*Call for Papers - 2nd posting*
Dear Colleagues,
Your submissions are very welcome! Please submit paper proposals today!
The IFLA Bibliography Section
<https://mailinblack.univ-lyon1.fr/securelink/?url=https://www.ifla.org&key=…>,
the IFLA Information Technology Section
<https://mailinblack.univ-lyon1.fr/securelink/?url=https://www.ifla.org&key=…>
and
the IFLA Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group
<https://mailinblack.univ-lyon1.fr/securelink/?url=https://www.ifla.org&key=…>
invite
you to submit paper proposals to their IFLA WLIC 2025 joint Satellite
Meeting.
The meeting will be held on Thursday *14th August* (afternoon) and *15th
August* (full day) at the Astana IT University
<https://mailinblack.univ-lyon1.fr/securelink/?url=https://astanait.edu.kz&k…>,
Astana, Kazakhstan.
*Title: **Artificial Intelligence, Bibliographic Control and *Legal* Matters:
Navigating New Horizons* *(Metadata, Collections, Copyright, Legal Deposit)*
*Theme:*
The potentially transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and
generative AI on the evolution of bibliographic control, metadata
practices, library collections, and legal aspects associated with them, is
the central theme of this 1.5-day satellite meeting. The satellite meeting
aims to investigate and analyze these critical issues, exploring the
multifaceted impact of AI, both in its current applications and in the
emerging paradigm of generative AI, on the core missions of libraries and
information institutions, including national bibliographic agencies, and on
metadata, library collections, copyright and legal deposit, in an
AI-increasingly driven information landscape.
*More information at*: https://2025.ifla.org/bibliography
-section-with-the-information-technology-section-and-the-ifla-artificial-intelligence-special-interest-group/
<https://mailinblack.univ-lyon1.fr/securelink/?url=https://2025.ifla.org&key…>
*Posted on behalf of the organization team,*
*Cory Lampert*
Chair - IFLA IT Section Standing Committee
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Cory Lampert
Professor and Head, Digital Collections
University Libraries
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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cory.lampert(a)unlv.edu
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Hello all!
The Search Platform Team usually holds an open meeting on the first
Wednesday of each month. Come talk to us about anything related to
Wikimedia search, Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), Wikimedia Commons Query
Service (WCQS), etc.!
Feel free to add your items to the Etherpad Agenda for the next meeting.
Details for our next meeting:
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Time: 15:00-16:00 UTC / 08:00 PST / 11:00 EST / 17:00 CET
Etherpad: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Search_Platform_Office_Hours
Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/vgj-bbeb-uyi
Join by phone: https://tel.meet/vgj-bbeb-uyi?pin=8118110806927
Have fun and see you soon!
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--
*Guillaume Lederrey* (he/him)
Engineering Manager
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hello everyone,
here is an exciting update about the upcoming online *WikidataCon 2025
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Event:WikidataCon_2025>*
conference.
The program tracks are here!
Soon we will be welcoming your session ideas on the following themes:
-
*The Future of Wikidata *What comes next? The tech, the infrastructure,
modelling, and ideas. We're talking AI, LLMs, Blazegraph, emerging
technologies and anything else you can think of that will shape the future
of Wikidata.
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*Lexemes and Languages *Lexemes, lexicographical data and anything related
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*Linked Open Data Ecosystem *Topics about Wikibase in any of its forms,
connecting Wikibase instances to each other or to Wikidata, Federation and
the broader LOD Ecosystem
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*Reuse and Data Partnerships *Data Reuse, the REST API, non-Wiki
institutions or individuals using Wikidata's data, GLAM showcase.
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*Providing the World with High Quality Data *Obtaining and maintaining good
data for WikiProjects, Data Quality & Data Modelling, dealing with
vandalism, improvements in bot processes.
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*Other *Want to talk about something that doesn't really fit elsewhere?
Pick this track and we'll either find a place for it or let it stand on its
own merits.
So, it’s time to start thinking about a session to propose. Check the
*WikidataCon
Talk page <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event_talk:WikidataCon_2025>* in
the coming weeks for further updates, including on how to submit your
Session Proposal idea or to ask any questions you may have.
Save the date: *WikidataCon *is happening from *31 Oct – 2 Nov 2025*
Haven’t registered yet? *Sign-up here
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:RegisterForEvent/1340>*
On behalf of the WikidataCon Organisation team,
--
*Danny Benjafield*
Community Communications Manager
Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
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Call for Proposals: LD4 2025 Conference - Linked Data in the Real World
Conference Dates: 28-30 July, 2025 (online)
Submission deadline: May 30, 2025
Submission form: https://forms.gle/61reaRvXWrS6bbUx5
The LD4 2025 Conference invites proposals for presentations, lightning
talks, and workshops that highlight the real-world applications of linked
data in GLAM institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums).
Whether you're just starting or deep into production, we want to hear from
you!
Possible topics could include:
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From pilot to production - the life cycle of a linked data project
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Building sustainable and scalable linked data workflows
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Strengthening connections through linked data
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Project how-tos and case studies
We encourage you to submit a proposal for any of these session formats:
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10 minute lightning talks
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30 minute presentations (inclusive of a Q&A portion)
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Workshops (longer form how-to's, show & tell, and participatory sessions)
We are especially encouraging proposals from participants from groups and
regions that are traditionally underrepresented in conferences related to
linked data in libraries and other cultural heritage organizations, as well
as proposals from early career professionals. Successful proposals will
focus on concrete ways that linked data is used in GLAM (Galleries,
Libraries, Archives, and Museums) institutions, and will share pathways
that allow others to participate in linked data.
The conference is an initiative of the LD4 Community <http://ld4.io>. The
conference is free of charge, and we will reach back out to let everyone
know when registration is open. You can see up-to-date information on the 2025
LD4 Conference Website
<https://sites.google.com/view/2025-ld4-conference/home>.
To submit a proposal, please fill out the form:
https://forms.gle/61reaRvXWrS6bbUx5
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2025 LD4 Conference Co-Chairs
Kelly Davis, Yale University
Sasha Frizzell, Binghamton University
Mary Muratsubaki Campany, Cornell University