[nfais-l] NFAIS Webinar on Linked Data

[Bonnie Lawlor]

NFAIS Webinar:  Linked Data:  What it is, What it Does, and the Future of
Information Discovery

"Linked Data" is one of today's hot topics.  But do you know what is meant
by the term, how linked data is generated, and what potential it holds for
improving information discovery?

 

On October 25, 2012 NFAIS will hold a 90 minute webinar that will provide an
overview of how linked data can be used to the benefit of the entire
information community - content providers, librarians, and users.  Some of
the topics to be covered are what is meant by "linked data;" how it is a
step forward from previous mechanisms used to expose information on the web;
if and how it is being used by the scholarly/research community in a
fruitful way; how it fuels the semantic web predicted for the future; and
why, with the increasing power of technologies that can make sense of
unstructured data, linked standards are necessary.

 

Two experts will lead the discussion: Bradley Allen, Vice President,
Elsevier Labs, will provide the perspective of a content provider and
Richard Wallis, Technology Evangelist, OCLC, will provide the viewpoint of
the library community.

 

If you or your staff want to get a quick introduction to linked data and how
its use can enhance a publisher's information products and services as well
as increase the value and utility of a library's holdings, register for the
NFAIS webinar today.  NFAIS members pay $105, Sister Society members pay
$115, and non-members pay $125.  An unlimited number of staff from NFAIS
member organizations can participate for a group fee of $255. The group fee
for an unlimited number of staff from any Sister Society is $275, and from a
non-member organization is $295. The registration form can be downloadable
from: http://info.nfais.org/info/Linked_Data_Regform.doc

 

For more in a series of programs on improving information discovery
(November 30th) and the future of abstracting and indexing services (March
15, 2013) go to:
http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/380-nfais-workshop-series-2012-2013

 

For more information contact Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and
Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax);
mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/.

 

 

 

 

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