The document is a presentation by Gill Hamilton from the National Library of Scotland about linked open data and their experiments with it. It discusses three main tips for preparing data for linked open data: 1) using URIs to identify resources rather than strings, 2) not simplifying data structures when converting to linked data, and 3) focusing on making unique contributions by working with distinctive parts of the collection. The presentation also advocates for openly licensing metadata and using open vocabularies.
Open for learning: Gaelic Digital Assistant and Gaelic CollectionsGill Hamilton
Presentation given to the Open Education Resources 2016 conference in Edinburgh on the Library's plans to employ a Gaelic Digital Assistant to work with the Gaelic collections to create new educational resources
Deus Ex Machina: is linked data the answer?Gill Hamilton
Presentation given by Gill Hamilton, National Library of Scotland at the OCLC seminar "Is there are library shaped black hole in the web?" on 16 October 2015 at Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
Gill's presentation explains the experiments undertake at the Library into linked open data. She suggests several practical tips to help libraries prepare for linked open data including; recording URIs, not dumbing down your metadata, concentrating on your unique collections, openly licensing your metadata, using open vocabularies and demanding better systems to manage linked data components and requirements.
Alignment between special material and RDA in German speaking countries / Chr...CIGScotland
The document discusses the implementation of RDA (Resource Description and Access) for special materials in German-speaking countries. It outlines the organizational structure for coordinating RDA among libraries, archives, and museums. Working groups have been formed to provide RDA guidance for specific material types like literary archives, old books, and manuscripts. The challenges of applying RDA to rare and unique items are also examined, such as how to catalog multiple copies of the same work. The document concludes that RDA does not need full integration of special rules, and cultural institutions should collaborate to provide quality metadata across standards.
This document outlines the National Library of Scotland's approach to improving their social media presence and engagement. It discusses how they shifted from low engagement in 2015 to being more conversational by putting personality into their posts, experimenting with new approaches, and focusing on collections. This involved techniques like using threads across multiple related posts and media to add interest. As a result, their follower numbers and monthly engagements significantly increased over the past year. The document also covers challenges like risks of personality, lessons learned from collaborative campaigns, and limitations of burst promotions.
National Museums Liverpool is a national museum founded in 1851 and established in 1986 as the only national museum outside of London. It serves as the museum service for Liverpool and Merseyside, the region's largest cultural organization with an international remit. The museum's mission is to be the world's leading example of an inclusive museum service. Its education vision is to provide creative and inspiring cultural education through activities and resources to assist with lifelong learning and cultural awareness. Some of its education programs include Suitcase of Stories, Big Art for Little Artists, Postcode, and Legacies of Transatlantic Slavery.
This document provides information about the IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG). NPSIG aims to provide opportunities for collaboration and exchange of ideas between new library professionals. It hosts webinars, conference sessions, an annual IFLAcamp training program, and maintains social media profiles and a blog. Membership is free and open to all new professionals, providing networking opportunities, learning resources, and ways to get involved in projects like the Map of New Professionals and NPSIG Music Contest. Those interested are encouraged to contribute content to the blog, help promote events, and plan future IFLAcamps to expand NPSIG's global community of new LIS professionals.
Collaborative Communities - Cross Sectoral Library Initiatives in ScotlandCILIP Ireland
This document discusses collaborative library initiatives in Scotland across various sectors. It highlights that there are 492 public libraries, 19 higher education institution libraries, and over 2,400 school libraries in Scotland. Partnerships have been formed between these different library sectors through organizations like CILIP in Scotland to advocate for libraries and conduct staff training. Recent initiatives include a national school library strategy, innovation funding awards, and partnerships between universities and public libraries to share collections and facilities.
A presentation given at the event "Conversations with Cataloguers" held at Cardiff University, 6th March 2012 : the history of the Salisbury Library, and issues around its classification and propsed reclassification
Open for learning: Gaelic Digital Assistant and Gaelic CollectionsGill Hamilton
Presentation given to the Open Education Resources 2016 conference in Edinburgh on the Library's plans to employ a Gaelic Digital Assistant to work with the Gaelic collections to create new educational resources
Deus Ex Machina: is linked data the answer?Gill Hamilton
Presentation given by Gill Hamilton, National Library of Scotland at the OCLC seminar "Is there are library shaped black hole in the web?" on 16 October 2015 at Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
Gill's presentation explains the experiments undertake at the Library into linked open data. She suggests several practical tips to help libraries prepare for linked open data including; recording URIs, not dumbing down your metadata, concentrating on your unique collections, openly licensing your metadata, using open vocabularies and demanding better systems to manage linked data components and requirements.
Alignment between special material and RDA in German speaking countries / Chr...CIGScotland
The document discusses the implementation of RDA (Resource Description and Access) for special materials in German-speaking countries. It outlines the organizational structure for coordinating RDA among libraries, archives, and museums. Working groups have been formed to provide RDA guidance for specific material types like literary archives, old books, and manuscripts. The challenges of applying RDA to rare and unique items are also examined, such as how to catalog multiple copies of the same work. The document concludes that RDA does not need full integration of special rules, and cultural institutions should collaborate to provide quality metadata across standards.
