The document discusses the evolving role of cataloguers and the importance of making connections in metadata and cataloguing work. It emphasizes the need for collaboration with domain experts and the reliance on systems and data in the cloud to manage growing volumes of information. Future cataloguers will require skills in creativity, judgment, and pattern recognition to effectively navigate and enhance the information ecosystem.

1. The Future of Cataloguing? Future
Cataloguers!
Jenn Riley
Associate Dean, Digital Initiatives, McGill University
jenn.riley@mcgill.ca
@jenlrile

2. It’s about the connections
https://linkedjazz.org/network/

3. http://hangingtogether.org/?p=4167

4. Cataloguing and metadata work as gardening
Photo by Temari 09; https://www.flickr.com/photos/34053291@N05/3875381418/

5. Planting
Photo by Center for International Forestry Research; https://www.flickr.com/photos/cifor/7995496995/

6. Reframing of metadata creation
https://thenounproject.com/term/note/35744/
https://thenounproject.com/term/information/45188/

7. Pollinating
Photo by Holly Occhipinti; https://www.flickr.com/photos/pinti1/9488064980/

8. A new model – making connections
https://thenounproject.com/term/connection/25392/

9. Weeding
Photo by Transition Brockley; https://www.flickr.com/photos/transitionbrockley/5669450261/

10. Keep it growing
https://thenounproject.com/term/community-
garden/6396/https://thenounproject.com/term/construction/

11. Really, we can’t fix everything
https://xkcd.com/386/

12.  For facts and for meaning
 Domain experts and enthusiasts know more than we do
 And have more resources to devote to understanding of specific resources
 Our value is in connections and curation
 And facilitating new knowledge by others
 We don’t “own” the information ecosystem
 We must do what it takes to scale up to current and future
volumes of data
We will be increasingly reliant on others

13.  For users:
 To mine usage data to provide more relevant and authoritative discovery
 To start from the most relevant information and provide easy means for quick
expansion
 To coherently display conflicting information
 For cataloguers:
 To flag dead ends for review and action
 To mine and show candidate connections for review
 To highlight potentially conflicting information
 To hide complexity (URIs, etc)
We will be increasingly reliant on systems

14.  The data and systems are all in the cloud
 Library-based discovery less important but likely still around for a
while
 Several ways systems can navigate the graph
 Crawling
 Dereferencing
 Query federation
 (See http://linkeddatabook.com/editions/1.0/#htoc84)
So how will Linked Data systems work?

15.  Creativity
 Judgment
 Quick analysis
 Ability to see patterns
 Good technical instincts
 Trust
What skills are needed in the future for cataloguers?

16. Watch it grow!
https://thenounproject.com/term/garden/6515/

17.  jenn.riley@mcgill.ca
 @jenlrile
 These presentation slides:
http://www.jennriley.com/presentations/dbt2015/nurnberg.pptx
Vielen dank!