We’re very excited to announce the three finalists from Heat 1 of the LODLAM Challenge. We had 10 amazing entries, so the voting was very tough. These three finalists earn travel grants to the LODLAM Summit June 19-20, 2013 in Montreal, and the chance to compete for bragging rights and a $2,000 USD cash prize.

Heat 1 Finalists:
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Big thanks to all of the teams who participated in Heat 1. Heat 2 will be open from Feb 1 through May 1, 2013 and we’ll be selecting two more finalists then.

The first round of LODLAM Challenge entries are now open for voting until December 15. Public votes count for about 30% of consideration for selecting finalists, and a panel of judges plus the organizing committee (who don’t have conflicts of interest) makes up the balance of the decision making process.  We’ll be announcing three finalists by December 20th.

The Semantic Web in Libraries Conference is streaming live for the second day now at SWIB.org. All of the talks are also being archived and posted shortly afterwards.  Please follow the Twitter stream with #swib12.  Many thanks to the SWIB12 organizers and participants for an amazing event!

Great slideshare presentation from Stefan Decker, Michael Hausenblas, Nuno Lopes, and Jodi Schneider.

As reported by Infodocket, where you can see some other related links and info.

Cambridge Semantics, a Boston, MA based company that provides tools for creating Unified Information Applications, has created “Semantic University,” a very useful blog with a number of resources for learning the basics of the Semantic Web and Linked Data. Granted, it’s not actually a college course, but it’s a good start.

Speaking of college courses though, Dr. Margaret Kipp at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee School of Information Studies has put together some amazing courses that she’s shared online.  Seeing these kinds of courses and knowing that MLIS students are learning and fast applying their skills in the field of Linked Data within libraries, archives and museums gives me a lot of hope about the future.

If you’ve got other resources to share, please comment or add a post yourself.  Shoot me an email if you need a LODLAM.net login.

We are now accepting applications for delegates to the 2nd International Linked Open Data in Libraries, Archives, and Museums Summit, taking place in Montreal June 19-20, 2013.  Applications will be open Oct. 2-Nov. 2.  The LODLAM Challenge is also now underway, and it’s easy to register a team and post your entry for a chance of winning up to $2,000USD in travel awards plus a cash prize and bragging rights.

Applications for delegates to the International LODLAM Summit in Montreal will open at 8am, PST October 2, 2012, and closing 5pm PST, November 2, 2012.  Delegates will be selected and notified by November 16, 5pm PST.

Unfortunately, we can only facilitate about 100 delegates at the LODLAM Summit, so we’re asking prospective delegates to fill out a short application, which will be available on October 2 at summit2013.lodlam.net with full details. Delegates will be selected to insure diversity of: leadership, technical expertise, field of work/research, and geographic location.  Additionally, preference will be given in order of application submissions.

Because of the limited space, we are asking that institutions select one person as a delegate. We know this is difficult in bigger institutions, but one delegate will need to represent and report back to the institution.

Please note that this is not an informational conference, but a meeting focused on forwarding the adoption of Linked Open Data in libraries, archives, and museums worldwide. Ideal candidates will be actively involved in or planning Linked Open Data projects. Throughout the year, we will hold meetings and seminars at various locations around the world that are open to more participants. All summit proceedings will be open and published in real time via the summit2013.lodlam.net blog, twitter, and potential other medium.

This winter, the Digital Humanities Winter Institute will be offering a course devoted to “Publishing and Using Linked Open Data” led by Richard Urban, Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Communication and Information.

The publication of structured knowledge representations and open data on the Web opens new possibilities for collaboration among humanities researchers and cultural heritage organizations. This course will introduce participants to the core principles of Linked Open Data (LOD), techniques for building and understanding LOD models, how to locate LOD sources for research, tools for manipulating, visualizing, and integrating available data, and best practice methodologies for publicizing and sharing datasets. Interested members of the LODLAM community can follow the development of the course and other humanities-related linked data activities by following the #lod4h hashtag on Twitter.

The Digital Humanities Winter Institute at the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) is an extension of the highly-successful Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) at the University of Victoria. DHWI provides an opportunity for scholars to learn new skills relevant to digital scholarship and mingle with like-minded colleagues through coursework, social events, and lectures during an intensive, week-long event. Taking place during intersession, just prior to start of the spring semester at many institutions, DHWI especially welcomes participants not just from the academic community but also from cultural heritage institutions, government, libraries, and the broader public.

Space is still available!—register now for “Publishing and Using Linked Open Data”

In this video, I speak with our hosts in Montreal about the 2013 LODLAM Summit which will be held at BanQ in Montreal June 19-20, 2013; and Rachel Frick introduces the LODLAM Challenge, which is open now.  We will begin taking delegate applications around October 1st, so stay tuned.