Wednesday, April 18, 2018

D202: Linked Data Reality Check

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Andrew K Pace, Executive Director, USMAI Library Consortium, University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI)

Many libraries have been following Linked Data on the Gartner curve, from “hype” to the “trough of disillusionment.” What comes next? Join our expert as he tries to take things (not strings!) up the “slope of enlightenment.” If you’re not familiar with Linked Data, get a quick primer, view of the landscape and ideas for future application. And if you are familiar, then separate myth from reality, hear the latest triumphs and pitfalls faced by research libraries such as the LD4L (Linked Data For Libraries) and OCLC Research.