Presented at Linked Data and Libraries 2011 at the British Library, London on 14th July 2011

1. Linked Data
Applicable for Libraries
Richard Wallis
Talis
@rjw
richard.wallis@talis.com
consulting.talis.com

2. A year is a long time...

3. A year is a long time...

4. A year is a long time...

5. A year is a long time...

6. A year is a long time...

7. A year is a long time...

8. A year is a long time...

9. A year is a long time...

10. A year is a long time...

11. Talis

12. Talis
• 40 year heritage in libraries

13. Talis
• 40 year heritage in libraries
• Became UK leading library systems vendor

14. Talis
• 40 year heritage in libraries
• Became UK leading library systems vendor
• Pioneering in Semantic Web/Linked Data

15. Talis
• 40 year heritage in libraries
• Became UK leading library systems vendor
• Pioneering in Semantic Web/Linked Data
• Library Systems Division sold to Capita

16. Talis
• 40 year heritage in libraries
• Became UK leading library systems vendor
• Pioneering in Semantic Web/Linked Data
• Library Systems Division sold to Capita
• Focus on SW/LD promotion/adoption

17. Talis

18. Talis
• Talis Group Ltd - core technologies/strategy
- Talis Platform - Linked Data

19. Talis
• Talis Group Ltd - core technologies/strategy
- Talis Platform - Linked Data
• Talis Education Ltd - applications in academia
- Talis Aspire

20. Talis
• Talis Group Ltd - core technologies/strategy
- Talis Platform - Linked Data
• Talis Education Ltd - applications in academia
- Talis Aspire
• Talis Systems Ltd - facilitating wider adoption
- Consulting - Training - Evangelism

21. Talis
• Talis Group Ltd - core technologies/strategy
- Talis Platform - Linked Data
• Talis Education Ltd - applications in academia
- Talis Aspire
• Talis Systems Ltd - facilitating wider adoption
- Consulting - Training - Evangelism
• Kasabi.com - [Linked] Data Marketplace
- Free Hosting - Community - APIs - Monetise

22. Wider World

23. Wider World

24. Wider World

25. Wider World

27. A World of links

28. A World of links
Links for...

30. Identifying things

31. Identifying things
1969-059A

32. Identifying things
1969-059A
spacecraft/1969-059A

33. Identifying things
1969-059A
spacecraft/1969-059A
nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A

34. Identifying things
with URIs
1969-059A
spacecraft/1969-059A
nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A

35. Things have attributes
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A

36. Things have attributes
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
28801.0kg

37. Things have attributes
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
28801.0kg
Columbia

38. Things have attributes
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
28801.0kg
Columbia
Apollo 11 CSM
CSM-107
United States
Cape Canaveral
Saturn 5

39. http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A

40. http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
.../1969-059A

41. http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
.../1969-059A

42. 28801.0
mass .../1969-059A
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A

43. Apollo 11 CSM
28801.0
name
mass .../1969-059A
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A

44. Apollo 11 CSM Columbia
name
28801.0 name
mass .../1969-059A
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A

45. Apollo 11 CSM Columbia
name
28801.0 name
mass .../1969-059A
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
launch
../launch:
1969-059

46. Apollo 11 CSM Columbia
name
28801.0 name
mass .../1969-059A 16 July 1969
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
launch
date
../launch:
1969-059

47. Apollo 11 CSM Columbia
name
28801.0 name
mass .../1969-059A 16 July 1969
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
launch
date
../launch:
1969-059
site
Cape
Canaveral

48. Apollo 11 CSM Columbia
name
28801.0 name
mass .../1969-059A 16 July 1969
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
launch
date
../launch:
1969-059
site
Cape
Canaveral lat
N 28° 27' 31''

49. Apollo 11 CSM Columbia
name
28801.0 name
mass .../1969-059A 16 July 1969
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
launch
date
../launch:
1969-059
site
Cape
Canaveral lat
N 28° 27' 31''
long
W 80° 31' 59''

