The Library Information Technology Association (LITA) is offering three full-day pre-conferences from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. on June 27 at ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas.
As data continues to come to the fore, new tools are becoming available for librarians to assist faculty and use with their own data. The "Managing Data: Tools for Plans and Data Scrubbing" preconference will focus on the DMPTool and OpenRefine. The DMPTool will be presented to demonstrate customisation features, review data management plans, best and worst practices and writing a data plan for a data set a library may collect. OpenRefine will be demonstrated with sample data to show potential use with library data sets and more of the data lifecycle process; metadata will also be covered.
Linked Data can improve how libraries share their metadata, harvest it from non-library sources and build better applications to connect patrons with library resources. However, what does this mean for the daily work of catalogers? The "Practical Linked Data with Open Source" preconference will narrow the gap between theory and practice by presenting the state of the art for Linked Data management in open source integrated library systems and giving participants the chance to try it out.
Having trouble managing your library's website? Content in chaos? Platform the pits? Statistics staggering? The doctors are in! The "Web Therapy" full-day preconference will tackle a number of tough topics to help cure the ills that are keeping your library site from achieving total wellness. Specific topics will be determined by a survey sent in advance to attendees.
To register for any of these events, interested parties may include them with their initial conference registration or add them later using the unique link in their email confirmation. Online registration is available through June 20. Onsite registration will also be accepted in Las Vegas.
