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Join us for a half-day technical services symposium and an advanced MarcEdit workshop on Wednesday, December 6th. This inaugural conference will focus on what technical services practitioners face in the near and middle future. Topics will include Linked Data, BIBFRAME, and local practices happening right now in a library near you.

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Minitex Technical Services Symposium on Linked Data and the Future

To be combined with an advanced MarcEdit Workshop

Date: December 6, 2017

Location: TBD, Twin Cities

Join us for a half-day technical services symposium and an advanced MarcEdit workshop on Wednesday, December 6th. This inaugural conference will focus on what technical services practitioners face in the near and middle future. Topics will include Linked Data, BIBFRAME, and local practices happening right now in a library near you.

Hear Dr. Jean Godby of OCLC Research discuss the linked data landscape and some tools in production and in process, followed by your colleagues speaking on a panel about local forward-thinking practices. Then learn some advanced uses, tips, and tricks for the free tool MarcEdit in a hands-on workshop led by the program’s creator Terry Reese.

Look for more information coming soon!

Written by

Lizzy Baus
Metadata Librarian, Macalester College
Digital Initiatives & Metadata.

Education and support for staff who build, manage, and preserve digital and physical collections