This document outlines the National Library of Scotland's approach to improving their social media presence and engagement. It discusses how they shifted from low engagement in 2015 to being more conversational by putting personality into their posts, experimenting with new approaches, and focusing on collections. This involved techniques like using threads across multiple related posts and media to add interest. As a result, their follower numbers and monthly engagements significantly increased over the past year. The document also covers challenges like risks of personality, lessons learned from collaborative campaigns, and limitations of burst promotions.
National Museums Liverpool is a national museum founded in 1851 and established in 1986 as the only national museum outside of London. It serves as the museum service for Liverpool and Merseyside, the region's largest cultural organization with an international remit. The museum's mission is to be the world's leading example of an inclusive museum service. Its education vision is to provide creative and inspiring cultural education through activities and resources to assist with lifelong learning and cultural awareness. Some of its education programs include Suitcase of Stories, Big Art for Little Artists, Postcode, and Legacies of Transatlantic Slavery.
This document provides information about the IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG). NPSIG aims to provide opportunities for collaboration and exchange of ideas between new library professionals. It hosts webinars, conference sessions, an annual IFLAcamp training program, and maintains social media profiles and a blog. Membership is free and open to all new professionals, providing networking opportunities, learning resources, and ways to get involved in projects like the Map of New Professionals and NPSIG Music Contest. Those interested are encouraged to contribute content to the blog, help promote events, and plan future IFLAcamps to expand NPSIG's global community of new LIS professionals.
Collaborative Communities - Cross Sectoral Library Initiatives in ScotlandCILIP Ireland
This document discusses collaborative library initiatives in Scotland across various sectors. It highlights that there are 492 public libraries, 19 higher education institution libraries, and over 2,400 school libraries in Scotland. Partnerships have been formed between these different library sectors through organizations like CILIP in Scotland to advocate for libraries and conduct staff training. Recent initiatives include a national school library strategy, innovation funding awards, and partnerships between universities and public libraries to share collections and facilities.
A presentation given at the event "Conversations with Cataloguers" held at Cardiff University, 6th March 2012 : the history of the Salisbury Library, and issues around its classification and propsed reclassification
From Scottish Bibliographies Online to National Bibliography of Scotland : Re...CIGScotland
The National Library of Scotland presented on reinventing the National Bibliography of Scotland for the 21st century. They discussed the history of bibliographies in Scotland. They conducted a review which found a need to align the bibliography with their strategy and open data principles. After stakeholder consultation, they are implementing the National Bibliography of Scotland as an extension of their catalog, leveraging new technologies and linked open data approaches to maintain it as Scotland's published cultural record.
Creative Zone / Blackstone LaunchPad - Valerie KingCONUL Conference
The document describes the creation of the Creative Zone/Blackstone LaunchPad space at University College Cork. It involved collaboration between the library, building and estates, Blackstone LaunchPad, and various faculties and students. The space was designed to be flexible and encourage creativity, ideation, and collaboration. In the first year of operation, it has been well-used for group work, consultations, events, and relaxing activities. Lessons learned include taking time with the vision, researching user needs, having champion supporters, and maintaining flexibility to evolve over time within budget constraints.
The Avalon Moors Centre - OpenArch Conference, Cardiff 2015EXARC
The Avalon Marshes Centre in Somerset, England conducts experimental archaeology projects with funding from several heritage organizations from 2012-2016. The projects reconstruct Romano-British, Anglo-Saxon, and Iron Age buildings and crafts to teach visitors about ancient technologies. Projects include building dugout canoes, and reconstructing a Romano-British building, Anglo-Saxon longhall, and Iron Age roundhouse to showcase building techniques.
The document outlines Scotland's national strategy for public libraries from 2015 to 2020 called "Ambition and Opportunity". The strategy was launched in June 2015 and has four strategic aims: 1) Expanding the reach and impact of library services, 2) Developing skills for learning, work and life, 3) Promoting digital participation and inclusion, and 4) Strengthening communities. It is being implemented by the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) with support from the Scottish Government, COSLA, and other partner organizations. For more information, contact Pamela Tulloch.
This document outlines the George Garret Archive project which was a partnership between Liverpool John Moores University Library Services, Liverpool City Libraries, and local schools. The project involved students researching the life and work of George Garret, a Liverpool writer, and creating archives, library exhibits, and theatrical productions about him. The project was successful in engaging students and the public while demonstrating best practices in archives, libraries, and civic engagement.
Rich Sage discusses the history and future of the BrightonPHP community group. Formed in 2009, the group has grown significantly over the years along with other local user groups and conferences. He emphasizes the importance of being part of and contributing to the wider PHP community. The future looks bright for continued community growth and engagement.
Using social media for personal and professional developmentCLICLibraries
Presentation by Mandy Powell, CILIP Policy Officer, Wales, from the CLIC Cardiff Libraries in Co-operation 'Social Media in Libraries' staff development event on 16 November 2011 (Cardiff University)
The Cerritos College Library Club is looking for new members to help organize exhibits, write articles, lead book clubs and reading groups, volunteer in the library, and plan fundraising events while earning service credits. Students interested in library careers can get involved by joining the ground-floor formation of this new student club.
Iolanda Pensa, Heritage Management 2018, Structure of a proposalIolanda Pensa
This document provides guidance on conducting an analysis for a heritage management proposal. It includes sections on defining the concept of heritage, context analysis, identifying stakeholders and target groups, services and interpretations, legislation and copyright, and performing a critical analysis. The document estimates the time to complete the analysis at 20 hours and provides templates for the structure of a proposal, a sample calendar and budget, and evaluating the proposal's expected results and coherence with the objectives. Graphics show examples of past projects activating community resources and knowledge through culture.
