Absolutely! Without libraries, where would I be? They helped me grow, shaped my education and kept me informed ever since I first entered our small public library with my mum who would check out books for herself and little me to our shared delight.

"Backlogs and beyond: #AI in primary cataloging workflows" discusses how libraries are addressing cataloging backlogs, legacy metadata issues, and language challenges by exploring the practical support AI can provide, while keeping human expertise central. hangingtogether.org/backlogs-and...

Proud to have been part of this effort, together with @rabryant.bsky.social and others.

Relevant far beyond just metadata and the library community.

hangingtogether.org/striking-the...

No idea how to talk to your colleague in this other group/department? How to lead without authority?
It can be done.
It is called Social Interoperability.

Still proud to be a co-author of this timeless publication, with @rabryant.bsky.social and @libranomics.bsky.social.

doi.org/10.25333/wyr...

Yeah, Hannes Lowagie's book on his experiences with AI-powered cataloguing at the Royal Library of Belgium is finally out and I have all day to dive into it. Having recently discussed AI in metadata workflows from a slightly more theoretical perspective, I hope for a practical and hands-on guide.

Libraries, It’s Time to Think Like RELX rosalynmetz.substack.com/p/libraries-...

How are academic libraries expanding their roles through strategic collaborations and innovative services? Delighted to be speaking at the UKSG Forum in Brighton in December. Representing the work of my colleagues @rabryant.bsky.social and @libranomics.bsky.social.
#UKSGForum2025 #OCLCResearch

I can so related to this. 🙈 I tend to whip Copilot, but then I treat Claude completely differently. Maybe the locally installed interface is so much more beautiful? 🤔 UI has always had a great influence on my choice of (and now treatment of?) apps.

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How to lead through change and uncertainty? I highly recommend this blog post published by my colleagues @rabryant.bsky.social and Chela Weber, the first in a series of two documenting findings from recent OCLC RLP Leadership Roundtable discussions.

hangingtogether.org/leading-thro...

Join us this Wednesday, 18 June, for the OCLC cataloging community meeting. The world’s largest virtual cataloging event features opportunities to learn about important work by community members and hear updates from OCLC experts.

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A blog post summarizing the most recent discussions of our Metadata Managers Focus Group is out! In this OCLC RLP session, metadata experts met to explore challenges, options, and potential future scenarios for linked data in library workflows with an eye to improving metadata operations.

Super interesting discussion. I esp appreciated this analogy to explain why some scaffolding is needed to support emergent data structures and workflows: "building a graph structure is a bit like building an arch—you need all the pieces in place for it to be self-supporting"

What will AI be doing to help librarians with cataloguing in 2024? describing images, dealing with backlogs of e.g theses, dissertations; creating metadata at source (publishers). What won't it be doing? Anything that requires nuance. #UKSGForum2024 Annette Dortmund OCLC

Timely reminder from Annette Dortmund @oclc.org in @uksg.bsky.social today

"Persistence goes beyond technical solutions. It’s about governance, commitment, and ensuring that the infrastructure is sustainable."

www.uksg.org/newsletter/u...

Good overlap between these two speakers when Annette Dortmund, OCLC discusses the role of AI in cataloguing by 2030: "We'll still need humans for a number of reasons - including to prevent the use of harmful terminology." #ethics #cataloguing #UKSGForum2024

On this topic - a new #hangingtogether blog from OCLC-RLP on "Activating URIs in linky MARC" hangingtogether.org/activating-u...
#metadata #MARC #linkeddata #AI