1. Civil War Data 150
Talis Linked Data Open Day
June 1, 2011
Jon Voss, Founder of LookBackMaps @jonvoss
jon@lookbackmaps.net

3. Civil War Data 150 http://civilwardata150.net
creating links across disparate datasets
based on domain-specific identifiers
like battles, regiments, etc.

5. Step 1. Data
• metadata vs. assets: key distinction
• share raw data in non-proprietary formats, like CSV
• don’t try to come up with a use, you may have no idea how people will use your data

6. Step 2. Open Data
• http://creativecommons.org/licenses/
• http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/
Open Data Published Data
CC-BY CC-BY-NC-ND
CC0
CC-BY-NC
Public Domain Mark
CC-BY-ND
Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)
CC-BY-SA
Attribution License (ODC-By)
Open Database License (ODC-ODbL) CC-BY-NC-SA

7. Step 3. Linked Open Data
• define data in consistant, predictable ways so machines can understand
• use URLs so people can link to your data
• link to other URLs, to grow the web of data

8.  
1.
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Data
collection
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2.
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Align to
key
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identifiers 
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3.
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Publish 

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and build
viz/apps
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 
 
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9. What will happen to your data?
• working with Open Data from
NOAA at wherecamp 2011.
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/
history/CivilWar/

10. The bigger picture: Linked Open
Data in Libraries, Archives &
Museums. #lodlam
• it’s an unfolding story, but it’s awn... unlocking, and linking, massive amounts of
structured data
• first funded projects in the US exploring Linked Open Data in the humanities now
underway: http://lod-lam.net
• 100 people from over 85 institutions gathering from around the world June 2-3 to
forward LODLAM in the next year, thanks to generous funding from: