The document summarizes a NISO webinar discussing the concept of linked data in libraries, featuring speakers Richard Wallis and Tom Johnson. It highlights various resources and vocabularies that can contribute to building a bibliographic web, emphasizing the importance of linking existing data to enhance library services. The presentation encourages libraries to focus on unique collections and resources specific to their institutions to create meaningful connections on the web.

1. http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/nisowebinars/linked_data/
NISO Webinar: Connecting the Dots:
Constellations in the Linked Data
Universe
December 12, 2012
Speakers: Richard Wallis, Tom Johnson

102. The Linked
Data Catalog
Small Steps Toward a Web of
Library Data

103. The Web
“Linking
Open
Data
cloud
diagram,
by
Richard
Cyganiak
and
Anja
Jentzsch.
hAp://lod-­‐cloud.net/”
(CC-­‐BY-­‐SA)

104. Image:
Ted
Nelson,
1963

105. Getting Pragmatic

106. The Web Today

107. Resources
Laundry List: Library:
- DBpedia - British National Bibliography
- Freebase - WorldCat
- GeoNames - COMET
- Europeana - Libris.kb.se
- Data.gov.uk - Data.bnf.fr / Theses.fr
- BBC - Open Library
- data.nytimes.com - Project Gutenberg
- etc... - VIAF
- LoC Name Authorities
The web is cross-domain.

108. DBpedia
hAp://dbpedia.org/page/Herman_Melville

109. GeoNames
hAp://geonames.org

110. Many Others...
hAp://linkedjazz.org/network/

111. Resources (vocab.)
General Purpose: Library:
- Dublin Core - BIBO
- DCMI Type Vocabulary - LCSH
- RDF/RDFS - MARC Relators
- SKOS - MADS RDF
- OWL - FRBRer
- FOAF - RDA
- GEO (Geospatial Ontologies) - OAI ORE
- PROV-O (Provenance Ontology) - BibTex
- Schema.org RDF - CiTO

113. How to Make a Graph

114. How to Make a Graph

115. How to Make a Graph

116. Follow Your Nose
hAp://xkcd.com/214/
(CC-­‐BY-­‐NC)

117. Participating

118. Flickr
User:
caa_conference,
RDF
graph
view
of
#caasoton
tweets

119. You Are Unique
What do you have that is special?
- Special Collections
- Archival Materials
- Rare Books
- Local and Special Interest
- Institutional Resources

120. More Than Bib. Data
Is your institution the authority?
- Student Work
- Faculty Research Data
- People
- Places
- Local Programs
- Other institutions/Complementary
resources

121. Making a Bibliographic Web
- Build from what already exists.
- Don't duplicate. Link.
- Bridge the gaps.
- Focus on:
- What is meaningful to your mission and
users. Build services.
- Places where your data is richer or more
authoritative.
- The web grows by small steps.