We’re excited to announce that the International Linked Open Data in Libraries Archives & Museums Summit has received a Digital Start-up Grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities. NEH Funding will focus on US support of Linked Open Data in the humanities, specifically:
- Institutional decision makers can gain a firm grasp on the techniques, technology and terminology of Linked Open Data.
- Collaborative strategy will be developed to forward the adoption and promotion of Linked Open Data in the humanities in the United States.
- Actionable steps and strategies for sharing, publishing and licensing structured data on the Web will be widely distributed and publicized.
The NEH joins the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in their generous support of the Summit. The Sloan Foundation will support international participants and those from the sciences and humanities. Sloan funding also enables us to continue outreach and forward momentum on LOD-LAM efforts during the year following the Summit, including meetings and panels at various industry and sector conferences globally.
The International Linked Open Data in Archives, Libraries, and Museums is the first gathering of its kind, and is being hosted by the Internet Archive in San Francisco, CA June 2-3, 2011.
Dear Organizers,
on my initiative, in CIDOC ICOM we have just created an LoD recommendation for museum objects (only!), which has been supported also by Emanuelle Bermes, the Europeana expert group and others:http://www.cidoc-crm.org/URIs_and_Linked_Open_Data.html
The recommendation is intended as ICOM recommendation. I would be interested in taking part in your activities in the future.
For our activities, see also http://www.cidoc-crm.org