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DATE CHANGE for DCMI Webinar: "Implementing Linked Data in Low-Resource Conditions"
by DCMI Announce 15 Jun '15

15 Jun '15

*********** Please excuse the cross postings *********** [WEBINAR SCHEDULE CHANGE] Implementing Linked Data in Low-Resource Conditions DCMI/ASIST Joint Webinar ==================================================================== *:: Time:* 10:00am EDT (World Clock: 14:00 UTC http://bit.ly/webinar-keiser) *:: Presenters:* Johannes Keizer & Caterina Caracciolo *::* *REVISED DATE**:* Wednesday, 9 September 2015 *:: Webinar Website:* http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/DCMI_Handbook/webinars#keizer *:: Registration:* https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4753836746115031554 *:: If you have already registered for the original date of this webinar, you do not need to re-register. * ==================================================================== *ABOUT THE RESCHEDULED WEBINAR:* Opening up and linking data is becoming a priority for many data producers because of institutional requirements, or to consume data in newer applications, or simply to keep pace with current development. Since 2014, this priority has gaining momentum with the Global Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition initiative (GODAN). Typical small and medium-size institutions have to deal with constrained resources, which often hamper their possibilities for making their data publicly available. Keizer and Caracciolo will provide an overview of bottlenecks that institutions typically face when entering the world of open and linked data, and will provide recommendations on how to proceed. They will also discuss the use of standard and linked vocabularies to produce linked data, especially in the area of agriculture. They will describe AGRISAs, a web-based resource linking agricultural datasets as an example of linked data application resulting from the collaboration of small institutions. They will also mention AgriDrupal, a Drupal distribution that supports the production and consumption of linked datasets. This webinar will be of interest to any institution seeking ways to publish and curate data in the Linked Data World. *Redux:* This is an update of a webinar first presented in 2013. *ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:* Johannes Keizer has worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN since 1998, primarily as head of the FAO documentation group. The bibliographic database AGRIS and the multilingual concept scheme AGROVOC were completely remodeled under his leadership. In the Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and Extensions, he heads a staff of 20—the AIMS (Agricultural Information Management Standards and Services) team—which provides standards, tools, and advice for FAO stakeholders. The AIMS Team provides the technical backbone for the global Coherence in Information for Agricultural Research for Development (CIARD) Initiative. Through EC framework projects such as NeON, D2Science, and agINFRA, the AIMS Team has channeled the results of innovative European research into the international work of FAO to combat hunger and poverty in the world. Caterina Caracciolo, PhD, has served as an Information Specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) since 2006. Currently, she is responsible for the AGROVOC Concept Scheme, and participates in the GACS Working Group and the Wheat Data Interoperability Working Group (RDA). Her main interest lay in the area of semantics for data integration and sharing, with a special focus on data specific to the domains of agriculture, biodiversity, natural science and environment in the broad sense. She regularly serves on program committees for international conferences and publishes in conference proceedings and journals in the area of semantic web and information sharing in agriculture and biodiversity. She has worked in various EC-funded projects and served as also served as Work Package leader in the NeOn and SemaGrow projects. *For more information and to register, visit* http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/DCMI_Handbook/webinars#keizer. *Register now for FREE at* https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4753836746115031554. *If you have already registered for the original date/time of this webinar, you do not need to re-register. *

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DCMI Webinar: Implementing Linked Data in Low-Resource Conditions
by DCMI Announce 03 Jun '15

