Technical Services Interest Group

  • Private Community
 View Only
last person joined: 17 days ago 

Charge: Provides a broad framework for information exchange on current developments and activities related to technical services.
Community members can post as a new Discussion or email ALA-acrltsig@ConnectedCommunity.org
Before you post: please note job postings are prohibited on ALA Connect. Please see the Code of Conduct for more information.
Back to discussions
Expand all | Collapse all

Register Now! "Why Would I Use OpenRefine?" ALA Core Virtual Interest Group Week, March 3rd, 2025 at 11 am CT

  • 1.  Register Now! "Why Would I Use OpenRefine?" ALA Core Virtual Interest Group Week, March 3rd, 2025 at 11 am CT

    Posted Feb 20, 2025 08:53 AM

    The ALA Metadata Interest Group is pleased to host a program during Core Interest Group Week. The program will take place on Monday, March 3rd, 2025, at 11 am Central Time. 

     

    The session is online, free to attend, and open to the public; registration is required. 

     

    Title: Why Would I Use OpenRefine?

    Have you heard colleagues talk about "cleaning data" with OpenRefine, but were shy about asking how it's done? Do you work with large datasets or metadata in spreadsheets like Excel or Google Sheets? OpenRefine is a free, user-friendly tool designed to streamline data cleanup and transformation. In this session, you'll learn how OpenRefine can help you efficiently resolve inconsistencies in data, reconcile access points with external vocabularies like LCSH, VIAF, and AAT, and enhance your MARC records with URIs. Join us to learn how OpenRefine can simplify your work and improve data quality.

    Presenter: Elissah Becknell, Cataloging & Metadata Education Librarian at Minitex.

     

    On behalf of the Metadata Interest Group,

    Kate



    ------------------------------
    Kate James (she/her/hers)
    OCLC · Program Coordinator- Metadata Engagement, Global Product Management
    6565 Kilgour Place, Dublin, Ohio, 43017 United States
    ------------------------------