Data Science & Metadata Research
To be discoverable by today’s online users, traditional library data must be transformed. OCLC Research analyzes bibliographic data to derive new meaning, insights, and services for use by library and information seekers. This work includes special projects, data science research, engagement with metadata communities, publications and presentations, and the creation of illustrative experimental applications.
Presentations
From Prototype to Production: Turning Good Ideas into Useful Library Services
Washington, DC (USA)
This session explores two projects at different points of the prototype-to-production workflow: IIIF (integration of the International Image Interoperability Framework) into a digital discovery environment; and a Linked Data Wikibase prototype (reconciliation tool and editor built to match library metadata workflows) transitioning to production. Temple University presents from the experimenter and practitioner point of view.
Topics: IIIF, Linked Data
CONTENTdm IIIF Discovery API
Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
Jeff Mixter details how OCLC Research built a Change Discovery API for all 14.4 million CONTENTdm items using the current IIIF Change Discovery API v0.2 spec, as well as current and future plans for the service.
Topics: IIIF
Lightening Talk - IIIF R&D at OCLC Research
Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
This presentation provides an overview of OCLC Research's current work in IIIF, including IIIF Discovery API implementation and IIIF Manifest harvesting.
Topics: IIIF, Linked Data
Linked Data Implementations—Who, What, Why?
Bonn (Germany)
Smith-Yoshimura delves into results from the 2018 International Linked Data Survey for Implementers, compares results to previous surveys, and provides insights into what libraries are doing in linked data.
Topics: Linked Data
Linked Data: From Promise to Progress
Virtual
Pace details a recent effort to create a linked data prototype built on the Wikibase platform, providing use cases for the pilot project and key takeaways.
Topics: Linked Data
What's Changed in Linked Data Implementations in the Last Three Years?
Henderson, NV (USA)
Smith-Yoshimura delves into results from the 2018 International Linked Data Survey for Implementers, comparing results to the 2015 survey, and providing insights into what libraries are doing in linked data.
Topics: Linked Data
Linked Data Prototype - Final Partner Meeting (video)
Virtual
Presented online to partner libraries to wrap-up the Linked Data Platform for Production Cataloging Workflows project
Additional Materials:
PowerPoint Slides (7.3MB)
Topics: Linked Data, Wikimedia
Subject Prediction Using Semantic Embedding
The Hague (Netherlands)
Koopman and Wang describe semantic embedding and their work on the Ariadne random projection algorithm that attempts to predict the right mix of subject headings.
Topics: Semantic Embedding
Using Wikibase to Manage Linked Data for Digital Collection
Columbus, OH (USA) D
OCLC is working with several member institutions on an experimental project to evaluate Wikibase as part of a new linked data ecosystem. This presentation given by Jean Godby summarizes the work in progress, provides demonstrations of a pilot system, and offers a discussion of the implications with those managing digital collections.
Topics: Linked Data
Why IIIF
Columbus, OH (USA)
In this presentation, a cross-divisional team at OCLC describes their current work in IIIF and its usefulness with CONTENTdm.
Topics: IIIF