The OCLC Research Library Partnership
Archives and Special Collections Linked Data Review Group
Background
By understanding the descriptive needs of the rare and unique collections communities, this group will guide future linked data approaches and services from OCLC.
Working in collaboration with OCLC Research Library Partnership representatives from the rare book, archives, and special collections communities, OCLC will facilitate a series of virtual discussions to gather information that needs to be reflected in linked data approaches.
Because of the specific goals and needs of bibliographic and archival description, initial meetings will focus on gathering details about these distinct descriptive practices. All participants will actively contribute to the questions and discussion.
Output
Archives and Special Collections Linked Data: Navigating between Notes and Nodes
OCLC Research Report
This publication shares the findings from the Archives and Special Collections Linked Data Review Group, which explored key areas of concern and opportunities for archives and special collections in transitioning to a linked data environment.
Among the issues discussed in this publication:
- Descriptive data models for special collections in linked data environments
- Challenges around multilinguality
- Ethical issues, community engagement
- Expressing relationships and change over time
- The long tail of authorities and identifiers in special collections
- Sustainability
Working Group Members
Leads
Nathan Putnam
Karen Smith-Yoshimura
Team members
Merrilee Proffitt
Bruce Washburn
Chela Scott Weber
Erin Blake
Folger Shakespeare Library
Itza Carbajal
University of Texas Austin
Regine Heberlein
Princeton University
Sarah Horowitz
Haverford College
Jason Kovari
Cornell University
Vanessa Lacey
University of Cambridge
Cory Lampert
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Darnelle Melvin
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Holly Mengel
University of Pennsylvania
Cory Nimer
Brigham Young University
Maria Oldal
Morgan Library and Museum
Arielle Rambo
Library Company of Philadelphia
Elizabeth Roke
Emory University
Eric de Ruijter
International Institute of Social History
Dan Santamaria
Tufts University
Weatherly Stephan
New York University