The document discusses libraries and linked open data in the context of a meet-up held in Edinburgh on August 30, 2012. It emphasizes the importance of high-quality cataloguing rules and the use of linked open data elements, models, and vocabularies to enhance data quality and accessibility. Recent initiatives in open data are also highlighted with links to specific datasets.

1. Libraries and linked open data
Gordon Dunsire
OKFN Edinburgh meet-up #3
August 30, 2012

2. Billions?
Billions?
Dupli-
Dupli- Trillions!
Trillions!
Billions
Billions

3. High-quality Cataloguing rules 1841-
(meta) data
Data/Record “Authority” data:
models & schema Disambiguated labels for:
Persons
Organizations
LOD element set
Subjects
vocabularies
Classifications
LOD value Places
vocabularies …

4. LOD element set LOD value
vocabularies vocabularies
LOD datasets

5. Thank you!
gordon@gordondunsire.com
http://www.gordondunsire.com

6. recent initiatives
in open data

7. CC.0

8. http://digital.nls.uk/scottish-bridges/pageturner.cfm?id=74570380
http://thedatahub.org/en/dataset/nls-forthbridge

10. Gill Hamilton
g.hamilton@nls.uk
twitter:gillhamilton
www.nls.uk