The document describes three ancient Iberian sculptures found in Spain: the "Dama d'Elx" sculpture from the 5th-4th century BC found in Elx, Valencia; the "Dama sedente" sculpture from the 4th century BC found in Montealgre del castillo; and the "Guerrero de Mogente" sculpture from the 5th-4th century BC found in la Costera. Each sculpture is identified along with its location and date.
Milton Keynes Museum 2018: the story so farJane Matthews
A presentation given to the Milton Keynes business community to report on the museum expansion. The expansion will feature two new galleries telling the whole story of Milton Keynes from pre-history through to the present time.
Tracey MacDonald is the Assistant Curator of the Kelvin Hall Project at Glasgow Museums. She is working with staff to highlight the museum's collection on showpeople and their heritage, as it relates to the Kelvin Hall project. Tracey is also coordinating an editathon focused on improving information about the showpeople community in the museum's collections.
The document discusses best practices for collaboration between museums and Wikipedia. It outlines challenges such as copyright issues and concerns about quality and control. However, it emphasizes that partnerships between experts and volunteers can exponentially increase quality information. Specific successful collaborations are highlighted, like Wikipedians-in-residence and editing contests. Museums are encouraged to engage students and share content under Creative Commons to overcome challenges and spread knowledge.
Andrew Payne Mainstreaming Diversity At The National ArchivesFARO
The document discusses the National Archives of the UK's efforts to mainstream equality and diversity. It describes initiatives like the "Caribbean Through a Lens" project, which involved partnering with 50 community organizations to promote engagement with photographs of the Caribbean from the Archives. The project aimed to empower communities and inform future outreach. Over 65,000 people attended exhibitions and 49,300 viewed photographs online as a result. The document argues this project takes steps toward making the Archives "essential" by satisfying diverse users and their questions.
Our collections, our memory - National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall pre...Gill Hamilton
The National Library of Scotland was founded in 1689 and is the legal deposit library for Scotland, originally based in Edinburgh but now also serving Glasgow from their new Kelvin Hall location. The document describes the library's collections, including over 10 million digital resources and a Moving Image Archive, and details the complex technical work that went into transforming the building site into a state-of-the-art library space that aims to inspire learning and foster a sense of community.
Europeana: we transform the world with cultureGill Hamilton
Presentation given at Link and Linkage, the International Digital Culture Forum in Taichung, Taiwan on 12 and 13 August by Gill Hamilton, Digital Access Manager at National Library of Scotland. The presentation explains the work of Europeana, and the services it supports to ensure access to pan-European cultural services. It explains the history of governance of Europeana, its campaigns, advocacy and services, and looks at issues and benefits.
The document discusses the Europeana IIIF Task Force. It notes that Europeana has adopted IIIF but many of its content providers are unaware or unsure of IIIF. It provides information about an initial survey of 69 responses from collections across Europe on their IIIF implementation and awareness. The task force aims to identify trends in IIIF adoption among Europeana content providers and encourage more involvement from partners.
From Scottish Bibliographies Online to National Bibliography of Scotland : Re...CIGScotland
The National Library of Scotland presented on reinventing the National Bibliography of Scotland for the 21st century. They discussed the history of bibliographies in Scotland. They conducted a review which found a need to align the bibliography with their strategy and open data principles. After stakeholder consultation, they are implementing the National Bibliography of Scotland as an extension of their catalog, leveraging new technologies and linked open data approaches to maintain it as Scotland's published cultural record.
Creative Zone / Blackstone LaunchPad - Valerie KingCONUL Conference
The document describes the creation of the Creative Zone/Blackstone LaunchPad space at University College Cork. It involved collaboration between the library, building and estates, Blackstone LaunchPad, and various faculties and students. The space was designed to be flexible and encourage creativity, ideation, and collaboration. In the first year of operation, it has been well-used for group work, consultations, events, and relaxing activities. Lessons learned include taking time with the vision, researching user needs, having champion supporters, and maintaining flexibility to evolve over time within budget constraints.
The Avalon Moors Centre - OpenArch Conference, Cardiff 2015EXARC
The Avalon Marshes Centre in Somerset, England conducts experimental archaeology projects with funding from several heritage organizations from 2012-2016. The projects reconstruct Romano-British, Anglo-Saxon, and Iron Age buildings and crafts to teach visitors about ancient technologies. Projects include building dugout canoes, and reconstructing a Romano-British building, Anglo-Saxon longhall, and Iron Age roundhouse to showcase building techniques.
The document outlines Scotland's national strategy for public libraries from 2015 to 2020 called "Ambition and Opportunity". The strategy was launched in June 2015 and has four strategic aims: 1) Expanding the reach and impact of library services, 2) Developing skills for learning, work and life, 3) Promoting digital participation and inclusion, and 4) Strengthening communities. It is being implemented by the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) with support from the Scottish Government, COSLA, and other partner organizations. For more information, contact Pamela Tulloch.
This document outlines the George Garret Archive project which was a partnership between Liverpool John Moores University Library Services, Liverpool City Libraries, and local schools. The project involved students researching the life and work of George Garret, a Liverpool writer, and creating archives, library exhibits, and theatrical productions about him. The project was successful in engaging students and the public while demonstrating best practices in archives, libraries, and civic engagement.
