Link It: Exploring Semantic Richness in Digital Collections
Slides used for presentation at the Second Symposium on Information & Technology in the Arts & Humanities (May 18, 2016). http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGAH/2016/01/15/2016-symposium/ The Symposium was sponsored by the Special Interest Groups for Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) and Visualization, Images, and Sound (SIG VIS) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).
Symposium presentations can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2v-vQy9W5DeXsuC5-l-T65WgFrPFKNDk
This presentation provides an overview of the UNLV Linked Open Data project; demonstrating how LOD principles can be applied to CONTENTdm digital collections. Topics covered include concepts and principles guiding communities creating LOD, evolution in the role of metadata creator/LOD contributor, and key benefits to digital library researchers.
Cory Lampert is the Head of Digital Collections at the UNLV University Libraries where she is responsible for operations and strategic planning for a dynamic department that comprises digitization facilities, several digital collections systems/technologies and grant-funded projects such as the Nevada Digital Newspaper Program. Cory's research interests are in the areas of linked open data, strategic planning for digital libraries, and mentorship of new librarians. When not working on digital libraries and metadata, she likes hiking the peaks of the Mountain West.
