Celebrating 40 years of VALA with some of the historical leaders of the organisation!

Celebrating 40 years of VALA with some of the historical leaders of the organisation! #VALA

Listening to Dr Tyne Sumner at the #VALA AGM.

Dr Sara King and Nica Tsakmakis talking about using #Gitbook to publish a book that can continually evolve. Such a good idea! #vala2022 #s21

Not-quite-tech-skills: discerning fake news, organising files, etc. Everybody needs these and not everybody has. They use a “shut up and write” model to keep the content coming. #vala2022 #s21

“It is difficult to imagine social progress and a peaceful world without recognizing the significance of the #arts in bringing about positive change, bridging divides, and fostering a sense of #unity,” said Mr. Chekparbayev

40 years ago on 18 June '83 10 #Bahai women were executed 1 by 1, each forced to witness the death of those preceding her. The youngest was 17 years old. Their only crime: refusing to renounce their beliefs in a faith that promotes gender equality. #OurStoryIsOne Our Story is One

Libraries can either publish or consume linked data, and many do both. #laf2015

Publishing and consuming your own internal data can be an easy way to get started with linked data. #laf2015

There's a linked data working group at the National Library of Australia. Environmental scan, resources needed, and road map. #laf2015

SLV has mostly been thinking about publishing our data, but I'd be interested in exploring the consuming aspect. #laf2015

Putting URIs in our records can make maintenance easier, and automatically permits translation among other benefits. #laf2015

Peter Neish talks about reuse by researchers of open data from the GLAM sector. #laf2015

NYPL has no resources, but they're doing what they can. Good model for all of us. #laf2015

Advice to those who haven't done it yet: do it. Management is in favour of this, too, so don't hesitate. #laf2015

ILRS was a huge step forward from the published print directories that preceded it. #laf2015

Article by Elliot Abrams on how #HumanRights remain non-existent for the #Bahai's in #Iran - #ReleaseBahai7Now washingtonpost.com/opinions/human…

26 #Lawyers along with @JulieBishopMP call for the release of 7 #Bahai leaders in #Iran Read here: bit.ly/1VVkZmg #ReleaseBahai7Now

Eight years of unlawful imprisonment is more than enough, #Iran. Release the 7 #Bahai leaders now! #ReleaseBahai7Now

Enjoying today’s Serving Humanity through Information Professions webinar.