Now Available: Videos of Presentations From the British Library Labs Symposium 2017
The British Library Labs Symposium 2017 took place on October 30, 2017 in London and 20 videos from the event are now available online.
About the Symposium
The Symposium is an annual networking event and awards ceremony showcasing innovative projects which have used the British Library’s digital collections and data over the past year. Awards are given out recognising outstanding use of British Library’s digital content in the categories of Research, Commercial, Artistic, or Teaching & Learning.
Keynote
Open, Digital, Inclusive: Unleashing Knowledge’
Josie Fraser, Senior Technology Adviser on the National Technology Team, based in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in the UK Government.
Josie will discuss the impact the open knowledge movement has had on education and learning. Looking at the powerful role that Wikimedia UK and Wikimedians have played in bringing UK cultural institutions and their digital collections to new and wider audiences, the talk will also explore how open knowledge partnerships are driving diversity and better representation for all online. She will invite the audience to join her in exploring ideas and opportunities for the future.
Resources
- VIDEOS: Direct to Playlist Featuring 20 Videos from the The British Library Labs Symposium 2017 is available here.
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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