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Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference 2016

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The 2nd Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference (#UMDCC16) will take place August 9-10 at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa (Quad Cities). The UMDCC provides opportunities for digital collections creators and curators in the region and beyond to network, share best practices, participate in hands-on workshops, and learn from leaders in digital cultural heritage. The conference will be held jointly with the 2016 CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting, sponsored by OCLC, August 10-11.

Conference Keynote: Trevor Owens

trevor-whitehouse-cupcake_smallTrevor Owens of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will kick off #UMDCC16 on August 9 as keynote speaker. Trevor will introduce the National Digital Platform priority, discuss how the cultural heritage community can engage with and connect local projects to it, and share updates on the future of the initiative.

CONTENTdm Keynote: OCLC Research/Linked Data

OCLC and the Strategic Advisory Group for Digital Collections have created the Metadata Refinery Pilot Study to explore metadata enhancement and the conversion of record-based metadata from CONTENTdm and other digital repositories to entity-based linked data. On August 10, a panel discussion and demonstration of a “works-in-progress” toolkit will be followed by a breakout session where attendees can speak further with the panelists about their questions and use cases.

Conference Partners

Minitex, WiLS, and RAILS (Reaching Across Illinois Library System), along with a regional planning committee, are the primary organizers of the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference. In addition, St. Ambrose University Library is the local host and is donating staff time and planning support for this three-day event. The CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting is sponsored by OCLC; their support means that this portion of the conference is free to current and potential CONTENTdm users.