a future role for the library discovery interface
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Presentation to te KNVI conference in Utrecht - 14th November 2013TRANSCRIPT
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Richard WallisTechnology Evangelist
OCLC@rjw
A Future Role for Library Discovery Interfaces?
KNVI – Utrecht – 14th November 2013
The world’s libraries. Connected.
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where are our users?
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The world’s libraries. Connected.
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where our users are!
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The world’s libraries. Connected.
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where are our users?
The world’s libraries. Connected.
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where our users are!
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Romain Wenz BnF
The world’s libraries. Connected.
The problem with access to library collections:
People aren’t using the library catalog?
(No… that’s just a fact.)
The real problem is that we don’t expose our collections very well on the web.
The world’s libraries. Connected.
subject
edition
author location
holding
date of publication
classification
publisher
title
source
ISBN
library data:
stored as records
The world’s libraries. Connected.
edition
author location
holding
date of publication
classification
publisher
title
source
ISBN
author location
holding
classification
publisher
person place
object concept
organization work
library data:
stored as records
title
The world’s libraries. Connected.
authorperson place
object concept
organization work
subjectitemavailability
library data stored as entities
The world’s libraries. Connected.
person place
object concept
organization work
library data stored as entitieslibrary knowledge graph
The world’s libraries. Connected.
person place
work
concept
organization
object
Günter Grass
Historical Fiction
this copy of“The Tin Drum”
Germany
library “Die Blechtrommel”
library data stored as entitiesField in a record vs. entity in knowledge graph
expression“The Tin Drum”
The world’s libraries. Connected.
edition
author location
holding
date of publication
classification
publisher
title
source
ISBN
author location
holding
classification
publisher
title
library data:
stored as records
The world’s libraries. Connected.
person place
object concept
organization work
library data stored as entitieslibrary knowledge graph
The world’s libraries. Connected.
We are moving fromcataloguingto
http://
catalinkingEric Miller - Zepheira
The world’s libraries. Connected.
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Things not strings
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Tell them about our resources……using their language and
methods
Linked DataThe Web
DataSchema.org
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/6220572487
The world’s libraries. Connected.
WorldCat Linked Data
Linked Data• 300+ million data resources• Schema.org• Embedded RDFa• Links to Dewey, LCSH, LCNAF,
DOI, VIAF, FAST• ODC-BY license• June 2012• Continuing development:
• Vocabulary, Content-negotiation, Links, Works, …
The world’s libraries. Connected.
The world’s libraries. Connected.
The world’s libraries. Connected.
The world’s libraries. Connected.
For library data exchange?
For sharing library resources with the web?
No
Almost
The world’s libraries. Connected.
http://www.w3.org/community/schemabibex
• Short lived group• Libraries, Publishers, Consumers, System Vendors, Linked
Data, Standards Bodies• Library is only one focus
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BIBFRAME
Bibliographic Framework as aWeb of Data:
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.
http://www.bibframe.org
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≈ Complementary ≈
bibliographic description as part of the web
? Conflict ?
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The world’s libraries. Connected.
Be Visible on theWeb of Data
http://wallpapersfor.me/storm-beacon/
Lighting the way to your resources …
…. registered in the network
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Amazon.com
WorldCat.org
My University
My Library
Wikipedia.org
The world’s libraries. Connected.
A Future Role for Library Discovery Interfaces?
Different
y
• Destinations for external discovery• Linked Data publishing hubs• Specialized local discovery
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Building a Webof Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
We all need to participate
Building a Webof Data
Linking to alland
all their resources
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Happening in a hurry?
Years notDecadesThe web willprogresswithout us
Opportunities to reach fortogether
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Opportunity to
connect users
with our resources
The world’s libraries. Connected.
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Richard WallisTechnology Evangelist
OCLC@rjw
A Future Role for Library Discovery Interfaces?
KNVI – Utrecht- 14th November 2013
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Questions
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Richard WallisTechnology Evangelist
OCLC@rjw
A Future Role for Library Discovery Interfaces?
KNVI – Utrecht- 14th November 2013