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