03 Jun '15

*********** Please excuse the cross postings *********** *Implementing Linked Data in Low-Resource Conditions* *DCMI/ASIST Joint Webinar* ==================================================================== *:: Date:* Wednesday, 17 June 2015 *:: Time:* 10:00am EDT (World Clock: 14:00 UTC http://bit.ly/1mlZeL7) *:: Presenters:* Johannes Keizer & Caterina Caracciolo *:: Website:* http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/DCMI_Handbook/webinars#keizer *:: FREE Registration:* https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4753836746115031554 ==================================================================== *ABOUT THE WEBINAR:* Opening up and linking data is becoming a priority for many data producers because of institutional requirements, or to consume data in newer applications, or simply to keep pace with current development. Since 2014, this priority has gaining momentum with the Global Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition initiative (GODAN). Typical small and medium-size institutions have to deal with constrained resources, which often hamper their possibilities for making their data publicly available. Keizer and Caracciolo will provide an overview of bottlenecks that institutions typically face when entering the world of open and linked data, and will provide recommendations on how to proceed. They will also discuss the use of standard and linked vocabularies to produce linked data, especially in the area of agriculture. They will describe AGRISAs, a web-based resource linking agricultural datasets as an example of linked data application resulting from the collaboration of small institutions. They will also mention AgriDrupal, a Drupal distribution that supports the production and consumption of linked datasets. This webinar will be of interest to any institution seeking ways to publish and curate data in the Linked Data World. *Redux: This is an update of a webinar first presented in 2013*. *ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:* *Johannes Keizer *has worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN since 1998, primarily as head of the FAO documentation group. The bibliographic database AGRIS and the multilingual concept scheme AGROVOC were completely remodeled under his leadership. In the Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and Extensions, he heads a staff of 20—the AIMS (Agricultural Information Management Standards and Services) team—which provides standards, tools, and advice for FAO stakeholders. The AIMS Team provides the technical backbone for the global Coherence in Information for Agricultural Research for Development (CIARD) Initiative. Through EC framework projects such as NeON, D2Science, and agINFRA, the AIMS Team has channeled the results of innovative European research into the international work of FAO to combat hunger and poverty in the world. *Caterina Caracciolo*, PhD, has served as an Information Specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) since 2006. Currently, she is responsible for the AGROVOC Concept Scheme, and participates in the GACS Working Group and the Wheat Data Interoperability Working Group (RDA). Her main interest lay in the area of semantics for data integration and sharing, with a special focus on data specific to the domains of agriculture, biodiversity, natural science and environment in the broad sense. She regularly serves on program committees for international conferences and publishes in conference proceedings and journals in the area of semantic web and information sharing in agriculture and biodiversity. She has worked in various EC-funded projects and served as also served as Work Package leader in the NeOn and SemaGrow projects. For more information and to register, visit http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/DCMI_Handbook/webinars#keizer. Register now for *FREE* at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4753836746115031554.

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Thursday Webinar at iDigBio about Kurator: on automated workflows for curating biodiversity data
by Deborah Paul 28 May '15

28 May '15

Hi Everyone, Are you interested in data quality? Wondering what sort of automated processes might be run against known data sources to help you clean and enhance your biodiversity data? Please join us tomorrow, Thursday, May 28th from 2 - 4 PM EDT for a Webinar and Demo about Kurator. **Where: **http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/datamgmt *What's Kurator*? Read all about it here: https://www.idigbio.org/content/webinar-towards-user-definable-semi-automat… *What to expect*? The first hour will focus on an overall explanation of Kurator's "automated workflow for quality control of biodiversity data." The software focuses on: checking scientific names, georeferences, and collecting event dates. Three Thematic Collection Networks (TCNs) use, or are planning to use this software as part of their efforts to provide quality data: SCAN TCN <https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Southwest_Collections_of_Arthropods_…>, NEVP TCN <https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Mobilizing_New_England_Vascular_Plan…>, and InvertEBase TCN <https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/InvertEBase:_Reaching_Back_to_See_th…>. The second half of this webinar is IT-focused and provides developers with a chance to learn more about how to install the software and test it on their own using sample data sets from iDigBio or Symbiota. Many thanks for the concerted efforts of the Kurator software development team to put this in-depth presentation together! See you there!** **Deb, et al with special thanks from the iDigBio Data Management Interest Group and the iDigBio Cyberinfrastructure Working Group (apologies for cross-posting) Please use headsets for best sound experience. -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Technology Specialist Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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In 30 minutes: Webinar on Handwriting Recognition Software
by Deborah Paul 26 May '15

26 May '15

Hi Everyone, Quick reminder. Webinar starting in 30 minutes... Demo and Webinar: Interactive Handwritten Text Recognition and Indexing of Historical Documents: tranScriptorium and the Transkribus Platform Read more about it: https://www.idigbio.org/content/demo-and-webinar-interactive-handwritten-te… When: Tuesday May 26, 2015 at 11 AM EDT (that's 1500 UTC). Where:http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/augmentocr See you there!, Elspeth Haston (RBGE, Synthesys3), and Deb Paul, et al at iDigBio -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Technology Specialist Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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DCMI/ASIS&T Webinar: "Digital Preservation Metadata and Improvements to PREMIS in Version 3.0"
by DCMI Announce 20 May '15

