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LD4 Conference on Linked Data in Libraries
2019 May 10-11
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School
Directions (public transit and car)
Harvard Longwood Campus Map
Parking options (Please note: Parking will not be available at the Martin Center itself.)
Accommodations
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Inn at Longwood Medical, which is in walking distance to the conference center.
https://www.innatlongwood.co
Inn at Longwood Medical
342 Longwood Avenue, Fenway Kenmor
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Rate is $239/night plus state and local taxes (currently 14.45%)
Book online
IMPORTANT: This link defaults to a check-in date of Wednesday May 8 and a check-out date of Monday May 13. Please be sure to adjust those dates to your desired check-in and check-out dates.
https://be.synxis.com/?Hotel=58219&Chain=65&arrive=5/8/2019&depart=5/13/2019&adult=1&child=0&group=STAN0519
Or call: The Inn at Longwood Medical is now sold out; to check for cancellations call them directly (617) 731-4700 and use , our booking code is STAN0519The deadline to reserve is April 8.
Another hotel option, Longwood Inn's sister hotel, just over 1 mile from the conference center), no booking code required.
The Midtown Hotel
220 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115
617-369-6285/F: 617-262-8739
Background
Linked data promises to expose the richness of library collections to the world, and to open up new pathways to knowledge based on previously unlinked data. After a decade of experimentation and pilot projects, what are the next steps to move to large-scale production of linked data? How can the library community learn from and contribute to other communities who are working toward similar goals? The 2019 LD4 Conference, to be held May 10-11 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, aims to bring practitioners together to collaborate on creating pathways to implementation of linked data in libraries.
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