Open metadata, open systems…redrawing the library metadata landscape

“It seems to me that we’ve spent enough time on

closing down our information systems while

attempting to broaden our influence through the

production and delivery of innovative library

programs and services. When we support the

development and use of closed systems we’re

failing our communities.”

--Cecily Walker, LITA Forum 2016 Keynote

Open your own systemsStart to think of the library, and it’s systems as a coherent platform, and open them

Understand the data you collect, house, and make available, and provide clear usage information that is both human and machine readable

Share your data, and the information about your data, widely

Be a network pipeLinked data is only going to work if you:

◦ Actively link your own data

◦ Take ownership of the data that is unique to you, and expose it for consumption

◦ This means having:◦ Namespaces

◦ Endpoints

◦ And infrastructure

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Data_access

Experimentation

Impact◦ Encouraging promiscuous sharing of our data

◦ Both metadata and content

◦ Active partnering with groups like the DPLA and HathiTrust to share data broadly

◦ Seeking out interdisciplinary partners on your campuses

◦ Host hackathons, push new types of discovery