“Cataloguing, research, analysis: an virtual day for information on our metadata and free collections of digital objects ”(EFA22@DNB) took place on 8 September 2022.

We invited you to find out about our metadata and free collections of digital objects and let us show you the variety of ways in which they can be used, analysed and visualised.

Programme

The individual modules logically follow on from each other but can also be used individually.

• 08:45 – 09:00

  Check in

• 09:00 – 09:30
  Welcome to the German National Library!
  We will give you basic information on the German National Library, its history and (digital) collections. We will also present the programme to you.

• 09:30 – 10:20
  The German National Library’s metadata (formats)
  Which metadata formats should I use for which purpose? Which formats are available?

• 10:20 – 10:40
  Free collections of digital objects
  What free collections of digital objects, images and full texts will you find at the German National Library?

• 10:40 – 11:00
  Break (Coffee, Cats and Co.)

• 11:00 – 11:30
  Access to our data
  How can you access our data, and which type of access is most suited to which purpose? We have already preconfigured a number of access ports for you. What are they, and where can you find more information about them?

• 11:30 – 12:15
  Access special: Our open access interfaces
  We offer a variety of interfaces that allow you to use our data and content. What are they, which output formats are available, and what do you use for which purpose?

• 12:15 – 13:15
  Lunch break

• 13:15 – 13:45
  DNBLab
  DNBLab serves as a central point of access to our data and content. What can DNBLab offer me, and what is text and data mining?

• 13:45 – 14:00
  Data visualisation
  Prof. Robert Jäschke presents an example of data visualisation: “Love and Death at the National Library”.

• 14:00 – 14:15 Uhr
  Break

• 14:15 – 15:00
  Working with DNB data
  DNBLab offers access to coding tutorials which you can use even if you have no programming knowledge. What are Jupyter notebooks, and how can I use data for automated queries and analyses?

• 15:00 – 15:30
  Visualising data
  How do I prepare data and visualise the results?

• 15:30 – 15:45
  Questions and feedback

Contact

lab@dnb.de