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Metadata in Digital Content: A Look at Shareable Metadata in Aggregation Services
In the life cycle of digital content, shareable metadata is an important part of the process of both digitized and born-digital content to enable users to find the digital objects. Furthermore, metadata can be shared beyond the original environment to make the digital objects available to a larger audience, such as through aggregation services like the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). In this Funding to Preservation: A Digital Content Life Cycle Series webinar, Megan Pearson, Project Coordinator for the Illinois Digital Heritage Hub (IDHH), the Illinois Hub for the DPLA, will share her experience with aggregating metadata and working with metadata created by other institutions, including standardization practices and methods used by the IDHH, and offer some thoughts on how to create shareable metadata across environments.
Megan Pearson is the Project Coordinator for the Illinois Digital Heritage Hub (IDHH), where she coordinates the administration, aggregation (including the metadata standardization and ingest process), content curation, and outreach and promotion for the IDHH. She joined the IDHH as Metadata Manager in 2020. While pursuing her MSLIS, Megan worked in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library as Project Manager and Technical Graduate Assistant for the National Digital Newspaper Program. Prior to libraries, Megan studied early modern British literature and hand-press printing.This event is sponsored by the Professional Development Alliance, a group of library consortia dedicated to sharing learning opportunities across member libraries.
Picture Book Party
Join us for a conversation with picture book authors Kyle Lukoff, Breanna Carzoo, and Debbi Michiko Florence, with moderator Kristi Chadwick. All attendees will be eligible for a chance to win a sampling of prizes, including books from each author.
This event is part of the annual LibraryLinkNJ Summer Book Bash, a celebration of books and authors designed exclusively for library staff.This event is brought to you by the Professional Development Alliance - a group of library consortia committed to sharing learning opportunities across member libraries.
AI and the Future of Personal Computing: Implications for Libraries and Beyond
Discover how artificial intelligence is set to impact personal computing and library services in our upcoming webinar hosted by Colin Keenan, Experiential Learning Services Librarian at NC State University. We will examine key habits and trends in computing over the last 15 years, particularly the rise of the browser as a central retrieval and creative tool. This session will also highlight projected changes to interfaces and how AI empowers self-identified ‘non-technical’ staff to engage in tool development thinking.
The webinar will be activity-based, featuring example workflows tailored to specific professional needs and providing practical insights into how AI can be harnessed for both personal and professional utility. Join us to explore the potential of AI and prepare for the next wave of advancements in personal computing and library service optimization.
Learning Objectives- Understand Key Trends in Computing: Participants will gain insights into significant computing trends over the past 15 years, particularly the increasing role of the browser, and how these trends influence current and future AI developments.
- Explore AI-Driven Interface Changes: Attendees will learn about upcoming changes in user interfaces driven by AI and how these changes will simplify tasks, enabling users to accomplish more by plainly stating their ideas.
- Develop Practical AI Skills: Participants will engage in hands-on activities, including coding examples, to develop practical skills in using AI for web development and other tasks, regardless of their technical background.