Post on 22-Jan-2018
Automating controlled subjects from IR keywords
LC Linked Data Service
● http://id.loc.gov– Library of Congress vocabs published and
searchable as linked data● LCSH● TGM● NAF
The API
● id.loc.gov/ vocabulary /label/ term● http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/label/buildi
ngs● http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/graphicMaterials/lab
el/buildings
Thinking like a programmer
The code
● https://github.com/fsulib/metadataWorkflowResoruces
● addURI.py - http://bit.ly/2jNoegD– Built on:
● LXML● Using pymods – https://github.com/mrmiguez/pymods
What we have
● (nearly) Plug-n-Play subject reconciliation service
● Editing all loaded IR records● Adding service to current IR workflows