Jun'15: Ontologies and Linked Data (Library Juice Academy)

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/054-ontologies-linked.php

Dates: June 1-26, 2015
Price: $175

An expansion of the Introduction to the Semantic Web course. In this course we will build on the foundation of the Intro course and focus in more detail on SKOS, OWL, MADs/METS/MODS, and the Open Linked Data movement. We will also discuss strategies for creating taxonomies and ontologies and hands-on ontology creation with Open Source tools, such as Protégé

Apr'15: Introduction to the Semantic Web (Library Juice Academy)

April 6 to May 1st, 2015

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/020-intro-semantic-web.php
$175

One of the main goals the semantic web (sometimes referred to as Web 3.0, Linked Data, or the Web of Data) is to allow the web to be treated like a database through structured metadata, controlled vocabularies, and data linking. Simply put, semantics is the process of adding description and information to resources to help us understand the meaning of these resources. This is not a foreign concept to LIS professionals, the language and tools of semantic organization, however, are a new and evolving discipline. In this course we will provide an introduction to semantic web standards (RDF, RDFa, taxonomies/OWL, SKOS) and their application. RDF is the foundation of the semantic web and most related standards so we will spend a significant portion of time learning the basic concepts of the RDF framework and how RDF can be represented in an XML format (we'll be looking at a good number of RDF examples). In addition, we will explore how to create semantic models that could be used to link/share different types of resources, and how basic ontologies (using the Web Ontology Language) are created.

This course can be taken as one of six courses needed to earn our Certificate in XML and RDF-Based Systems, and may assume a certain level of background knowledge covered in other courses in the sequence.

Mar'15: Information Architecture: Designing Navigation for Library Websites (Library Juice Academy)

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/046-designing-navigation.php

Dates: March 2-27, 2015
Credits: 1.5 CEUs
Price: $175

Website navigation is a key design device to help users search and browse library websites and information systems. The design of Website navigation can be simple or complex, flat or deep. In all cases, website navigation should take into account information architecture (IA) best practices, common user tasks in the library domain, user research, analytics and information seeking models.

Jan'15: Library Juice Academy online classes

January

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Introduction to Cataloging
Instructor: Melissa Adler | Credits: 1.5 CEUs | Cost: $175

Introduction to Project Management
Instructor: Robin Hastings | Credits: 1.5 CEUs | Cost: $175

The SPARQL semantic query language and protocol - the Semantic Web in action
Instructor: Robert Chavez | Credits: 1.5 CEUs | Cost: $175

Student Staff Development
Instructor: Jeremy McGinniss | Credits: 1.5 CEUs | Cost $175

Embedded Librarianship in Online Courses
Instructor: Mimi O'Malley | Credits: 1.5 CEUs | Cost: $175

Visual Analytics with D3.js
Instructor: Olga Buchel | Credits: 1.5 CEUs | Cost: $175

Introduction to Book Indexing
Instructor: Joanne Sprott | Credits: 1.5 CEUs | Cost: $175

Getting Started with Digital Image Collections
Instructor: Beth Knazook | Credits: 1.5 CEUs | Cost: $175

PHP and MySQL
Instructor: Caleb Tucker-Raymond | Credits: 1.5 CEUs | Cost $175

Backward Design for Information Literacy Instruction: Fostering Critical Habits of Mind through Learning Outcomes, Assessment, and Sequencing
Instructor: Andrea Baer | Credits: 2.25 CEUs | Cost $250

Jan'15: The SPARQL semantic query language and protocol - the Semantic Web in action (Library Juice Academy)

January 5-30, 2015 / $175

 This course will focus on the SPARQL query language (used to query RDF and semantic data) as well as the concept of the semantic 'triple' and RDF triplestores (a type of database for semantic data). Topics will include: the fundamentals of SPARQL how to write SPARQL queries against RDF tripe stores and interact with existing triple stores, how SPARQL is used to access, disseminate, and exchange semantic data on the web. We'll also spend a good deal of time studying how semantic systems are implemented on the web by looking at working open access examples of semantic data searches, triplestore, and semantic interfaces on the web. One of the primary goals of this course is for the student to understand how semantic data is used, accessed, and disseminated on the web.

This course can be taken as one of six courses needed to earn our Certificate in XML and RDF-Based Systems, and may assume a certain level of background knowledge covered in other courses in the sequence.

