"Ten years of @Wikidata: A bibliometric study", with an analysis of 945 relevant scholarly publications. (Houcemeddine Turki et al, 2024) wikidataworkshop.github.io/2023/papers/2_…

Why cataloguers - by any other name - are and will always be important. Go To Hellman: The Revenge of the Cataloguers go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-re…

Our first webinar of the year! Join IGBIS and Setlabo Phala on 27 February as Setlabo tells us about creating a successful digitisation project in your library and why high quality metadata is essential #metadatamatters

LCSH Policy Change Proposal to Allow the Use of RDA Family Name Authorized Access Points as Subject Access Points loc.gov/aba/cataloging…

IGBIS thanks Setlabo Phala of National Library of South Africa and all our guests for a great webinar on Tuesday! Setlabo gave us a wonderful introduction to metadata for digital collections, and the value of FAIR, quality metadata. #metadatamatters #FAIRdata #digitisation

Tuesday's webinar with Setlabo Phala, 'Metadata in a digital space: data about your digital collections' is now available on the LIASANews YouTube channel 🤩📺▶️ youtu.be/MOVZaZtX4tQ #metadatamatters

IGBIS leadership has put together a brief survey to gauge impressions of our webinars and virtual events. The survey is open to IGBIS members and anyone who attends our webinars. To participate, follow the link to the Google Form (closes 31 March) forms.gle/jJXAnQLTzfzNM1…

Save the date! 🚀 #Wikidata #LevelingUpDays, an online event and a collection of resources to welcome new people to Wikidata! Join us on April 5-7 and 12-14 for presentations, workshops and discussions. wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:…

🚀Get ready 2 dive into the world of #Wikidata with our exciting MOOC! Whether you're a beginner ready 2 start from scratch, need a refresher, or a trainer looking 2 level up your skills - this course is right for you! 📚 Class starts Apr 22: w.wiki/9kfs #WikidataMOOC

Join IGBIS and Wynand van der Walt of RhodesLibrary on 24 April for a session focusing on metadata and local taxonomies for indigenous and subject-specific knowledge systems Registration and info on the LIASANews events page liasa.org.za/events/EventDe… #metadatamatters

Our next webinar on 24 April will have guest Wynand van der Walt speaking about metadata and local taxonomies. One of his focus points will be how Wikidata can be used for greater representation. Register on the LIASANews events page liasa.org.za/events/EventDe… #metadatamatters

Our webinar with guest Wynand van der Walt is now on the LIASANews YouTube channel. Well worth a watch to understand the importance of incorporating contextualised taxonomies into the descriptive metadata of local knowledge resources youtu.be/FimT2K23oX0

⭐️Call for nominations is open! ⭐️We are very excited to announce the 2024 LIASA IGBIS Award! Open to all LIASA IGBIS members, this year we will be awarding the winner the attendance fee to this year's LIASA Conference. Use the QR codes for more info (URLs in the image Alt text)

Join us tomorrow as we learn about the new South Africa SACO funnel with Fatima Darries PL (SA) and Dimakatso Malungane-Netshifume from Unisa Library and discover how we can enact local change in #LCSH 🇿🇦 liasa.org.za/events/EventDe…

Wikidata’s 12th birthday is in October! 🎉 Let's celebrate with events worldwide. Events calendar: w.wiki/Aj6G Plan event: w.wiki/Aj6J Comms kit: w.wiki/Aj6K Get funding: w.wiki/Aj6L Connect w/ organizers: w.wiki/Aj6P

Get ready for our webinar on 25th July 2024 @ 12noon GMT - "Beyond Library Information Services: Thriving in the AI Age with a Library Science Background". Sign up now. See you online!! web.aflia.net/webinar-beyond…

Join IGBIS for its first webinar as a CoP on 27 March! Meet the new team, learn about the SA Cataloguing Ethics report, and hear from our 2024 IGBIS Award recipient. Registration and more info: liasa.org.za/events/EventDe… #cataloguingethics #IGBISwithLeaders

Libraries are not just about books but knowledge hubs. Please join the IGBIS CoP as we explore the decolonisation of knowledge in cataloguing. Follow the link to register for access to the webinar. bit.ly/4lS3gLO