• data formats 7
• XML 5
• OpenRefine 3
• data types 2
• encoding 2
• tabular/delimited data formats 2
• JSON 2
• linked data 2
• spreadsheets 1
• regular expressions 1
• MARC21 1
• software and tools 1

data formats

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4 Tabular data (e.g. CSV)

5 XML

6 DTD

7 XML Namespaces

8 XML Schema (XSD)

9 JSON

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XML

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5 XML

6 DTD

7 XML Namespaces

8 XML Schema (XSD)

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OpenRefine

CILIP MDG Library Carpentry workshop, Birmingham, Aston University, 5th and 12th May 2026

How to use the conciliator extension for OpenRefine and run your own server for it

Using the id.loc.gov API for entity reconciliation or information retrieval in OpenRefine

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data types

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1 Data types

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encoding

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2 Data encoding

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tabular/delimited data formats

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4 Tabular data (e.g. CSV)

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JSON

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9 JSON

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linked data

How to use the conciliator extension for OpenRefine and run your own server for it

Using the id.loc.gov API for entity reconciliation or information retrieval in OpenRefine

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spreadsheets

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regular expressions

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MARC21

2 Data encoding

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software and tools

3 Useful tools/setup to work with non-MARC data formats

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