20 May '15

******************Please excuse the cross postings****************** *Digital Preservation Metadata and Improvements to PREMIS in Version 3.0* *A DCMI/ASIST Joint Webinar* ==================================================================== *:: Presenter:* Angela Dappert *:: Date:* Wednesday, 27 May 2015 *:: Time:* 10:00am - 11:15am EDT (World Clock: 14:00 UTC http://bit.ly/Webinar-Dappert) *:: Registration:* http://dublincore.org/resources/training/#2015dappert ==================================================================== *ABOUT THE WEBINAR:* The PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata is the international standard for metadata to support the preservation of digital objects and ensure their long-term usability. Developed by an international team of experts, PREMIS is implemented in digital preservation projects around the world, and support for PREMIS is incorporated into a number of commercial and open-source digital preservation tools and systems. The PREMIS Editorial Committee coordinates revisions and implementation of the standard, which consists of the Data Dictionary, an XML schema, and supporting documentation. The PREMIS Data Dictionary is currently in version 2.2. A new major release 3.0 is due out this summer. This webinar gives a brief overview of why digital preservation metadata is needed, shows examples of digital preservation metadata, shows how PREMIS can be used to capture this metadata, and illustrates some of the changes that will be available in version 3.0. *SPEAKER:* Dr. Angela Dappert is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Portsmouth. She has widely researched and published on digital preservation. She has consulted for archives and libraries on digital life cycle management and policies, led and conducted research in the EU-co-funded Planets, Scape, TIMBUS, and E-ARK projects, and applied digital preservation practice at the British Library through work on digital repository implementation, digital metadata standards, digital asset registration, digital asset ingest, preservation risk assessment, planning and characterization, and data carrier stabilization. Angela holds a Ph.D. in Digital Preservation, an M.Sc. in Medical Informatics and an M.Sc. in Computer Sciences. She serves on the PREMIS Editorial Committee and the Digital Preservation Programme Board of National Records Scotland. For more information and to register, visit the event webpage: http://dublincore.org/resources/training/#2015dappert

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SPNHC 2015 is underway!
by Deborah Paul 19 May '15

19 May '15

Hi tdwg folks, SPNHC 2015 is underway. If you'd like to hear the talks - we're broadcasting the plenary and some of the symposia. Going on now: SPNHC Plenary Session <https://www.idigbio.org/content/spnhc-plenary-session>: Collections for the 21st Century. Log in on Tue May 19th (8 AM EDT) to listen: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/spnhc2015 Specimens Full Circle: Collection to Digitization to Data Use Workshop <https://www.idigbio.org/content/specimens-full-circle-collection-digitizati…> Log in Wed May 20th (850 AM EDT) and Thu May 21st (830 AM EDT) to listen: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/spnhc2015sfc iDigBio Small Collections Network Workshop <https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-small-collections-workshop-spnhc> Log in Thu (8 AM EDT) to listen: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/scnet See you there, in person - or in the Adobe Connect chat and on Twitter too #spnhc2015 Best, Deb -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Technology Specialist Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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Postdoctoral fellow in Computable Semantics for the Tree of Life
by Cellinese,Nico 04 May '15

04 May '15

A Postdoctoral position is available to work with Hilmar Lapp and Nico Cellinese on building phyloreferences for the Tree of Life. All details can be found here: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/museum-voices/cellinese-lab/2015/05/03/postdoctora… Spread the word so we can start having fun asap. Thanks! Nico <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Nico Cellinese, Ph.D. Associate Curator, Botany & Informatics Joint Associate Professor, Department of Biology University of Florida Florida Museum of Natural History 354 Dickinson Hall, 1659 Museum Rd. Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, U.S.A. Tel. 352-273-1979 Fax 352-846-1861 http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/museum-voices/nico-cellinese/ Twitter @ncellinese

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DCMI/ASIS&T Webinar: "From 0 to 60 on SPARQL queries in 50 minutes"
by DCMI Announce 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

