2022 LD4 Conference on Linked Data

This talk will focus on the work of the Virginia Tech Libraries’ linked data interest group. Formed in November 2020, the purpose of this group is to provide a space to discuss linked data, to encourage learning and to experiment. Participants come from a variety of library units, including scholarly communications, digital collections, and special collections and archives. We have focused on low-stakes, low-barrier opportunities to increase our skills and experience with linked data technologies. Our projects have focused on ways to “mainstream” linked data in pre-existing library workflows, both as a way to improve the quality of library metadata and as a way to incrementally introduce new tools and practices to our colleagues.