Don’t miss your chance to save up to $50 on registration for the 2014 LITA Forum “From Node to Network” to be held Nov. 5-8, 2014 at the Hotel Albuquerque in Albuquerque N.M.
Don’t forget to book your room at the Hotel Albuquerque by Oct. 14, 2014 to guarantee the LITA room rate.
This year’s Forum will feature three keynote speakers
- AnnMarie Thomas, Engineering Professor, University of St. Thomas
- Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President, OCLC Research and Chief Strategist
- Kortney Ryan Ziegler, Founder Trans*h4ck.
More than 30 concurrent colleague inspired sessions and a dozen poster sessions will provide a wealth of practical information on a wide range of topics.
Networking opportunities, a major advantage of a smaller conference, are an important part of the Forum. Take advantage of the Thursday evening reception and sponsor showcase, the Friday networking dinners or Kitchen Table Conversations, plus meals and breaks throughout the Forum to get to know LITA leaders, Forum speakers, sponsors, and peers.
This year two preconference workshops will also be offered.
Linked Data for Libraries: How libraries can make use of Linked Open Data to share information about library resources and to improve discovery, access, and understanding for library users
Led by: Dean B. Krafft and Jon Corson-Rikert, Cornell University Library
Linked Open Data (LOD) provides an expressive and extensible mechanism for sharing information (metadata) about all the materials research libraries make available. In this workshop the presenters will introduce the principles and practices of creating and consuming Linked Open Data via a series of examples from sources relevant to libraries. They will provide an introduction to the technologies, tools, and types of data typically involved in creating and working with Linked Open Data and the semantic web. The preconference will also address the challenges of data quality, interoperability, authoritativeness, privacy, and other issues accompanying the adoption of new technologies as these apply to making use of Linked Open Data.
Learn Python by Playing with Library Data
Led by: Francis Kayiwa, Kayiwa Consulting
What can be more fun than learning Python? Learning Python by hacking on library data! In this workshop, you’ll learn Python basics by reading files, looking at MARC (yes MARC), building data structures, and analyzing library data (those logs aren’t going to appreciate themselves). By the end, you will have set up your Python environment, installed some useful packages, and learned how to write simple programs that you can use to impress your colleagues back at work.
2014 LITA Forums sponsors include EBSCO, Springshare, @mire, Innovative and OCLC.
Visit the LITA website for more information.
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