linked data - radical change?

The world’s libraries. Connected.

Richard WallisTechnology Evangelist@rjw

Linked DataRadical Change?

GFII Paris - 26th March 2013

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theworldformylens/6537249151/

Linked Data?

Linked Data?Hmmm..

Linked Data?

What is it?

Hmmm..

Linked Data?

What is it?

Where did it come from?

Linked Data?

What is it?

How is it used?

Linked Data?

What is it?

How is it used?

What will it lead to?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tanaka/3212373419/

Linked Data?

The Web..

Linked Data?

The Web..

..of data

Linked Data Principles

Is Not a Standard

Linked Data

1. Use URIs as names for things

2. Use HTTP URIs so people can look up those names

3. When someone looks up a URI, provide useful information, using the standards - RDF

4. Include links to other URIs, so that they can discover more

Tim Berners-Lee - 2006

http://lib.org/res/1234

schema:Book⤵http://lib.org/res/1234

Planning for Automation ⤵nameschema:Book⤵http://

lib.org/res/1234

⤵Planning for Automation ⤵name

author

http://viaf.org/viaf/94196132

⤵Planning for Automation ⤵

John M Cohn

author ⤵http://

viaf.org/viaf/94196132 name

John M Cohn

author ⤵⤵

http://viaf.org/viaf/94196132 name

⤵name

http://loc.gov/auth/sh85076502

Libraries

John M Cohn

author ⤵⤵

⤵name

<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/viaf/94196132> .<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh85076502>

Libraries

John M Cohn

author ⤵⤵

⤵name

<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/viaf/94196132> .<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh85076502>

Libraries

@Fascinatingpics

Linked Data

• 290+ Million resources• Schema.org + Extensions

Linked Data

• 290+ Million resources• Schema.org + Extensions• Embedded RDFa

Linked Data

• 290+ Million resources• Schema.org + Extensions• Embedded RDFa• Links to: Dewey, LCSH

LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST

Linked Data

LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST• License: ODC-BY

Linked Data

LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST• License: ODC-BY• Experimental - June 2012

Linked Data

Linked Data• 290+ Million resources• Schema.org + Extensions• Embedded RDFa• Links to: Dewey, LCSH

Download file• Most widely held works

(250+ holdings)

• 1.2 Million resources(80 million triples)

• Schema.org + Extensions• License: ODC-BY• August 2012

Linked Data• 290+ Million resources• Schema.org + Extensions• Embedded RDFa• Links to: Dewey, LCSH

http://worldcat.org http://purl.oclc.org/dataset/WorldCat

good enough ?

• For library data exchange

good enough ?

• For library data exchange - No

good enough ?

• For sharing library data with the world

good enough ?

• For sharing library data with the world

- Almost

http://www.w3.org/community/schemabibex

• Short lived group

• Libraries, Publishers, Consumers, System Vendors, Linked Data, Standards Bodies

• Library is only one focus

BIBFRAME

http://bibframe.org

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.

bibliographic descriptionas part of the web

BIBFRAME

http://bibframe.org

bibliographic description as part of the web

@Fascinatingpics

bibliographic description as part of the web

@Fascinatingpics

bibliographic description

≈ complimentary ≈

as part of the web

@Fascinatingpics

Challenges for change

as part of the web

@Fascinatingpics

• Metadata for ‘items’

as part of the web

@Fascinatingpics

• Searching for ‘works’

as part of the web

@Fascinatingpics

• Searching for ‘works’

• Materials of all types - print / e / digital

as part of the web

@Fascinatingpics

Where do I start?

@Fascinatingpics

h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/fukagawa/2488073607/

Do I need to link to everywhere?

h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/fukagawa/2488073607/

Do I need to link to everywhere?

Link to partnersand hubs

They will interlink

h"p://wallpapersfor.me/storm-‐beacon/

Be visibleOn the Web of Data

Light the way to your resources...

Stop Copying

Start Linking

Be of the Webof Data

just another output format?

initially - yes

<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/abc> .<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh8570> .

RDFIdentifying & Linking

Resources to Concepts

John M Cohn

nameauthor ⤵⤵

loc.gov/auth/sh8507

viaf.org/abc name

Libraries⤵name

schema:Book⤵../res/12345

Resources to Concepts⤵

Planning for Automation ⤵John M Cohn

nameauthor ⤵⤵

loc.gov/auth/sh8507

viaf.org/abc name

Libraries⤵name

schema:Book⤵../res/12345

Where has the record gone?

RDFWhere has the record gone?

What next for cataloguing?

Where has the record gone?

Manifestation Marc

Cataloging Spotlight

Manifestation Marc

Works Linked DataAuthorities

Manifestation Schema.org

SubjectsNames

LocationsRDF

Publishers InstitutionsFormats

SubjectsNames

LocationsRDF

SubjectsNames