Rich Sage discusses the history and future of the BrightonPHP community group. Formed in 2009, the group has grown significantly over the years along with other local user groups and conferences. He emphasizes the importance of being part of and contributing to the wider PHP community. The future looks bright for continued community growth and engagement.
Using social media for personal and professional developmentCLICLibraries
Presentation by Mandy Powell, CILIP Policy Officer, Wales, from the CLIC Cardiff Libraries in Co-operation 'Social Media in Libraries' staff development event on 16 November 2011 (Cardiff University)
The Cerritos College Library Club is looking for new members to help organize exhibits, write articles, lead book clubs and reading groups, volunteer in the library, and plan fundraising events while earning service credits. Students interested in library careers can get involved by joining the ground-floor formation of this new student club.
Iolanda Pensa, Heritage Management 2018, Structure of a proposalIolanda Pensa
This document provides guidance on conducting an analysis for a heritage management proposal. It includes sections on defining the concept of heritage, context analysis, identifying stakeholders and target groups, services and interpretations, legislation and copyright, and performing a critical analysis. The document estimates the time to complete the analysis at 20 hours and provides templates for the structure of a proposal, a sample calendar and budget, and evaluating the proposal's expected results and coherence with the objectives. Graphics show examples of past projects activating community resources and knowledge through culture.
The document describes three ancient Iberian sculptures found in Spain: the "Dama d'Elx" sculpture from the 5th-4th century BC found in Elx, Valencia; the "Dama sedente" sculpture from the 4th century BC found in Montealgre del castillo; and the "Guerrero de Mogente" sculpture from the 5th-4th century BC found in la Costera. Each sculpture is identified along with its location and date.
Milton Keynes Museum 2018: the story so farJane Matthews
A presentation given to the Milton Keynes business community to report on the museum expansion. The expansion will feature two new galleries telling the whole story of Milton Keynes from pre-history through to the present time.
Tracey MacDonald is the Assistant Curator of the Kelvin Hall Project at Glasgow Museums. She is working with staff to highlight the museum's collection on showpeople and their heritage, as it relates to the Kelvin Hall project. Tracey is also coordinating an editathon focused on improving information about the showpeople community in the museum's collections.
The document discusses best practices for collaboration between museums and Wikipedia. It outlines challenges such as copyright issues and concerns about quality and control. However, it emphasizes that partnerships between experts and volunteers can exponentially increase quality information. Specific successful collaborations are highlighted, like Wikipedians-in-residence and editing contests. Museums are encouraged to engage students and share content under Creative Commons to overcome challenges and spread knowledge.
Andrew Payne Mainstreaming Diversity At The National ArchivesFARO
The document discusses the National Archives of the UK's efforts to mainstream equality and diversity. It describes initiatives like the "Caribbean Through a Lens" project, which involved partnering with 50 community organizations to promote engagement with photographs of the Caribbean from the Archives. The project aimed to empower communities and inform future outreach. Over 65,000 people attended exhibitions and 49,300 viewed photographs online as a result. The document argues this project takes steps toward making the Archives "essential" by satisfying diverse users and their questions.
Our collections, our memory - National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall pre...Gill Hamilton
The National Library of Scotland was founded in 1689 and is the legal deposit library for Scotland, originally based in Edinburgh but now also serving Glasgow from their new Kelvin Hall location. The document describes the library's collections, including over 10 million digital resources and a Moving Image Archive, and details the complex technical work that went into transforming the building site into a state-of-the-art library space that aims to inspire learning and foster a sense of community.
Europeana: we transform the world with cultureGill Hamilton
Presentation given at Link and Linkage, the International Digital Culture Forum in Taichung, Taiwan on 12 and 13 August by Gill Hamilton, Digital Access Manager at National Library of Scotland. The presentation explains the work of Europeana, and the services it supports to ensure access to pan-European cultural services. It explains the history of governance of Europeana, its campaigns, advocacy and services, and looks at issues and benefits.
The document discusses the Europeana IIIF Task Force. It notes that Europeana has adopted IIIF but many of its content providers are unaware or unsure of IIIF. It provides information about an initial survey of 69 responses from collections across Europe on their IIIF implementation and awareness. The task force aims to identify trends in IIIF adoption among Europeana content providers and encourage more involvement from partners.
Presentation given at IIIF Showcase seminar on 17 March 2017 at National Library of Scotland outlining the Library's use of IIIF and its plans for further development and adoption of the Framework
Presentation given at the University of Edinburgh inaugural Open Knowledge Network meeting on 17 March 2017 in the School of Informatics. Covers; about the National Library of Scotland, about Gill Hamilton, Digital Access Manager, open definition and associated licensing tools, history of the open movement and implementation of open initiatives at the Library; Wikipedians, open licensing policy, licensing of digitized collections.