******************Please excuse the cross postings****************** *DCMI/ASIST Joint Webinar: * *From 0 to 60 on SPARQL queries in 50 minutes* ==================================================================== *:: Presenter:* Ethan Gruber *:: Date:* Wednesday, 13 May 2015 *:: Time:* 10:00am-11:15am EDT (UTC 14:00 - World Clock: http://bit.ly/Webinar-Ethan_Gruber) *:: Free Registration:* http://dublincore.org/resources/training/#2015gruber ==================================================================== *ABOUT THE WEBINAR:* This webinar provides an introduction to SPARQL, a query language for RDF. Users will gain hands on experience crafting queries, starting simply, but evolving in complexity. These queries will focus on coinage data in the SPARQL endpoint hosted by http://nomisma.org: numismatic concepts defined in a SKOS-based thesaurus and physical specimens from three major museum collections (American Numismatic Society <http://www.numismatics.org/>, British Museum <http://www.britishmuseum.org/>, and Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin <http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-and-institutions/muenzkabinett/home.html>) linked to these concepts. Results generated from these queries in the form of CSV may be imported directly into Google Fusion Tables for immediate visualization in the form of charts and maps. *Redux:* This webinar was first presented as a training session in the LODLAM Training Day at SemTech2014. *SPEAKER:* *Ethan Gruber* is the Web and Database Developer for the American Numismatic Society (ANS). With almost ten years of experience in digital humanities and cultural heritage Web development projects, Ethan is responsible for developing a new public interface for the society's collections of objects and archives. He is the chief architect of Numishare <http://numishare.blogspot.com/>, an open-source framework for delivering coin collections online and various ANS projects which implement this software: Online Coins of the Roman Empire and Coin Hoards of the Roman Republic. For more information and to register FREE, visit the event webpage: http://dublincore.org/resources/training/#2015gruber

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GBIF job opportunities
by Tim Robertson 08 Apr '15

08 Apr '15

Hi all The GBIF Secretariat currently has three job openings within the informatics team based in Copenhagen. http://www.gbif.org/jobs The positions we are seeking to fill include a technical liaison, a software developer (data team) and a web developer. In particular the technical liaison role might be of interest to many subscribers on this list. The deadline for the technical liaison position is Monday, 4 May 2015; the deadline for the developer positions, Monday, 27 April 2015 Please help us in our recruitment by sharing these positions through your own networks and channels of communication. Many thanks, Tim

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DCMI Webinar: Andreas Rauber on making dynamic data citable--recommendations of the RDA Working Group
by DCMI Announce 05 Apr '15

05 Apr '15

*** Apologies for cross-posting *** *DCMI/ASIS&T Joint Webinar:* *Approaches to Making Dynamic Data Citable: Recommendations of the RDA Working Group* ================== *DAY:* 8 April 2015 *TIME:* 10:00am-11:15am EDT (UTC 14:00 - World Clock: http://bit.ly/Webinar-Andreas_Rauber) *REGISTRATION:* http://dublincore.org/resources/training/#2015rauber ================== *Webinar Abstract: * Being able to reliably and efficiently identify entire or subsets of data in large and dynamically growing or changing datasets constitutes a significant challenge for a range of research domains. In order to repeat an earlier study, to apply data from an earlier study to a new model, we need to be able to precisely identify the very subset of data used. While verbal descriptions of how the subset was created (e.g. by providing selected attribute ranges and time intervals) are hardly precise enough and do not support automated handling, keeping redundant copies of the data in question does not scale up to the big data settings encountered in many disciplines today. Furthermore, we need to be able to handle situations where new data gets added or existing data gets corrected or otherwise modified over time. Conventional approaches, such as assigning persistent identifiers to entire data sets or individual subsets or data items, are thus not sufficient. In this webinar, Andreas Rauber will review the challenges identified above and discuss solutions that are currently elaborated within the context of the working group of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) on Data Citation: Making Dynamic Data Citeable. The approach is based on versioned and time-stamped data sources, with persistent identifiers being assigned to the time-stamped queries/expressions that are used for creating the subset of data. We will further review results from the first pilots evaluating the approach. *Presenter:* *Andreas Rauber* is Associate Professor at the Department of Software Technology and Interactive Systems (IFS) at the Vienna University of Technology (TU-Wien). He furthermore is president of AARIT, the Austrian Association for Research in IT and a Key Researcher at Secure Business Austria (SBA-Research). He is co-chairing the RDA Working Group on Data Citation together with Ari Asmi and Dieter van Uytvanck. He received his MSc and PhD in Computer Science from the Vienna University of Technology in 1997 and 2000, respectively. In 2001 he joined the National Research Council of Italy ([http://www.cnr.it/sitocnr/home.html CNR]) in Pisa as an ERCIM Research Fellow, followed by an ERCIM Research position at the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA), at Rocquencourt, France, in 2002. From 2004-2008 he was also head of the iSpaces] research group at the eCommerce Competence Center (ec3).

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