50. Apollo 11 CSM Columbia
name
28801.0 name
mass .../1969-059A 16 July 1969
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
launch
date
../launch:
<../1969-059A> mass 28801.0 . 1969-059
site
<../1969-059A> name “Apollo 11 CSM” .
<../1969-059A> name “Columbia” .
<../1969-059A> launch <../launch/1969-059> . Cape
Canaveral lat
<../launch/1969-059> date 1969-07-16 .
<../launch/1969-059> site <..site/capecanaveral> . N 28° 27' 31''
long
<..site/capecanaveral> lat “N 28° 27' 31''” .
<..site/capecanaveral> long “W 80° 31' 59''” . W 80° 31' 59''

51. RDF
Apollo 11 CSM Columbia
name
28801.0 name
mass .../1969-059A 16 July 1969
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
launch
date
../launch:
<../1969-059A> mass 28801.0 . 1969-059
site
<../1969-059A> name “Apollo 11 CSM” .
<../1969-059A> name “Columbia” .
<../1969-059A> launch <../launch/1969-059> . Cape
Canaveral lat
<../launch/1969-059> date 1969-07-16 .
<../launch/1969-059> site <..site/capecanaveral> . N 28° 27' 31''
long
<..site/capecanaveral> lat “N 28° 27' 31''” .
<..site/capecanaveral> long “W 80° 31' 59''” . W 80° 31' 59''

54. Promoting Linked Data

55. Data

56. Data Confusion

57. Open Data

58. Linked Data

59. Linked Open Data

60. 1. Data can be open, while not being linked
2. Data can be linked, while not being open
3. Data which is both open and linked is increasingly viable
4. The Semantic Web can only function with data which is
both open and linked

61. 1. Data can be open, while not being linked
2. Data can be linked, while not being open
3. Data which is both open and linked is increasingly viable
4. The Semantic Web can only function with data which is
both open and linked
Paul Walk - UKLON

63. Linked Data isn’t about publishing data...
... it’s about describing ducks!
Tom Scott
Lead Developer BBC Wildlife Finder
Quoting:
Rob Styles, Talis

76. GoodRelations

81. Libraries have an advantage

82. Libraries have an advantage
ti ce
pr ac
i es of
en t ur
C

83. Libraries have an advantage
ti ce
pr ac
i es of Lots o
en t ur f standar
C ds

84. Libraries have an advantage
ti ce
pr ac
i es of Lots o
en t ur f st
andar
C ds
100’s millions records

85. Libraries have an advantage
ti ce
pr ac
i es of Lots o
en t ur f st
andar
C ds
100’s millions records
Describing things

86. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajayranipeta/163634989/

87. Most other folks only have
things to describe
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajayranipeta/163634989/

88. Libraries have an advantage

89. Libraries have an advantage
Lists of things

90. Libraries have an advantage
Lists of things

91. Libraries have an advantage
Lists of things

92. Libraries have an advantage
Lists of things

93. Libraries have an advantage
Lists of things
easy-ish

94. Libraries have an advantage
Lists of things
easy-ish
other sources

95. Libraries good at describing
things?

96. Libraries good at describing
things?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895

97. Libraries good at describing
things?
Using
Linked
Data
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895

98. Libraries good at describing
things?
Using
Linked p le
Data p eo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895

99. Libraries good at describing
things?
Using
Linked pla le
ces op
Data pe
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895

100. Libraries good at describing
things?
Using
Linked ventsle
plae p
ces o
Data pe
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895

101. Libraries good at describing
things?
Using ries ts
seeven
pla
Linked ces op le
Data pe
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895

102. Libraries good at describing
things?
Using ries ts
seeven
pla
Linked ces op le
Data pe
only describing books?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895

103. Libraries good at describing
things?
Using ries ts
seeven
pla
Linked ces op le
Data pe
only describing books?
only reformatting records?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895

104. Linked Data
Applicable for Libraries

105. Libraries
Applicable for Linked Data?

106. Libraries

107. Libraries
tt er
b e
do
uld
co

108. Libraries
tt er
b e
d o
u ld i se
co ro m
g p
w in
s ho

111. Linked Data and Libraries

112. Linked Data and Libraries
Ask why and who for?