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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · 1d

First in a new blog post series from OCLC summarising the discussions of Metadata Managers as we explored the challenges and opportunities of AI in metadata creation and management.

Merrilee Proffitt @merrileeiam.bsky.social · 2d

📢New blog post! Backlogs and beyond: AI in primary cataloging workflows

Facing cataloging backlogs, legacy metadata issues, and language challenges, libraries are exploring how AI may offer practical support—while keeping human expertise central.

(🎉Me, celebrating the OCLC RLP!)

#AIandLibraries

Backlogs and beyond: AI in primary cataloging workflows - Hanging Together

Facing backlogs, legacy metadata issues, and language challenges, libraries are exploring how AI may offer practical support—while keeping human expertise central.

hangingtogether.org

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · 18d

Catch up with @lselibrary.bsky.social's latest Wikidata project here journals.cilip.org.uk/catalogue-an... This time we've been focusing on a unique set of oral history interviews about the British Suffrage Movement.

‘We are here not because we are metadata-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become metadata-makers’ | Catalogue and Index

journals.cilip.org.uk

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thanks Laurence! Hope all's good with you

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Sep 3

We have an exciting opportunity for a Library Assistant in the Metadata Team at @lselibrary.bsky.social. Join us to create & manage metadata for Library collections & LSE research outputs, support discoverability, & engage in emerging work such as Wikidata projects.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Aug 13

Exciting new role of Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion at @lselibrary.bsky.social, working with me & @rosiehigman.bsky.social as well as colleagues across the School, including @lizstokoe.bsky.social. Closes 17 Aug 2025 - do take a look!

Wikimedia UK @wikimediauk.bsky.social · Aug 13

Exciting opportunity for a FT Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion to join LSE Library’s Digital Scholarship and Innovation Group for 2 years, working with both the Metadata and Open Research Services teams.
More info: tinyurl.com/WMUK-LSE

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Aug 5

Exciting new role @lselibrary.bsky.social for a Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion! Working with me & @rosiehigman.bsky.social, as well as colleagues across the School, including @lizstokoe.bsky.social. Closes 17 Aug 25 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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LSE Library @lselibrary.bsky.social · Aug 1

📢Excited to share a new job opportunity: Wikimedian in Residence and Research Visibility Champion to develop our engagement with Wikimedia and research visibility tools, working collaboratively with LSE colleagues to increase research impact.
Closing: 17 Aug 2025
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Redirect.asp...

jobs.lse.ac.uk

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Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · Jul 29

Come and work with brilliant @lselibrary.bsky.social colleagues @rosiehigman.bsky.social @helskrw.bsky.social @niamhtumelty.bsky.social and me (in my #impact role) as our Wikimedian in Residence and Research Visibility Champion!

Closing 17th Aug 2025

#OpenResearch

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Jul 1

I was just exploring the guides this morning and sharing with colleagues! They're great!

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · May 16

Delighted to be part of this community endeavour to support metadata managers in developing confidence to explore AI opportunities in metadata workflows.

Merrilee Proffitt @merrileeiam.bsky.social · May 15

Learn how an OCLC RLP working group is exploring the power of AI to streamline workflows, tackle backlogs, and enhance collection descriptions. This work includes exploring key challenges, best practices, and ethical approaches to integrating AI into metadata management.
#ai #libraries #metadata

Artificial intelligence to support metadata workflows: an OCLC RLP working group - Hanging Together

Discover how an OCLC RLP working group is exploring the power of AI to streamline workflows, tackle backlogs, and enhance collection descriptions. This work includes exploring key challenges, best pra...

hangingtogether.org

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Apr 30

There's a Wikimedia project modelling smells! www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidat...

Wikidata:WikiProject Smell - Wikidata

www.wikidata.org

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Mar 25

Yesterday was all about the Wikidata Graph Split - making solid progress on ensuring our thesis project queries are updated to be workable and usable www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidat.... The split will require a few edits to the Wikidata Thesis Toolkit as well - work is underway - watch this space!

Wikidata:WikiProject LSEThesisProject - Wikidata

www.wikidata.org

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Mar 25

oh I'm sorry Esther. Sending sympathy and emergency hugs

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Mar 21

This exciting paper also links to the Wikidata Thesis Toolkit that I co-wrote with Ruth Elder, University of York. If @thneed.bsky.social's paper inspires you to get your theses onto Wikidata then the toolkit aims to help you! www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidat...

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Mar 21

Brilliant article by @thneed.bsky.social detailing the huge success of their NZ Thesis Project making this unique content more discoverable and connected. Thanks for including mention of our LSE Thesis Project www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidat... as well!

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Mar 7

Would you be able to add me? Thank you!

Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Mar 6

I wouldn't be able to part with them either! The bookshelves at my parents house are still frequently used in this way!

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Mar 6

Moved from people to organisations - I'll get the details out of my SPARQL driven spreadsheet for you!

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Mar 6

Also just yesterday, edited 4 Wikipedia pages as part of our Suffrage Interviews project, contributing knowledge from Library collections to a global audience! Definitely massive changes from the discovery landscape of my childhood! www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidat...

Wikidata:WikiProject The Women’s Library LSESuffrageInterviewsProject - Wikidata

www.wikidata.org

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Mar 6

Just yesterday I was in a park near where my Nan used to live, remembering the days when homework frequently required nipping round to hers to use an old 7 volume encyclopaedia set! Highly inefficient as a homework method, though wonderful for hugs, snacks and encouragement!

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Dr Lucy R. Hinnie @yclepit.bsky.social · Feb 27

Really excited about our new venture with The Heritage Lab: please circulate to any scholars or institutions you think would be a good fit for this project, which looks specifically at South Asian art, history and culture. Please feel free to DM me any questions!

wikimedia.org.uk/2025/02/heri...

Digital Heritage in action: The Heritage Lab x Wikimedia UK

Collaboration between The Heritage Lab and Wikimedia UK involving researchers from across UK Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums (GLAM).

wikimedia.org.uk

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Feb 24

Grappling with the impact of the Wikidata Graph Split on a Monday morning has built up an appetite for lunch – a chance to see whether yesterday’s culinary grappling with a 4th attempt to modify a gluten & dairy free fruit soda bread recipe has worked!

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Feb 24

Trying to work out if that's a repentant dog expression...?!

Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Feb 14

Great to see the shout out for DOIs and ORCIDs amidst the wider concerns here - these kinds of identifiers are a vital part of discoverability and exposing connections between research outputs.

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Helen Williams @helskrw.bsky.social · Feb 10

Really interesting, and in another lovely connection our Suffrage Interviews Wikidata project has a SPARQL query which shows 2 interviewees, Kathleen Halpin and Mary Smieton, mention Caroline Haslett! archives.lse.ac.uk/records/8SUF...
archives.lse.ac.uk/records/8SUF...

Wikidata:WikiProject The Women’s Library LSESuffrageInterviewsProject - Wikidata

www.wikidata.org

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