Helen Williams
@helskrw.bsky.social
Metadata Manager @LSELibrary. Exploring and developing new ways in which metadata can support research, teaching and learning.
First in a new blog post series from OCLC summarising the discussions of Metadata Managers as we explored the challenges and opportunities of AI in metadata creation and management.
📢New blog post! Backlogs and beyond: AI in primary cataloging workflows
Facing cataloging backlogs, legacy metadata issues, and language challenges, libraries are exploring how AI may offer practical support—while keeping human expertise central.
(🎉Me, celebrating the OCLC RLP!)
#AIandLibraries
Facing cataloging backlogs, legacy metadata issues, and language challenges, libraries are exploring how AI may offer practical support—while keeping human expertise central.
(🎉Me, celebrating the OCLC RLP!)
#AIandLibraries
Backlogs and beyond: AI in primary cataloging workflows - Hanging Together
Facing backlogs, legacy metadata issues, and language challenges, libraries are exploring how AI may offer practical support—while keeping human expertise central.
hangingtogether.org
October 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
First in a new blog post series from OCLC summarising the discussions of Metadata Managers as we explored the challenges and opportunities of AI in metadata creation and management.
Catch up with @lselibrary.bsky.social's latest Wikidata project here journals.cilip.org.uk/catalogue-an... This time we've been focusing on a unique set of oral history interviews about the British Suffrage Movement.
‘We are here not because we are metadata-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become metadata-makers’
| Catalogue and Index
journals.cilip.org.uk
September 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Catch up with @lselibrary.bsky.social's latest Wikidata project here journals.cilip.org.uk/catalogue-an... This time we've been focusing on a unique set of oral history interviews about the British Suffrage Movement.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Library Assistant in the Metadata Team at @lselibrary.bsky.social. Join us to create & manage metadata for Library collections & LSE research outputs, support discoverability, & engage in emerging work such as Wikidata projects.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
September 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
We have an exciting opportunity for a Library Assistant in the Metadata Team at @lselibrary.bsky.social. Join us to create & manage metadata for Library collections & LSE research outputs, support discoverability, & engage in emerging work such as Wikidata projects.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
Exciting new role of Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion at @lselibrary.bsky.social, working with me & @rosiehigman.bsky.social as well as colleagues across the School, including @lizstokoe.bsky.social. Closes 17 Aug 2025 - do take a look!
Exciting opportunity for a FT Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion to join LSE Library’s Digital Scholarship and Innovation Group for 2 years, working with both the Metadata and Open Research Services teams.
More info: tinyurl.com/WMUK-LSE
More info: tinyurl.com/WMUK-LSE
August 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Exciting new role of Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion at @lselibrary.bsky.social, working with me & @rosiehigman.bsky.social as well as colleagues across the School, including @lizstokoe.bsky.social. Closes 17 Aug 2025 - do take a look!
Exciting new role @lselibrary.bsky.social for a Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion! Working with me & @rosiehigman.bsky.social, as well as colleagues across the School, including @lizstokoe.bsky.social. Closes 17 Aug 25 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
August 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Exciting new role @lselibrary.bsky.social for a Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion! Working with me & @rosiehigman.bsky.social, as well as colleagues across the School, including @lizstokoe.bsky.social. Closes 17 Aug 25 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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📢Excited to share a new job opportunity: Wikimedian in Residence and Research Visibility Champion to develop our engagement with Wikimedia and research visibility tools, working collaboratively with LSE colleagues to increase research impact.
Closing: 17 Aug 2025
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Closing: 17 Aug 2025
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jobs.lse.ac.uk
August 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
📢Excited to share a new job opportunity: Wikimedian in Residence and Research Visibility Champion to develop our engagement with Wikimedia and research visibility tools, working collaboratively with LSE colleagues to increase research impact.
Closing: 17 Aug 2025
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Closing: 17 Aug 2025
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Reposted by Helen Williams
Come and work with brilliant @lselibrary.bsky.social colleagues @rosiehigman.bsky.social @helskrw.bsky.social @niamhtumelty.bsky.social and me (in my #impact role) as our Wikimedian in Residence and Research Visibility Champion!
Closing 17th Aug 2025
#OpenResearch
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Closing 17th Aug 2025
#OpenResearch
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
July 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Come and work with brilliant @lselibrary.bsky.social colleagues @rosiehigman.bsky.social @helskrw.bsky.social @niamhtumelty.bsky.social and me (in my #impact role) as our Wikimedian in Residence and Research Visibility Champion!
Closing 17th Aug 2025
#OpenResearch
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Closing 17th Aug 2025
#OpenResearch
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Delighted to be part of this community endeavour to support metadata managers in developing confidence to explore AI opportunities in metadata workflows.
Learn how an OCLC RLP working group is exploring the power of AI to streamline workflows, tackle backlogs, and enhance collection descriptions. This work includes exploring key challenges, best practices, and ethical approaches to integrating AI into metadata management.
