1. The world’s libraries. Connected.
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
@rjw
Linked Data
A Radical Change?
Canadian Library Association - 29th May 2013
13. 1. Use URIs as names for things
Linked Data Principles
14. 1. Use URIs as names for things
2. Use HTTP URIs so people can look up those
names
Linked Data Principles
15. 1. Use URIs as names for things
2. Use HTTP URIs so people can look up those
names
3. When someone looks up a URI, provide useful
information, using the standards - RDF
Linked Data Principles
16. 1. Use URIs as names for things
2. Use HTTP URIs so people can look up those
names
3. When someone looks up a URI, provide useful
information, using the standards - RDF
4. Include links to other URIs, so that they can
discover more
Tim Berners-Lee - 2006
Linked Data Principles
23. Planning for Automation
John M Cohn
name
author
http://
viaf.org/viaf/
94196132 name
schema:Bookhttp://
lib.org/res/1234
type
RDF
24. Planning for Automation
John M Cohn
name
author
http://
viaf.org/viaf/
94196132 name
about
name
schema:Bookhttp://
lib.org/res/1234
type
RDF
http://
loc.gov/auth/
sh85076502
Libraries
25. Planning for Automation
John M Cohn
name
author
http://
viaf.org/viaf/
94196132 name
about
name
schema:Bookhttp://
lib.org/res/1234
type
<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/viaf/94196132> .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh85076502>
RDF
http://
loc.gov/auth/
sh85076502
Libraries
26. Planning for Automation
John M Cohn
name
author
http://
viaf.org/viaf/
94196132 name
about
name
schema:Bookhttp://
lib.org/res/1234
type
<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/viaf/94196132> .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh85076502>
RDF
http://
loc.gov/auth/
sh85076502
Libraries
28. The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where are our users?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamthebestartist/2329267266/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mibuchat/2772197722/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pnoeric/232579341/
29. The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where our users are!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/malbooth/5099621729/
30. The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where our users are!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/malbooth/5099621729/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/caribb/8620465508/
31. The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where our users are!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/malbooth/5099621729/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/caribb/8620465508/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/striatic/22635909/
91. It is the foundation for the future of
bibliographic description that happens on, in,
and as part of the web and the networked
world we live in.
bibliographic description
as part of the web
BIBFRAME
http://bibframe.org
98. bibliographic description
• Metadata for ‘items’
• Searching for ‘works’
• Materials of all types - print / e / digital
Challenges for change
≈ complimentary ≈
as part of the web
120. RDF
<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/abc> .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh8570> .
121. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts
<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/abc> .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh8570> .
122. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts
Planning for Automation
John M Cohn
name
author
loc.gov/
auth/sh8507
viaf.org/
abc
name
about
Libraries
name
schema:Book../
res/12345
type
123. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts
Planning for Automation
John M Cohn
name
author
loc.gov/
auth/sh8507
viaf.org/
abc
name
about
Libraries
name
schema:Book../
res/12345
type
Where has the record gone?
<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/abc> .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh8570> .
148. The world’s libraries. Connected.
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
@rjw
Linked Data
A Radical Change?
Canadian Library Association - 29th May 2013
149. The world’s libraries. Connected.
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
@rjw
Linked Data
A Radical Change?
Canadian Library Association - 29th May 2013
http://www.slideshare.net/rjw