Metadata Call 2016-03-23

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Metadata Call 2016-03-23

Time: 10:00 am PST / 1:00 pm EST

Call-In Info: +1 (641) 715 3660, access code 651025 

Moderator:  @Juliet Hardesty (Indiana University) 
Notetaker:  @mcmillwh (Univ of Cincinnati)
Attendees: 

  • @sanderson (Boston Public Library)

  • @Sheila Rabun (Univ of Oregon)

  • Sarah Seymore (Univ of Oregon)

  • @Ryan Wick (Oregon State)

  1. Subgroup reports

    1. Descriptive Working Group

      1. Notes from most recent call :  Descriptive Metadata Call 2016-03-16

      2. Group's current goal is looking at the shared data model at University of California libraries and determining if this could/should be incorporated into a model for other institutions

      3. The group will begin examining elements that have proven challenging and how different institutions have approached them

        1. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YnunRMNS9T6j7cgsYFxqMPZoTvyGY-ZofZvdFGAykb8/edit?usp=sharing

      4. Group is looking at BIBFRAME lite as a potential solution to some issues faced in current and future models

    2. MODS and RDF Descriptive Metadata Subgroup

      1. notes from most recent call:  MODS and RDF Call 2016-03-21

        1. https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/RDF-MODS-20160321

      2. Went over MODS note mappings

      3. Next call will cover the subject element

    3. Applied Linked Data Working Group

      1. Notes from most recent call: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Hydra-LDP-20160317

      2. Discussed recent pull requests to https://github.com/ActiveTriples/linked-data-fragments/

        1. a way to communicate with different caching layers for LD vocals

      3. Will be a https://github.com/projecthydra-labs/linked_vocabs gem

        1. this will be a client - a wrapper that will make standardized requests for you

        2. if repo interface is in RDF.rb, it's a wrapper that will allow you to insert this without having to change its code

    4. Segment of a File Working Group

      1. completed revisions and sent out for feedback

        1. no comments received

      2. time to turn it into a stable, official recommendation

      3. should wrap up in a week or two

      4. it's a starter for referring to segments of a file

        1. covers a lot of file types people are dealing with in Hydra apps

        2. if people need other file types, the working group can review them

  2. Issues/Questions

    1. none

  3. Review Metadata IG Requests and Priorities

    1. updates re: best practices for deciding on ontologies to use/filling ontology needs

    2. Julie is grouping similar items together

  4. Additional Items

    1. Using projecthydra.org to host needed RDF vocabularies 

      1. Update on conversation with Tom Cramer/Hydra Power Steering Group

      2. Notes from LDCX session (3/22) - Management for Community URIs

      3. Take this to a special interest group meeting/new working group?

        1. Julie will put out a call on the Google group to gauge interest in taking this on

  5. Action Items

    1. Julie will post to Google group about a Hydra-specific version of the Management for Community URIs group 

    2. Recommendations from the segment of a file wg will be posted soon