RLS-athon: the challenges at National Library of Scotland and opportunities o...Gill Hamilton
Presentation given at the RLS-athon on 9 November 2015 at the University of Edinburgh Carbon Centre. The RLS-athon looked at using RDA (Resource Description and Access) content standard to describe the works of Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. This presentation outlined the issues associated with delivering on the Library's priority to describe its collections and make a third available digitally in the next 10 years and how RDA is part of the solution (POTS)
Giving culture a helping hand: National Library of Scotland metadata and digi...Gill Hamilton
Presentation given at "Museums working with Wiki: engaging audiences through open knowledge" seminar at Kelvin Grove Museum, Glasgow on 4 September 2015. Gill Hamilton, Digital Access Manager at National Library of Scotland discusses the drivers, issues and challenges in developing a metadata and digital content licence policy to encourage open use and re-use of the Library's collections.
The long and winding road: implementation of electronic legal deposit at Nati...Gill Hamilton
Presentation made to The Scottish Working Group on Official Publications (SWOP) about the implementation of electronic legal deposit at National Library of Scotland. The presentation was given by Gill Hamilton, Digital Access Manager at National Library of Scotland on 26 February 2014 in Edinburgh.
Digitised collections and services at National Library of ScotlandGill Hamilton
Presentation given at National Collections and the Digital Humanities seminar at The University of Edinburgh, 14 February 2014. Presented by Gill Hamilton, DIgital Access Manager on behalf of National Library of Scotland.
LO(D) and behold: issues, tips and techniques for extending to the giant glob...Gill Hamilton
Presentation given to the Cataloguing and Indexing Group Scotland seminar on Linked Open Data practises in archives and libraries, 18 November 2013. I explained the issues associated with discovering vocabulary URIs from literals and tips and techniques that could be employed to help discovery of URIs
Making mapping real: experience and thoughts from National Library of ScotlandGill Hamilton
The document discusses challenges in mapping local data instances to a global graph. It describes extracting triples from a local database and assigning URIs using templates. Mappings from local to global identifiers are stored separately and can be added over time. String and statistical matching are used to match local instances to global concepts, with the goal of unique matches but humans sometimes needed for resolution.
Frankly my dear: National Library of Scotland's approach to open and linked dataGill Hamilton
Presentation from lightning talk at 2nd UK Ontology Network Workshop, 11 April 2013. About the Library's development in open and linked open data and the challenges faced and addressed.
Open Knowledge Foundation Meetup 4 : 24 January 2013Gill Hamilton
My lightning talk from Open Knowledge Foundation Edinburgh meet-up on 24 January 2013. It's about our work at National Library of Scotland in: securing a WIkipedian in Residence, our commitment to open data and progress with linked open data
Unlocking doors: recent initiatives in open and linked data at National Libra...Gill Hamilton
Presentation given to "Data publication and linked data in the humanities" workshop at National Library of Wales, 12 November 2012. This presentation has developed from previous as it explains how and why the Library modelled its database structure in to RDF rather than use pre-existing schemas
Unlocking doors: recent initiatives in open and linked data at National Libra...Gill Hamilton
Presentation given on 21 Sept 2012 at Cataloguing and Index Group (Scotland) seminar on "Opening Library Linked Data to National Heritage: Perspectives on International
Practice" http://www.slainte.org.uk/events/EvntShow.cfm?uEventID=2999
Open Knowledge Foundation Edinburgh meet-up #3Gill Hamilton
My lightning talk from Open Knowledge Foundation Edinburgh meet-up on 30 August. It's about recent initiatives with open and linked open data at National Library of Scotland.
Open Knowledge Foundation Edinburgh meet-up #3Gill Hamilton
Lightning talks by
Gordon Dunsire on library standards and linked data
Gill Hamilton on recent initiatives with open and linked open data at National Library of Scotland
opening new doors: recent initiatives in open data at National Library of Sco...Gill Hamilton
Presentation given at IFLA 2012 (Helsinki) on National Library of Scotland's low cost initiatives and developments with open data and linked open data. Includes loading of data and resources to Flickr and Youtube. Work with Open Knowledge Foundation on how to publish open data. Licensing open data as CC.0. Work with freeyourmetadata.org to learn how to use Google Refine for URI resolution. Work with Metadata Management Asssociates to model structure of the Library's Digital Object Database as RDF.
Presentation made to National Library of Scotland's Management Forum, March 2011. Explaining open linked data in the Library context and outlining that the Library is well placed to particpate.
My name is Gill Hamilton and these things I knowGill Hamilton
Presentation given to the Edinburgh Library And Information Services Agency (ELISA) Open Forum 2020 vision open forum on 25 November 2010.
In my presentation I propose that existing skills for library technologist will be transferable to 2020 and new skills will be acquired organically.
Reimagining Your Library Space: How to Increase the Vibes in Your Library No ...Diana Rendina
Librarians are leading the way in creating future-ready citizens – now we need to update our spaces to match. In this session, attendees will get inspiration for transforming their library spaces. You’ll learn how to survey students and patrons, create a focus group, and use design thinking to brainstorm ideas for your space. We’ll discuss budget friendly ways to change your space as well as how to find funding. No matter where you’re at, you’ll find ideas for reimagining your space in this session.
How to Setup Warehouse & Location in Odoo 17 InventoryCeline George
In this slide, we'll explore how to set up warehouses and locations in Odoo 17 Inventory. This will help us manage our stock effectively, track inventory levels, and streamline warehouse operations.
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
This document provides an overview of wound healing, its functions, stages, mechanisms, factors affecting it, and complications.
A wound is a break in the integrity of the skin or tissues, which may be associated with disruption of the structure and function.
