The world’s libraries. Connected.
Linked Data
Exposing What We Have
ALCTS Holdings Information Forum - ALA Chicago
29th June 2013
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
OCLC
@rjw
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Why ?Catalog
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Catalog
http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiousexpeditions/2406513532/
Catalog
So folks can find
our stuff
The world’s libraries. Connected.
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Where are our users?
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where are our users?
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Where our users are!
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The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where our users are!
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The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where our users are!
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The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where are our users?
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where are our users?
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where our users are!
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where our users are!
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where our users are!
Romain Wenz BnF
Libraries Archives
Museums
Libraries Archives
Museums
The place to go
for information
Libraries Archives
Museums
The place to go
for information
not any more!
Knowledge Graph
(Linked Data)
THINGS NOT STRINGS
Knowledge Graph
(Linked Data)
are inour users
are inour users
are in
not
not
our users
are in
not
not
other search engines are available
our users
our data are not in
our data are not in
our data are not in
Why?
our data are not in
Why?
does not understand:
Marc, ISBD, OAI-PMH, RDA, Z39.50, Onix ....
insert you favorite standard here!
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources
• Schema.org
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources
• Schema.org
• Embedded RDFa
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources
• Schema.org
• Embedded RDFa
• Links to: Dewey, LCSH
LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources
• Schema.org
• Embedded RDFa
• Links to: Dewey, LCSH
LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST
• License: ODC-BY
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources
• Schema.org
• Embedded RDFa
• Links to: Dewey, LCSH
LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST
• License: ODC-BY
• Experimental - June 2012
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources
• Schema.org
• Embedded RDFa
• Links to: Dewey, LCSH
LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST
• License: ODC-BY
• Experimental - June 2012
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources
• Schema.org
• Embedded RDFa
• Links to: Dewey, LCSH
LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST
• License: ODC-BY
• Experimental - June 2012
Linked Data
Update: June 2013
Data available via
Content-Negotiation
• RDF/XML
• JSON-LD
• Turtle
• Triples
is
good enough ?
is
good enough ?
• For library data exchange
is
good enough ?
• For library data exchange - No
is
good enough ?
• For library data exchange
• For sharing library data with the world
- No
is
good enough ?
• For library data exchange
• For sharing library data with the world
- No
- Almost
http://www.w3.org/community/schemabibex
• Short lived group
• Libraries, Publishers, Consumers, SystemVendors, Linked Data, Standards Bodies
• Library is only one focus
BIBFRAME
BIBFRAME
http://bibframe.org
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
bibliographic description as part of the web
@Fascinatingpics
bibliographic description as part of the web
?
@Fascinatingpics
bibliographic description
≈ complimentary ≈
as part of the web
bibliographic description
Challenges for change
≈ complimentary ≈
as part of the web
bibliographic description
• Metadata for ‘items’
Challenges for change
≈ complimentary ≈
as part of the web
bibliographic description
• Metadata for ‘items’
• Searching for ‘works’
Challenges for change
≈ complimentary ≈
as part of the web
bibliographic description
• Metadata for ‘items’
• Searching for ‘works’
• Materials of all types - print / e / digital
Challenges for change
≈ complimentary ≈
as part of the web
We are moving from
cataloguing
We are moving from
cataloguing
to
h"p://catalinking
Eric	
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  Zepheira
Manifestation Marc
Cataloging Spotlight
Manifestation Marc
Cataloging Spotlight
Manifestation Marc
Cataloging Spotlight
Manifestation Marc
Cataloging Spotlight
Works Linked DataAuthorities
Manifestation Schema.org
Cataloging Spotlight
Works Linked DataAuthorities
Manifestation Schema.org
Cataloging Spotlight
Works Linked DataAuthorities
Manifestation Schema.org
Cataloging Spotlight
RDF
Works Linked DataAuthorities
Manifestation Schema.org
Cataloging Spotlight
Subjects
Names
Locations
RDF
Publishers InstitutionsFormats
Works Linked DataAuthorities
Manifestation Schema.org
Cataloging Spotlight
Subjects
Names
Locations
RDF
Publishers InstitutionsFormats
Works Linked DataAuthorities
Manifestation Schema.org
Cataloging Spotlight
Subjects
Names
Locations
RDF
Publishers InstitutionsFormats
h"p://wallpapersfor.me/storm-­‐beacon/
Be visible
On the Web of Data
h"p://wallpapersfor.me/storm-­‐beacon/
Be visible
On the Web of Data
Light the way to your resources...
h"p://wallpapersfor.me/storm-­‐beacon/
Be visible
On the Web of Data
Light the way to your resources...
... registered in the network
Building a Web
Building a Web
Linking to all
and
all resources
Building a Web
Linking to all
A holding is a link between a
library and a resource
Happening in a hurry?
@Fascinatingpics
Happening in a hurry?
Years not
decades
@Fascinatingpics
Happening in a hurry?
The Web will
progress
without us
@Fascinatingpics
Happening in a hurry?
Opportunity to
reach for
together...
@Fascinatingpics
Opportunity to
reach for
together ...
Opportunity to
reach for
together ... reassert
our role as a
discoverable source
For all materials
Print/ /Journals/Articles/DigitalEBook
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Linked Data
Exposing What We Have
ALCTS Holdings Information Forum - ALA Chicago
29th June 2013
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
OCLC
@rjw
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Linked Data
Exposing What We Have
ALCTS Holdings Information Forum - ALA Chicago
29th June 2013
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
OCLC
@rjw
http://www.slideshare.net/rjw

Linked Data - Exposing what we have