The document outlines the activities and objectives of the IFLA Semantic Web and Linked Data Special Interest Group (SWSIG), highlighting its evolution since its inception and the establishment of the new Linked Data Special Interest Group (LIDASIG). Key missions include discussing linked data in libraries, providing education to professionals, and fostering collaboration in the field. The document emphasizes the importance of ongoing discussions about linked data applications, standards, and user benefits in library settings.

1. IFLA – Semantic Web and Linked Data
Special Interest Group
Welcome to the open session of the SIG !
News / contact / join : http://www.ifla.org/en/swsig

2. About the SIG – previous WLICs
Milan 2009 :
– Satellite meeting “Emerging trends in technology: libraries between
Web 2.0, semantic web and search technology”
– first thoughts of creating a Semantic Web working group within the
IT section
Göteborg 2010 : Open session “Libraries and the semantic Web”, co-
organized by IT, Cataloguing and Classification & Indexing sections
Puerto Rico 2011 : first meeting of the SIG
Helsinki 2012 : official approval of the SIG by IFLA and 2nd meeting of
the SIG
Singapore 2013 : Satellite meeting “User interaction based on library
linked data” and 1st
open discussion session

3. About the SIG – previous WLICs
Lyon 2014 :
– Satellite meeting “Library Linked Data: Let's make it happen !”
– SIG business meeting and open discussion session, first
discussions on the change of name and relationship to LIDATEC
Cape Town 2015 :
– SIG open discussion session
Columbus 2016 :
– Satellite meeting “Data in libraries: the big picture” (Chicago, Aug.
10th)
– SIG open discussion session (today)

4. Today the SWSIG…
…tomorrow the LIDASIG
Missions of the LIDASIG (as updated this year):
– to be an open place to discuss subjects related to Linked Data and
Semantic Web in libraries;
– to strengthen and transform the professional knowledge of
libraries in the Linked Data and Semantic Web area by providing
education and information to IFLA professionals;
– to provide a place where librarians can share, discuss, advocate
and explain technological evolutions related to the
implementation of Linked Data in libraries
– to provide a place where the changes brought forward by other
units such as LIDATEC can be introduced to a wider audience.

5. Today the SWSIG…
…tomorrow the LIDASIG
Introducing the new convenor!
Emmanuelle Bermès
National library of France (BnF)
Convenor of the SIG 2011-2015
Astrid Verheusen
National library of the Netherlands (KB)
New convenor of the SIG in 2016

6. Linked Data in Libraries
where are we today?

7. Semantic Web
The Web is what this is
really about !
Web identifiers (URIs)
Web architecture
HTTP protocol
W3C standards

8. Entities
Entity-based design
(vs. record/ document based)

9. Linked Data

10. Questions and issues…

11. Questions and issues…

12. An example of Linked Data in use
From printed catalogues to open linked data : a Cuban
experience
By Pedro Urra

13. From printed catalogues to open
linked data: a Cuban experience
Pedro Urra
urrape@gmail.com

15. http://bnjm.sld.cu/Available in:

16. Discussion session
Concept of the open discussion session :
– to share recipes and best practices
– to ask questions you never dared to ask
– to raise new topics for future discussion
WE NEED YOU !!!
The output of today's discussion will be input for the
future of this group

17. Suggested discussion topics
Library
Linked Data
for beginners
Linked Data and
the Bibliographic
Transition
Using and
reusing
Linked Data
Linked / Big / Open
Data: the big
picture

18. Library
Linked Data
for beginners
Linked Data and
the Bibliographic
Transition
Using and
reusing
Linked Data
Previous sessions have demonstrated a strong need for an introduction
to these topics.
Intended audience :
– you've heard about Linked Data / Semantic Web but you're not sure
what it is, or why it's so important
– you don't feel knowledgeable enough to fit in any of the 3 other
groups
Linked / Big / Open
Data: the big
picture
Suggested discussion topics

19. Library
Linked Data
for beginners
Linked Data and
the Bibliographic
Transition
Using and
reusing
Linked Data
IFLA being a main standardization body for libraries, it’s essential to discuss
interaction with other standards such as RDA, Bibframe, Schema.org… in the
context of Linked Data.
Questions may include :
– how to identify and encourage actual use of IFLA standards in their RDF
expression
– how does this effort relate to other standards outside IFLA
– perspectives for cataloguing in the Linked Data environment
Linked / Big / Open
Data: the big
picture
Suggested discussion topics

20. Library
Linked Data
for beginners
Using and
reusing
Linked Data
Demonstrating how linked data actually benefits to users is necessary as a
selling point of Linked Data to library managers.
Questions may include :
– trust issues when reusing external data
– ideas of interesting interfaces / services that demonstrate the benefit of
library Linked Data for end users
– existing tools
Linked Data and
the Bibliographic
Transition
Linked / Big / Open
Data: the big
picture
Suggested discussion topics

21. Library
Linked Data
for beginners
As a follow-up on this year’s satellite meeting in Chicago, we propose to
explore how linked data relates to other data technologies in libraries
Questions may include :
– data models in practice : examples of successful use of Linked Data
technologies in working environments
– workflows, tools, data processing: how can Big Data tools help with
what we’re trying to achieve in the Linked Data environment
– licensing issues: interactions between Linked and Open data
Linked Data and
the Bibliographic
Transition
Using and
reusing
Linked Data
Linked / Big / Open
Data: the big
picture
Suggested discussion topics

22. Now it's up to YOU!
Library
Linked Data
for beginners
Linked Data and
the Bibliographic
Transition
– split in 4+ groups
– discussion until 13:30
– short reports from each group
Using and
reusing
Linked Data
Linked / Big / Open
Data: the big
picture