Healing is the body’s response to injury in an attempt to restore normal structure and functions.
Healing can occur in two ways: Regeneration and Repair
There are 4 phases of wound healing: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. This document also describes the mechanism of wound healing. Factors that affect healing include infection, uncontrolled diabetes, poor nutrition, age, anemia, the presence of foreign bodies, etc.
Complications of wound healing like infection, hyperpigmentation of scar, contractures, and keloid formation.
The reality of linked data in libraries: presented at CILIP linked data executive briefing 24 November 2015
1. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
the reality of
linked data
in libraries
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
Gill Hamilton
Digital Access Manager
2. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
• about the Library and me
• our modest experiments
• Top Tips for preparing for
LOD
I’ll be looking at ….
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
3. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
4. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
5. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
6. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
7. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
• if I learned one thing it is …
• dabbling in the DOD
• RDA RDF
our experiments
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
8. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
Och!
Dinnae fash
yersel!
oh no!
Oh No!
OH NO!
HELP!
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
9. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
you and I know it already …
we call it interoperability
ye
olden
days
BM
rules
AAC
R
MAR
C
collaboration
RDA
LOD
C
L
O
S
E
D
O
P
E
N
Open
vocs
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
10. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
http://www.math.uh.edu/~tomforde/images/UniverseAndMan.jpg
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
dabbling
in the DOD
researching
RDA
RDF
11. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
1. strings and things
2. be smart, not dumb
3. uniqueness
….. and some more
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
12. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
Top Tip
1
we have strings
“Hamilton, Gill”
but we need things too
we need URIs
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
13. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
machines are really stupid
Main catalogue Archive catalogue Moving image catalogue
Hamilton, Gill W. Hamilton, Gillian W. Hamilton, G. W.
you are really really smart
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
14. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
machines are really stupid
you are really really smart
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
15. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
record just 1 more thing
the URI
C’est tout!
stop digging
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
16. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
and …
you might
be lucky
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
17. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
Get others to help
We think
this is in
Cambrai
Or do you
think
Cambrai
is here?
Do you
think
Cambrai is
here?
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
18. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
Frankly my
dear!
I don’t give a
damn about
your domain
Never, EVER dumb your data
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
Top Tip 2
19. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
DOD
data
structure
DOD.title
DOD.keyword
DOD.who
local & closed global & open
X
S
L
T
LOD in
DC
DC:title
DC:subject
DC:creator
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
20. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing
24 November 2015
21. National Library of Scotland
Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba
DOD
data
local
& closed
global & open
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22. National Library of Scotland
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23. National Library of Scotland
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concentrate on the unique
Order to Capt. Campbell by Maj. Duncan
You are hereby ordered to fall upon the
rebells, the McDonalds of Glencoe, and put
all to the sword under seventy.
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Top Tip 3
24. National Library of Scotland
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uniqueness is about
making the BEST use of limited resources
making the BEST contribution
making BEST metadata for LOD
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25. National Library of Scotland
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1. record URIs
2. don’t dumb the data
3. work on unique stuff
….. and some more
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26. National Library of Scotland
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the other tips
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27. National Library of Scotland
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ZERO
CC
openly licence your metadata
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28. National Library of Scotland
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is there a library shaped hole in the web?
16 October 2015
LCNAF
LCSH
TGMI
AAT
TGN
DDC … soon?
http://id.loc.gov/
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/
use open vocabularies
29. National Library of Scotland
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DEMAND better systems
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30. National Library of Scotland
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URI management
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the continued or prolonged existence
of something.
firm belief in the reliability, truth,
or ability of someone or something
31. National Library of Scotland
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http://www.math.uh.edu/~tomforde/images/UniverseAndMan.jpg
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32. National Library of Scotland
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Gill Hamilton
Digital Access Manager
g.hamilton@nls.uk
NationalLibraryofScotland
@natlibscot
thank you
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Editor's Notes
Scotland’s LDL. Main building on GIVB, special and general RR, Causewayside map RR, Hillington with MIA. New building opening next year at KelvinHall in Glasgow – 1st time that the Library has a centre in another city. It will promote and make available our MIA and digital collections.
Our collections are vast and varied 2 million maps, 7 million manuscripts, more than 4 million books, more than 30,000 films and videos . Our fastest growing collections are our digital collections which are already run to about 5 million items, most of this is legal deposit however a growing number is digitisation. We have available 12,000 digitised books or other resources with several thousand in processing
And we have a new and ambitious strategy htat was launched just last month. It has 6 priorities including guardianship of the collection, working with research communities, developing the physical libraries but most important and excitingly for me are is the priority that commits the library describing all its collections in the next 10 years and giving digital access to a third of its collection. A great challenge for us but will deliver a radically different kind of national library
And me… I’m the digital access manager. I oversee the access to the digital collections, lead on resource discovery and library management systems. As part of the new strategy I just moved to a new team and will be working hard with my colleagues to develop the systems and processes that will allow us to deliver the strategy. It’s exciting times.
I am by no means an expert in linked data. I guess I’m an expert in metadata (but not from the cataloguing point of view) more from processing poitn of view.
Oh and in my spare time I do things like cycle across America
Our experiments with linked data – just a little bit of back ground about what we’ve been doing.
I should stress this is only experiments, we have nothing in production.
