Why “What I didn’t learn in library school” doesn’t really matter, with a caveat
School, and what comes after
Category Archives: learning
Semantic Web and Libraries Learning Programme
A recent email from a colleague reminded me of the project that spurred the development of this blog in the first place, the idea to create a free, grassroots online learning programme to help librarians learn about the semantic web. Somewhere along the way, as these things do, it fell down my list of priorities. [...]
Fundamental skills for the Semantic Web: Information Architecture
We’re pulling together the content and site for the Semantic Library Learning Program, and one of the questions that has come up is what are the background skills? What do you need to know before you learn about the Semantic Web? The list includes XML, databases, and metadata amongst others. Another more broadly defined skillset [...]
When and how to learn about the Semantic Web
Via Cataloging Futures, a post from Allan Cho about the how and when of learning new skills for digital librarianship: I’m finding it increasingly my own initiative to get caught up in the literature and the technologies. Who really has time to learn OAI-PMH metadata standards, XML, EAD, and TEI? Many librarians keep abreast of [...]
Learning the Semantic Web
Over on the wiki, we’ve started putting together a very basic outline of what an online course to learn about the Semantic Web and Libraries might look like. My aim is to provide something for the middle-ground of early adopters – those who are enthusiastic about these new technologies and are keen to learn more, [...]