Keynote: Every Collection is a Snowflake
Channel: SWIB
Date: 2017-12-22

Keynote by George Oates (Good, Form & Spectacle, United Kingdom)
Title: Every collection is a snowflake

Abstract:
The promise of pristine linked data is powerful and compelling, but in practice, we’re working with data created by humans, which is full of inconsistencies and gotchas. Instead of trying to force computers to understand these foibles, we’ve been working directly with data creators and using data visualisation to see the grain of individual catalogues including Open Library and the fabulous Wellcome Library collection. This work has gently challenged myths of data completeness and accuracy, and even helped data creators see their own collection data in a new light.

SWIB17 Conference, 4 - 6 December 2017, Hamburg, Germany
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