[open-bibliography] fyi - Linked Open Data in Libraries, Archives, and Museums Summit

Mon Feb 14 21:13:13 UTC 2011

Excellent.

Mark, Adrian: perhaps we can report this on http://openbiblio.net/ ?

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Tom Morris <tfmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jon Voss <jon at lookbackmaps.net>
> Date: Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:17 PM
> Subject: [Freebase-discuss] Linked Open Data in Libraries, Archives,
> and Museums Summit
> To: "Freebase.com discussion list" <freebase-discuss at freebase.com>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> Thought I would share this international event taking place in San
> Francisco this June 2-3. http://lod-lam.net.
>
> If you’re doing any work with libraries, archives, museums or cultural
> heritage institutions, or building applications with such data, this
> is a great opportunity to gather with colleagues from around the
> world.  As space is limited, we’ll be accepting applications through
> Feb. 28.
>
> Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions.
>
> Thanks,
> Jon
>
> + + +
>
> The International Linked Open Data in Libraries, Archives, and Museums
> Summit (LOD-LAM) will be held in San Francisco on 2-3 June 2011.
>
> LOD-LAM will convene leaders in their respective areas of expertise
> from the humanities and sciences to catalyse practical and actionable
> approaches to publishing Linked Open Data, specifically:
>
> * Identify the tools and techniques for publishing and working with
> Linked Open Data.
>
> * Draft precedents and policy for licensing and copyright
> considerations regarding the publishing of library, archive, and
> museum metadata.
>
> * Publish definitions and promote use cases that will give LAM staff
> the tools they need to advocate for Linked Open Data in their
> institutions.
>
> Applications open from  1 February – 28 February.  Limited travel
> grants will be available. The hashtag for the event is #lodlam.
>
> Please go to http://lod-lam.net/summit/ for more information.
>
> Sent on behalf of the organizers and organizing committee:
>
> Jon Voss, Founder, LookBackMaps, principal organizer/facilitator.
>
> Kris Carpenter Negulescu, Director of Web Group, Internet Archive,
> project manager
>
>
> Organizing Committee:
>
> Lisa Goddard, Acting Associate University Librarian for Information
> Technology, Memorial University Libraries
>
> Martin Kalfatovic, Assistant Director, Digital Services Division at
> Smithsonian Institution Libraries and the Deputy Project Director of
> the Biodiversity Heritage Library
>
> Mark Matienzo, Digital Archivist in Manuscripts and Archives at the
> Yale University Library
>
> Mia Ridge, Lead Web Developer & Technical Architect, Science Museum/NMSI (UK)
>
> Tim Sherratt, National Museum of Australia & University of Canberra
>
> MacKenzie Smith, Research Director, MIT Libraries
>
> Adrian Stevenson, Research Officer, UKOLN; Project Manager, LOCAH
> Linked Data Project
>
> John Wilbanks, VP of Science, Director of Science Commons, Creative Commons
>
>
> Special thanks to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Internet
> Archive for making this event possible.
>
> Jon Voss
>
> LookBackMaps.Netp.415.593.5508Twitter:LookBackMaps
> CivilWarData150.netLod-Lam.netThatCampBayArea.org
>
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