#ai #libraries #metadata
#ai #libraries #metadata
Artificial intelligence to support metadata workflows: an OCLC RLP working group - Hanging Together
Discover how an OCLC RLP working group is exploring the power of AI to streamline workflows, tackle backlogs, and enhance collection descriptions. This work includes exploring key challenges, best pra...
hangingtogether.org
May 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Delighted to be part of this community endeavour to support metadata managers in developing confidence to explore AI opportunities in metadata workflows.
Yesterday was all about the Wikidata Graph Split - making solid progress on ensuring our thesis project queries are updated to be workable and usable www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidat.... The split will require a few edits to the Wikidata Thesis Toolkit as well - work is underway - watch this space!
Wikidata:WikiProject LSEThesisProject - Wikidata
www.wikidata.org
March 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Yesterday was all about the Wikidata Graph Split - making solid progress on ensuring our thesis project queries are updated to be workable and usable www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidat.... The split will require a few edits to the Wikidata Thesis Toolkit as well - work is underway - watch this space!
This exciting paper also links to the Wikidata Thesis Toolkit that I co-wrote with Ruth Elder, University of York. If @thneed.bsky.social's paper inspires you to get your theses onto Wikidata then the toolkit aims to help you! www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidat...
March 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This exciting paper also links to the Wikidata Thesis Toolkit that I co-wrote with Ruth Elder, University of York. If @thneed.bsky.social's paper inspires you to get your theses onto Wikidata then the toolkit aims to help you! www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidat...
Brilliant article by @thneed.bsky.social detailing the huge success of their NZ Thesis Project making this unique content more discoverable and connected. Thanks for including mention of our LSE Thesis Project www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidat... as well!
March 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Brilliant article by @thneed.bsky.social detailing the huge success of their NZ Thesis Project making this unique content more discoverable and connected. Thanks for including mention of our LSE Thesis Project www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidat... as well!
Reposted by Helen Williams
Really excited about our new venture with The Heritage Lab: please circulate to any scholars or institutions you think would be a good fit for this project, which looks specifically at South Asian art, history and culture. Please feel free to DM me any questions!
wikimedia.org.uk/2025/02/heri...
wikimedia.org.uk/2025/02/heri...
Digital Heritage in action: The Heritage Lab x Wikimedia UK
Collaboration between The Heritage Lab and Wikimedia UK involving researchers from across UK Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums (GLAM).
wikimedia.org.uk
February 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Really excited about our new venture with The Heritage Lab: please circulate to any scholars or institutions you think would be a good fit for this project, which looks specifically at South Asian art, history and culture. Please feel free to DM me any questions!
wikimedia.org.uk/2025/02/heri...
wikimedia.org.uk/2025/02/heri...
Grappling with the impact of the Wikidata Graph Split on a Monday morning has built up an appetite for lunch – a chance to see whether yesterday’s culinary grappling with a 4th attempt to modify a gluten & dairy free fruit soda bread recipe has worked!
February 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Grappling with the impact of the Wikidata Graph Split on a Monday morning has built up an appetite for lunch – a chance to see whether yesterday’s culinary grappling with a 4th attempt to modify a gluten & dairy free fruit soda bread recipe has worked!
Reposted by Helen Williams
'Wikidata has become the largest collection of open cultural heritage data the world has ever seen'
A decade of collaboration between Wikimedia UK and the National Library of Wales: Building a sustainable future for Welsh culture online - WMUK
By Jason Evans, Open Data Manager at the National Library of Wales 10 years ago I turned up for my … Continue reading "A decade of collaboration between Wikimedia UK and the National Library of…
wikimedia.org.uk
February 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
'Wikidata has become the largest collection of open cultural heritage data the world has ever seen'
Reposted by Helen Williams
It’s now live! I’m so excited about this post – I’m recruiting to the new role of Head of Student Library Experience at @lselibrary.bsky.social. Interested? jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Head of Student Library Experience
Head of Student Library Experience,
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></em></p>
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jobs.lse.ac.uk
January 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It’s now live! I’m so excited about this post – I’m recruiting to the new role of Head of Student Library Experience at @lselibrary.bsky.social. Interested? jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Thanks to @oclcglobal.bsky.social for this opportunity to share our metadata future proofing experiences, and discuss with a much wider group of librarians - always love learning from everyone's expertise
Library teams must adapt and futureproof in times of rapid change. Read my latest post on the @OCLC Research blog. https://buff.ly/3ZhdYBt #libraries #futureproofing #highered
Futureproofing library teams - Hanging Together
Library teams must adapt and "futureproof" in times of rapid change. Read about tested strategies that can help.
buff.ly
December 13, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Thanks to @oclcglobal.bsky.social for this opportunity to share our metadata future proofing experiences, and discuss with a much wider group of librarians - always love learning from everyone's expertise
In a little early deviation from metadata... having never arranged flowers before, I somehow produced this (with instruction!) earlier in the week, and was super excited! But I'm sticking with metadata for the day job!
December 13, 2024 at 1:14 PM
In a little early deviation from metadata... having never arranged flowers before, I somehow produced this (with instruction!) earlier in the week, and was super excited! But I'm sticking with metadata for the day job!
Launching into the world of Bluesky with a focus on all things metadata, discovery and open research... Hello!
December 13, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Launching into the world of Bluesky with a focus on all things metadata, discovery and open research... Hello!