From announce at dublincore.net Sun Dec 7 07:03:30 2014 From: announce at dublincore.net (DCMI Announce) Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2014 04:03:30 -0800 Subject: [sigCR] DCMI/ASIS&T Webinar: "The Libhub Initiative: Increasing the Web Visibility of Libraries" Message-ID: ******************Please excuse the cross postings****************** *DCMI/ASIST Joint Webinar* ==================================================================== :: *Title:* *"The Libhub Initiative: Increasing the Web Visibility of Libraries"* :: *Presenter:* Eric Miller :: *Date:* Wednesday, 7 January 2015 :: *Time:* 10:00am - 11:15am EST (World Clock: 15:00 UTC http://bit.ly/DCMI-Webinar-Miller) :: *Registration:* http://www.asis.org/Conferences/webinars/Webinar-DCMI-1-7-2015-register.html ==================================================================== *ABOUT THE WEBINAR:* As a founding sponsor, Zepheira's introduction of the *Libhub Initiative * creates an industry-wide focus on the collective visibility of libraries and their resources on the Web. Libraries and memory organizations have rich content and resources that the Web can not see or use. The *Libhub Initiative* aims to find common ground for libraries, providers, and partners to publish and use data with non-proprietary, web standards. Libraries can then communicate in a way Web applications understand and Web users can see through the use of enabling technology like Linked Data and shared vocabularies such as schema.org and BIBFRAME . The *Libhub Initiative* uniquely prioritizes the linking of these newly exposed library resources to each other and to other resources across the Web, a critical requirement of increased Web visibility. In this webinar, Eric Miller will talk about the transition libraries must make to achieve Web visibility, explain recent trends that support these efforts, and introduce the Libhub Initiative -- an active exploration of what can happen when libraries begin to speak the language of the Web. *SPEAKER:* *Eric Miller* is the President of Zepheira . Prior to founding Zepheira, Eric led the Semantic Web Initiative for the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) at MIT where he led the architectural and technical leadership in the design and evolution of the Semantic Web. Eric is a frequent and sought after international speaker in areas of International Web standards, knowledge management, collaboration, development and deployment. :: For more information and to register, visit the event webpage: http://www.asis.org/Conferences/webinars/Webinar-DCMI-1-7-2015-register.html From announce at dublincore.net Sat Dec 20 07:17:05 2014 From: announce at dublincore.net (DCMI Announce) Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 04:17:05 -0800 Subject: [sigCR] DC-2015 website and call for participation now open Message-ID: *Apologies for cross-posting* *Metadata and Ubiquitous Access to Culture, Science and Digital Humanities* *DCMI 20th Anniversary International Conference & Annual Meeting* *September 1-5, 2015 ? S?o Paulo, Brazil* The Conference website and the call for participation for DC-2015 are now open. *=================* *Conference Website:* http://purl.org/dcevents/dc-2015 *Call for Participation:* http://purl.org/dcevents/dc-2015/cfp *Track Policies:* http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2015/schedConf/trackPolicies *=================* *Abstract: *The need for structured metadata to support ubiquitous access across the Web to the treasure troves of resources spanning cultures, in science, and in the digital humanities is now common knowledge among information systems designers and implementers. Structured metadata expressed through languages of description make it possible for us to 'speak' about the contents of our treasure troves. But, like all human languages, our languages of description both enable and isolate. The push to break out of the isolation of the metadata silos in which professionals inevitably design, implement and manage metadata in order to discover the intersections of our treasure troves drives much of today's discourse and emerging practice in metadata. The emergence of massively integrated Web presences such as Europeana and the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) along with the reshaping of public access globally through mechanisms such as Linked Data and schema.org drive our conversations, our excitement, and our fears. *IMPORTANT DATES:* *Technical Program Deadlines: * *Peer-Reviewed Papers, Project Reports & Posters* --*Submission Deadline:* 28 March 2015 --*Author Notification:* 23 June 2015 --*Final Copy:* 28 July 2015 *Professional Program Deadlines* *Special & Panel Sessions* --*Proposal Deadline:* 28 March 2015 --*Author Notification:* 25 April 2015 *Best Practice Posters & Demonstrations* --*Submission Deadline: *14 July 2015 --*Author Notification:* Ongoing *=================* *Join us in S?o Paulo, Brazil* Each of the past 20 years, the metadata community has gathered for DCMI's conference and annual meeting. The work agenda of the DCMI community is broad and inclusive of all aspects of innovation in metadata design, implementation and best practices. While the work of the Initiative progresses throughout the year, the annual meeting and conference provide the opportunity for DCMI "citizens" as well as newcomers, students, apprentices, and early career professionals to gather face-to-face to share experiences and knowledge. In addition, the gathering provides public- and private-sector initiatives beyond DCMI that are doing significant metadata work to come together to compare notes and cast a broader light into their particular metadata work silos. Through such a gathering of the metadata communities, DCMI advances its "first goal" of promoting metadata interoperability and harmonization. This year, the annual meeting and conference are being hosted by the Universidade Estadual Paulista--S?o Paulo State University (UNESP) and held in S?o Paulo, Brazil. *=================* *CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:* --Universidade Estadual Paulista--S?o Paulo State University (UNESP) --Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) *=================* *CONFERENCE CHAIRS:* --Pl?cida Santos, Professor Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Brazil --Silvana Borsetti Gregorio Vidotti, Professor Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Brazil --Fl?via Maria Bastos, CGB Coordinator General Coordination of Libraries Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Brazil --Mariana Curado Malta CEISE/ISCAP - Polytechnic of Oporto, Portugal Algoritmi Center - University of Minho, Portugal From announce at dublincore.net Tue Dec 30 08:43:54 2014 From: announce at dublincore.net (DCMI Announce) Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 05:43:54 -0800 Subject: [sigCR] DCMI Webinar: Eric Miller on libraries and speaking the language of the Web Message-ID: * Apologies for cross-posting * *The Libhub Initiative: Increasing the Web Visibility of Libraries* *DCMI/ASIS&T Joint Webinar* *7 January 2015* ================== *TIME:* 10:00am-11:15am EST (UTC 15:00 - World Clock: http://bit.ly/DCMI-Webinar-Miller) *REGISTRATION:* http://bit.ly/DCMI_Webinar-Miller ================== *Webinar Abstract: * As a founding sponsor, Zepheira's introduction of the Libhub Initiative creates an industry-wide focus on the collective visibility of libraries and their resources on the Web. Libraries and memory organizations have rich content and resources that the Web can not see or use. The Libhub Initiative aims to find common ground for libraries, providers, and partners to publish and use data with non-proprietary web standards. Libraries can then communicate in a way Web applications understand and Web users can see through the use of enabling technology like Linked Data and shared vocabularies such as schema.org and BIBFRAME. The Libhub Initiative uniquely prioritizes the linking of these newly exposed library resources to each other and to other resources across the Web, a critical requirement of increased Web visibility. In this webinar, Eric will talk about the transition libraries must make to achieve Web visibility, explain recent trends that support these efforts, and introduce the Libhub Initiative -- an active exploration of what can happen when libraries begin to speak the language of the Web. *Presenter: Eric Miller* Eric Miller is the President of Zepheira. Prior to founding Zepheira, Eric led the Semantic Web Initiative for the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) at MIT where he led the architectural and technical leadership in the design and evolution of the Semantic Web. Eric is a frequent and sought after international speaker in areas of International Web standards, knowledge management, collaboration, development and deployment.