Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Time: 3.15 pm – 4.30 pm UTC / GMT Time Zone Conversion Tool
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In this webinar, we intend to shine a light on the question of open metadata with regard to books. This does not only pertain to the question of what “open” means in this context (CC0-licensed as for instance defined by Plan S and Europeana), but also how to ensure the openness and quality of open metadata throughout the value chain, where multiple actors produce, ingest, edit, process, and export metadata in a multitude of formats. What, therefore, are the relations, challenges, and opportunities of thinking and developing open book metadata and open access in terms of labor, quality, persistence, standardization, accessibility, and discoverability?

The webinar will be chaired by Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei (punctum books) who will also speak about open metadata from the perspective of a scholar-led open access publisher. The panelists will each speak for 6 minutes, and then we will open it up to questions from the audience and have an extended discussion.

Please join us live for this free webinar and contribute to the discussion. 

Speakers: Dominique Babini (CLASCO), Christina Drummond (OA eBook Usage Data Trust), Jennifer Kemp (CrossRef/Metadata2020) and Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei – Chair  (punctum books)

Full information on this blog post. Register with this link, please note this webinar is free and open to all.  

Please share this information within your networks and organisation. A recording of the webinar will be made available afterwards.

Best wishes,

Bernie