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<p class="MsoNormal">Registration remains open until 20<sup>th</sup> August for this 1.5 day IFLA pre-conference meeting in which use cases and practical experiences is shared in dealing with various aspects of data work in libraries. Attendance is open to
everyone and not limited to only IFLA members. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Speaker contributions from 13 countries will discuss different perspectives of data work in libraries to assist library professionals in deriving the necessary insight and intelligence from data to effectively manage library data collections
and data operations, as well as to enrich user data lifecycles.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Programme topics:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Data analysis and visualisation – dashboard systems, graph visualisation and library data visualisation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Data services – data and artificial intelligence in library systems.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Library collections as data – exploring library collections with semantic embedding, contributions by OCLC and the German National Library (DNB).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Linking and sharing data – knowledge graph curation, sharing big data and FAIR data principles.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Open data and repository systems for advancing FAIR research.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>About:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This pre-conference meeting is presented in symposium discussion format and arranged by the IFLA Big Data Special Interest Group in collaboration with the German National Library (DNB). Please join us for an early-evening sponsored social
event on Thursday 22 August, leaving you enough time to enjoy a summer evening river cruise in Frankfurt.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Full programme and to register:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please visit <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/wlic2019-big-data">
https://sites.google.com/view/wlic2019-big-data</a>. The registration fee is 60 Euros for all delegates. The Organising Committee has secured 80 rooms in two hotels close to the DNB.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">SIG Convenor <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- on behalf of the Organising Committee.<o:p></o:p></p>
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