So when I started loooking into LOD I would understand it, get a sense of it and then lose it. Then understand it again and lose it again. It seems not uncommon. Especially when the technologies are mentioned. You just get freaked out.
But what I learned is that it’s actually very familiar and you don’t need to overly fret about it.
If I learned one thing about experimenting is that it isn’t new, and is very familiar. When you strip away the bamboozling chitter chatter, the technology and the threats of the end of the Library then you see that it’s a continuum on interoperability but this time we move from the local library domain to a true global domain.
LOD lets you move out of the traditional library sphere and reach from local to global
It’s nothing new
The continuum of interoperability
The BM rules and libraries start to describe things more consistently
AACR – then AACR which has the english speaking world describing things in the same way
MARC – that allows us to exchange data with each other for the 1st time
Collaboration – and MARC brings an era of collaboration between librares and develop shared cataloguing programmes and shared authorities like LCSH and LCNAF
RDA – then we have new modern description guidelines that has an RDF representation
And then we have published open vocabularies like those from the Getty
And then we Linked Open
MARC, RDF
Closed open
Local global
It’s all familiar too you it just has a new name and new technologies to try bamboozle you
15 million records in the DOD representing the digitised output of the Library. Digitsed books maps, broadsides, photos, posters, manuscripts.
It’s a nice place to start coz it’s home grown and very familiar, has a nice structure and the resources are consistently well described using AACR and a range of standard and open vocabularies.
We output in XML a very small section of data of the photos of the construction of the Forth Bridge and worked at transforming the XML in to RDF. So we took our W3C schools.
We mapped our data to the RDF representation of Dublin Core
We tried to discover URIs for the vocabularies that we used using a tool called Google Refine
We made RDF for a single resource
And we openly published the DOD element set in an open registry.
And here’s what we
Over the summer we’ve done some experimenting and research into RDA and RDF.
We were interested in learning more about RDA, not the faux RDA we use in MARC which just seems to be a couple of new fields about content and carrier but real pure RDA. Cataloguing from scratch in RDA, learning all about the benefits of FRBR.
To do this we used RIMMF which is a training tool that lets you work in pure RDA and interact with common vocabularies like LCNAF and then output RDF (and if you must MARC). From RIMMF you can output RDA WEMI in RDF. I’ll tell you a secret, you can also output it as MARC!)
.RDA has an RDF representation which basically means its linked data. The RDA elements are registered as URIs in the Open Metadata Registry, which means anyone and anything (machines) can view and use them and see the semantics.
You could publish that as a document, but then you would have to issue updates everytime something changed - a registry has much better functionality if the RDF is likely to change, which RDA is/does
We were interested in learning more about RDA, not the faux RDA we use in MARC but real pure RDA.
RDA has an RDF representation which basically means its linked data. The RDA elements are registered as URIs in the Open Metadata Registry, which means anyone and anything (machines) can view and use them and see the semantics.
RIMMF is a training tool that lets you work in pure RDA and interact with common vocabularies like LCNAF and then output RDF (and if you must MARC)
You could publish that as a document, but then you would have to issue updates everytime something changed - a registry has much better functionality if the RDF is likely to change, which RDA is/does
So from our experiments I have 3 tips for you to consider if you want to prepare yourself for linked data
From all our experiments the biggest issue is this
The data we have in the Library and that you all probably have is that we record “strings”. Human readable strings It’s a piece of text.
Linked data is about linking things together or URIs so machines can process them. So we need to gather the URIs
Now you might think that a machine could do the matching for you but machines are really really stoopid
So consider this – this is a real example from the library.
We have 3 several databases and people are sometimes described differently in each database.
Let’s say we want to find the URI in LCNAF for me. (well actually I’m not in LCNAF)
Do you think this is the same person?
Probably! And if not you’d get on the phone and ask. Then you’d find out that I’m mortified by my middle name Wendy
But machines can’t do that. Machines don’t know that these are the same people. You’d have to program a lot of regular expression work and checking other data and still you couldn’t be confident that a machine would get it right.
So machines can’t be trusted to go off and look for URIs. You’ll get multiple hits and false drops.
The data we have in the Library and that you all probably have is that we record “strings”. Human readable strings. Not things, URIs, machine processable
Her;s another one ….. Horses.
You’ve described horses in your database and you want a machine to try and find URIs for that?
Not a chance!
It’s hard for machines
It’s about language
It’s about ambiguity
It’s simple for humans, machines have no intellignence
So my tip is …...
In your database stop recording only the string
When you record Gill Hamilton record the URI too –
When you write the word “horse” into your database record it’s URI too from LCSH
And look in your authority file and see “pseudo URIs” like the LCSH and LCNAF id numbers – these are infact, usually the URI of. You can’t always be sure of this tho, especially with things like subject headings due to their complexity, but it’s probably OK for names.
Get others to help you find URIs
You can crowdsource this – send the machine off to find Cambria and it tells you there are 2 Cambrais. Well ask people what they think is the correct Cambrai. The crowd will tell you
Also, we had colleagues at work do this for us. Students found URIs for LCSH and DDC for us for a subset.
Or if you have colleagues who have work on reception desks, where their work is stop start.
We learned this for DOD.
Very well considered database structure.
We clearly understand the semantics of our database.
When we say “keyword” we know what that means.
When we say “Who” we know what that means.
We were experimenting we were so very pleased to make some RDF.
