2024-06-26

• Additional agenda topics
• Announcements
• Intros for any new attendees
• Review action items from last meeting

Updates from the field: OCLC, Alma/Primo feature updates,  ELUNA community updates, etc.

OCLC updates:

• OCLC announcement 6/19: WorldCat Entities URIs now automatically added to WorldCat records for newly controlled headings
  • New daily process automatically inserts the relevant $1 URI link or updates the existing link in $1 (if needed), thus keeping records current and enriched with the latest WorldCat Entities URIs.
  • The enriched data is included in WorldCat records exported using OCLC cataloging applications (like Connexion)
  • Libraries can also receive enriched records by enabling the WorldCat Updates feature “Receive updates when $1 is modified” in WorldShare Collection Manager.  
  • >> is UTL seeing these URIs come through Connexion exports to Alma?
  • >> should UTL enable WorldCat Updates feature in WorldShare Collection Manager?
• OCLC Cataloging Community meeting Friday 6/21 included OCLC updates on linked data strategy, WorldCat Entities, and Meridian
  • See Melanie's notes (relevant updates in second half of meeting)
• OCLC announcement 6/24: New position paper articulates the value of linked data to the library community
  • Linked data: The future of library cataloging - 12 pages

Alma/Primo feature updates:

• Alma June release feature: New Linked Open Data dimension added to Analytics

ELUNA community updates:

• ELUNA Linked Open Data Community of Practice Notes about Ex Libris LD Features in May Release 6/19:
  • Noted community feedback on Person Entities Feature on Primo listserv, coordinating with IGELU and ELUNA Primo Working Groups for further discussion about feature with Ex Libris
    • lots of inconsistencies and unexpected results with name searching and how autocomplete works 
    • no option to configure person cards per view - this may complicate things for us, since we have developed a custom view for a grant project - see Idea Exchange entry
    • desire to limit to just library catalog scope b/c titles in CDI aren't attached to authories, and hence won't link/display person cards
    • desire to control/customize what all is displayed on the Person Page in Primo 
    • Library staff at Victoria University of Wellington have written some interesting documentation at https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:ExLibris-Primo
  • Noted Ex Libris is using Sinopia Development environment for Alma's BF support features; updates to that environment may affect data stability. 
    • >> Does this mean Alma BF data is being stored in Siniopia Development environment?
  • Alma May release highlights:
    • Expanded support for BIBFRAME
    • Linked Open Data Enrichment Configuration

• Copy of Capstone report saved to group Google folder
• Prioritizing recommendations and next steps
• Discuss potential structure of working documents and collaborative plan

• Send out Zoom meeting invitations for rest of year
• Plot out agenda topics/efforts for July - December