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/055-SPARQL-Jan15.php

Oct: Introduction to the Semantic Web (Library Juice Academy)

Dates: October 6-31, 2014
Credits: 1.5 CEUs
Price: $175
   
One of the main goals the semantic web (sometimes referred to as Web 3.0, Linked Data, or the Web of Data) is to allow the web to be treated like a database through structured metadata, controlled vocabularies, and data linking. Simply put, semantics is the process of adding description and information to resources to help us understand the meaning of these resources. This is not a foreign concept to LIS professionals, the language and tools of semantic organization, however, are a new and evolving discipline. In this course we will provide an introduction to semantic web standards (RDF, RDFa, taxonomies/OWL, SKOS) and their application. RDF is the foundation of the semantic web and most related standards so we will spend a significant portion of time learning the basic concepts of the RDF framework and how RDF can be represented in an XML format (we'll be looking at a good number of RDF examples). In addition, we will explore how to create semantic models that could be used to link/share different types of resources, and how basic ontologies (using the Web Ontology Language) are created.

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/020-intro-semantic-web-Oct14.php

Feb: Web science: how the web is changing the world (Future Learn)

Starts on 10 February    Duration: 6 weeks    University of Southampton

You may be an avid user of the Web but this introductory course in Web Science will help you to understand the Web as a both social system and a technical system: a global information infrastructure built from the interactions of people and technologies.

We will examine the origins and evolution of the Web, and consider key questions of Security, Democracy, Networks and Economy from both computational and social science perspectives.

By following this course, you will have a greater understanding of the Web and begin to develop skills for the digital era - skills that are useful for everyday life and widely sought by the technology driven employers of today.

This is the start of a journey that could help you shape the future of the World Wide Web.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/web-science-2014

Jan: The SPARQL semantic query language and protocol - the Semantic Web in action

1.5 CEUs | Cost: $175   Jan 1-28, 2014


This course will focus on the SPARQL query language (used to query RDF and semantic data) as well as the concept of the semantic 'triple' and RDF triplestores (a type of database for semantic data). Topics will include: the fundamentals of SPARQL how to write SPARQL queries against RDF tripe stores and interact with existing triple stores, how SPARQL is used to access, disseminate, and exchange semantic data on the web. We'll also spend a good deal of time studying how semantic systems are implemented on the web by looking at working open access examples of semantic data searches, triplestore, and semantic interfaces on the web. One of the primary goals of this course is for the student to understand how semantic data is used, accessed, and disseminated on the web.

This course can be taken as one of six courses needed to earn our Certificate in XML and RDF-Based Systems, and may assume a certain level of background knowledge covered in other courses in the sequence.

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/055-SPARQL.php

Dec: Ontologies and LInked Data

1.5 CEUs | Cost: $175   Dec 1-28

An expansion of the Introduction to the Semantic Web course. In this course we will build on the foundation of the Intro course and focus in more detail on SKOS, OWL, MADs/METS/MODS, and the Open Linked Data movement. We will also discuss strategies for creating taxonomies and ontologies and hands-on ontology creation with Open Source tools, such as Protégé.

This course can be taken as one of six courses needed to earn our Certificate in XML and RDF-Based Systems, and may assume a certain level of background knowledge covered in other courses in the sequence.

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/054-ontologies-linked.php 

May: When Opportunity Knocks? Challenges Associated with Implementing Linked Data in Libraries

ALCTS webinar

May 22, 2013

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1pm Central, and 2pm Eastern time.

This hour-long webinar takes the discussion of linked data in libraries a step further. The benefits that linked data represents are incontestable:

making relationships in metadata explicit, using web–friendly markup, and liberating libraries from their current data silos are all part of the appeal. Integrating library data onto the semantic web is imminent, but what are some of the obstacles that libraries will have to overcome? Linked data standards, multiple URIs, sophisticated query language issues, and the challenge of navigating a different set of data silos all will require libraries to re-think their approach as we move toward linked data.

Who should attend? Those looking to implement linked data solutions at their libraries.

Presenter: Heather Lea Moulaison, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri’s School of Information Science and Learning Technologies. Dr. Moulaison’s teaching and research interests include organization of information (including cataloging and metadata) and emerging technologies in libraries (including linked data and cloud computing). Dr.

Moulaison earned her PhD at Rutgers University, earned an MSLIS from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and also earned an MA in Interdisciplinary French Studies from UIUC.

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Registration Fees:  $39 ALCTS Member; $49 Non-member; $39 International; $99 Group (a group of people that will watch it together).  

For additional information and access to registrations links, please go to the following website:

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar.

ALCTS webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling

1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org. For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or alctsce@ala.org.