[nfais-l] NISO/NFAIS Virtual Conference-Connecting the Library to the Wider World: Successful Applications of Linked Data

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NISO/NFAIS Virtual Conference:  Connecting the Library to the Wider World: Successful Applications of Linked Data
 
Date:  Wednesday, December 3, 2014
 
Time:  11:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
 
Registration Information:  [ http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/virtual/wider_world/ ]( http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/virtual/wider_world/ )
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What's Covered:
For the vast majority of users, the launch of [ Google's Knowledge Graph in 2012 ]( http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/search/knowledge.html ) was the first glimpse they had of the value of linked data.  A search of Google for "Jane Austen" generates a display that serves up specific facts on Austen's life and work so that users aren't left to sort through disorganized (and potentially irrelevant) result sets.  The displayed card is the dynamically generated result from underlying linked data connecting entities and concepts, exposing the casual searcher to existing relationships and potentially new meaning.
 
All types of content providers—including libraries—are acting on the promise of knowledge systems built on linked data.  By making data open, it becomes interoperable.  By disambiguating and linking data, the user's experience is a better one.  Content is more discoverable and more meaningful by exposing the relationships the data may have in the context of similar or relevant materials.  By creating services that rely on linked open data, a more sophisticated information environment is created that better serves user communities in a variety of settings.
 
In this full-day event, you'll learn: 
What linked open data (LOD) is and how it is different from linked data.
Recent library initiatives in metadata and discovery, as well as digitized special collections.
The emerging tools for creating engaging content.
How to fuel smart content and insightful systems.
The building process of the new information environment.
What to expect in the next 3-5 years.
Join us on Wednesday, December 3, and gain insight on how the promise of linked data—open or closed—is slowly becoming reality, and how experts in the information community are shaping its future.
 
 
To register or learn more about this event, go to [ http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/virtual/wider_world/ ]( http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/virtual/wider_world/ ).  For US and Canada-based registrants, the cost of the webinar is $185 for NISO or NFAIS members $245 for non-members. For International registrants, the cost of the webinar is $225 for NISO or NFAIS members $285 for non-members. Student rates are also available.
 
REGISTER NOW!!
 
CONTACT: For more information on this event or any of those shown below, please contact Jill O'Neill, Director of Professional Development at 443-221-2980 ext. 102 or via email at [ jilloneill at nfais.org ]( mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org ).
 
UPCOMING NFAIS EVENTS
November 14, 2014 - [ The State of Reference: A Sage White Paper ]( http://www.nfais.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=435082&orgId=nfais ) (Webinar)
November 20, 2014 - [ Data Infrastructure: The Importance of Quality and Integrity ]( https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=445131&orgId=nfais ) (CENDI-NFAIS Workshop) 
February 22-24, 2015 - [ NFAIS Annual Conference ]( https://nfais.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=437992&orgId=nfais ) (DC Metro Area)
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