since the last survey.  …

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Identifiers / Metadata / Wikimedia

The coverage of Identity Management work

October 8, 2018February 15, 2024 - by Karen Smith-Yoshimura

That was the topic discussed recently by OCLC Research Library Partners metadata managers, initiated by John Riemer of University of California, Los Angeles, Stephen Hearn of University of Minnesota, and …

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Linked Data / Wikimedia

The rise of Wikidata as a linked data source

August 6, 2018February 15, 2024 - by Karen Smith-Yoshimura

As I analyze the responses to the OCLC Research 2018 International Linked Data Survey for Implementers, I’m looking out for significant differences with the responses to the previous, 2015 survey. …

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Linked Data / Wikimedia

Representing works and their translations in Wikibase

May 8, 2018February 15, 2024 - by Karen Smith-Yoshimura - 3 Comments.

The cream of the world’s culture and heritage is shared by being translated—it’s how we learn about other cultures and how other cultures learn about us. I’ve long been interested …

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Looking for an easy way to contribute to Wikipedia? Check out #1Lib1Ref

December 12, 2016September 3, 2020 - by Merrilee Proffitt

Wikipedia is one of the most ubiquitously used sources on the planet — I know you’ve used it to check out a quick fact or two, and you know your library patrons …

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Digitization / Infrastructure and Standards Support / Libraries Archives and Museums / Modeling new services / Renovating Descriptive Practice / Wikimedia

Code4Lib NorCal Hosted by OCLC Research

July 29, 2014October 12, 2020 - by Roy Tennant

Yesterday the San Mateo, CA office of OCLC Research hosted the first Code4Lib NorCal regional meetup and mini-conference. About 35 people attended from Stanford, UC Berkeley, CSU Chancellor’s Office, UCSF, CSU San …

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Wikimedia

How Wikipedia works, the anatomy of an editathon

July 17, 2014September 3, 2020 - by Merrilee Proffitt

Last year, at the RBMS preconference in Minneapolis, I was joined by Bob Kosovsky (New York Public Library) Ryan Cartwright (MNopedia Associate Project Editor, Minnesota Historical Society) and János McGhie (St. …

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Wikimedia

The Wikipedia Library Project: what is it, how can you get involved

July 14, 2014September 3, 2020 - by Merrilee Proffitt

For some time now I’ve been involved with the Wikipedia Library Project — you can find about more about the project on Wikipedia, naturally, but I’ll also break it down …

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Wikimedia

Graph-ted on: Dewey and Wikipedia

February 24, 2014September 3, 2020 - by Max Klein

Introduction Since entering the library world, I’ve been fascinated by the substream of uber-geeks which are the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) nerds. It was the enthusiastic and technical-leaning banter of …

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Measurement and Behaviors / Wikimedia

Harvesting Book Metadata From Wikipedia to Wikidata

November 27, 2013September 3, 2020 - by Max Klein - 4 Comments.

Infoboxes for a long time were Wikipedias’ way of storing data, and Wikidata is set to replace that techonlogy, with added bonuses like inter-language sharing. To get to that promise …

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