Linked open data (LOD) and ISNI as a crucial bridge identifier for cultural heritage
Scope of this project
The LOD-ISNI project allows KBR to organise activities aimed at strengthening the long-term cooperation with international partners, and at promoting the use of Linked Open Data and ISNI as a crucial bridge identifier for cultural heritage materials.
Partners
The LOD-ISNI project is financed by the Belgian Science Policy Office BELSPO in response to the call International Networking, and results from the cooperation between:
- KBR – Contemporary Collections
- Library of Congress
- Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
- British Library
- ISNI International Agency
- OCLC
- Koninklijke Bibliotheek
- Ghent University – Internet technology and Data science Lab (IDLab)
- Ghent University – Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities (GhentCDH)
- University of Antwerp
Duration
December 2020 – end of March 2022
Activities
- 2 February 2021: Presentation at the Public Domain Day 2021, organised by Meemoo, Wikimedia Belgium and KBR. [watch it here]
- 2 June 2021: Poster presentation at DH Benelux 2021 – The Humanities in a Digital World. [watch it here]
- 24 June 2021: Panel discussion ‘Why use Wikidata, or not?’ at LIBER 2021. [watch it here]
- 17 September 2021: Study Day ‘Getting started with Linked Open Data’ (online)
- 13-17 December (online) and 20-21 December 2021 (hybrid): Linked Pasts Symposium at Ghent University
- 17-18 March 2022: International conference on Linked Open Data, International Standards and Cooperative Cataloguing at KBR
Contact
Ann Van Camp, KBR – Contemporary Collections