But we really really hated that we had to squeeze our data in to dublin core and it caused us to lose data
We didn’t like that we were losing semantics
We spend a lot of money on smart people and we don’t want to lose the meaning.
Our DOD.who is much much richer than DC:creator, we can indicate roles. Author, depicted, is collector, is subject of
So we explored a different approach, actually a more open approach.
We published the structure of the DOD as an RDF representation.
Converted it into LOD
It means everyone can see how you structure you data. It is open
You don’t need to compromise your data. It’s in its orginal
And then you can write mappings in to other formats
Can have you cake and eat it!
To do this you need some kind of registry to record and publish your element set. It’s actually quite straightforwad
It means everyone can see how you structure you data. It is open
You don’t need to comprimise your data. It’s in its orgina
We were interested in learning more about RDA, not the faux RDA we use in MARC but real pure RDA.
RDA has an RDF representation which basically means its linked data. The RDA elements are registered as URIs in the Open Metadata Registry, which means anyone and anything (machines) can view and use them and see the semantics.
RIMMF is a training tool that lets you work in pure RDA and interact with common vocabularies like LCNAF and then output RDF (and if you must MARC)
You could publish that as a document, but then you would have to issue updates everytime something changed - a registry has much better functionality if the RDF is likely to change, which RDA is/does
In terms of linked data you don’t need to worry about the bibliographic universe.
Someone else will sort that, the publishers or the national libraries. What you should concentrate on are your unique collections. Describe them and describe them well. You probably already do that, or are thinking of doing it.
Others will sort the traditional published bibliographic universeno-one will sort the unique stuff
When you have limited resources only focus on your unique collections, invest your time there. For example the published output of the UK available as LOD – that’s a problem for national libraries. BL have started doing this by publishing LOD for BNB. Invest your effort on what is unique. Perhaps that photo collection. Perhaps those local history pamphlets. Perhaps those manuscripts
Best contribution. You will then make the best contribution. You wont be replicating anything else that is being done and you can be satisfied that it is a valueable contribution. You add to the linked data universe, you don’t duplicate it.
BEST metadata –
what we’re thinking about in the Library is, coz of our strategy, we will most likely digitised a lot fo unique material such as our manuscripts and archives. To do that we need to touch the describe them. As we describe them we can record URIs from open vocabularies. So we improve access to the collections in terms of traditional and linked metadata and access in that we can present a digital version of the original. WIN WIN WIN
So to recap
We were interested in learning more about RDA, not the faux RDA we use in MARC but real pure RDA.
RDA has an RDF representation which basically means its linked data. The RDA elements are registered as URIs in the Open Metadata Registry, which means anyone and anything (machines) can view and use them and see the semantics.
RIMMF is a training tool that lets you work in pure RDA and interact with common vocabularies like LCNAF and then output RDF (and if you must MARC)
You could publish that as a document, but then you would have to issue updates everytime something changed - a registry has much better functionality if the RDF is likely to change, which RDA is/does
It’s the O in open.
To link you need to publish open coz others will use and re-use your metadata for the purposes of linking.
If you’re nervous about this remember
Metadata is an advert to the resource, it isn’t the resource. Your digital object can be licensed another way
You don’t need to publish all of your metadata as CC-0. Perhaps you have curated info that you want to retain the intellectual property over. Just don’t include it with the metadata that is CC-0
So you might not be able to do anything to make your metadata linked but others will do it for you. For example giving your metadata for digital resources to Europeana and they will turn it into linked open data to power Europeana. The data your sending to OCLC is being turned in to linked data.
use open vocabulariesthe big library ones are:DDCLCNAFLCSHTGMIthe others are TGN, AAT, and perhaps v specificy vocs for your collection focus
If you have a specialised local voc then consider publishing it and mapping to other open vocabularies
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Demand better systems that can use modern content standards such as RDA
That can help you manage URIs (creation, deprecation)
Help you publish LOD and make RDF represenations
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We were interested in learning more about RDA, not the faux RDA we use in MARC but real pure RDA.
RDA has an RDF representation which basically means its linked data. The RDA elements are registered as URIs in the Open Metadata Registry, which means anyone and anything (machines) can view and use them and see the semantics.
RIMMF is a training tool that lets you work in pure RDA and interact with common vocabularies like LCNAF and then output RDF (and if you must MARC)
You could publish that as a document, but then you would have to issue updates everytime something changed - a registry has much better functionality if the RDF is likely to change, which RDA is/does
We were interested in learning more about RDA, not the faux RDA we use in MARC but real pure RDA.
RDA has an RDF representation which basically means its linked data. The RDA elements are registered as URIs in the Open Metadata Registry, which means anyone and anything (machines) can view and use them and see the semantics.
RIMMF is a training tool that lets you work in pure RDA and interact with common vocabularies like LCNAF and then output RDF (and if you must MARC)
You could publish that as a document, but then you would have to issue updates everytime something changed - a registry has much better functionality if the RDF is likely to change, which RDA is/does
Services that LOD relies on are all in beta. DDC is down, LC was down for maintenance, we don’t have systems do manage URIs. It’s all in Beta
It’s difficult convincing management to make even modest investment coz is difficult to demonstrate.
We’re going that way anyway …. It’s a continuum.
Reach out from the library boundary in to the global graph of linked data.