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?




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




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

RDF

schema:Book⤵http://lib.org/res/1234

type

RDF

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

lib.org/res/1234

type

RDF

⤵Planning for Automation ⤵name

author

http://viaf.org/viaf/94196132


type

RDF

⤵Planning for Automation ⤵

John M Cohn

name

author ⤵http://

viaf.org/viaf/94196132 name


type

RDF


John M Cohn

name

author ⤵⤵

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

about

⤵name


type

RDF

http://loc.gov/auth/sh85076502

Libraries


John M Cohn

name

author ⤵⤵

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

about

⤵name


type

<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>

RDF

http://loc.gov/auth/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

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

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

is

good enough ?

is

good enough ?

• For library data exchange

is

good enough ?

• For library data exchange - No

is

good enough ?


• For sharing library data with the world

- No

is

good enough ?


• For sharing library data with the world

- No

- 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

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?


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

http://wallpapersfor.me/storm-beacon/


h"p://wallpapersfor.me/storm-‐beacon/

Be visibleOn the Web of Data

Light the way to your resources...



Stop Copying

Stop Copying

Start Linking

Be of the Webof Data

just another output format?

RDF

just another output format?

RDF

initially - yes

RDF

<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



Resources to Concepts


John M Cohn

nameauthor ⤵⤵

loc.gov/auth/sh8507

viaf.org/abc name

about

Libraries⤵name

schema:Book⤵../res/12345

type


Resources to Concepts⤵

Planning for Automation ⤵John M Cohn

nameauthor ⤵⤵

loc.gov/auth/sh8507

viaf.org/abc name

about

Libraries⤵name

schema:Book⤵../res/12345

type

Where has the record gone?


RDFWhere has the record gone?

RDF

What next for cataloguing?

Where has the record gone?

Manifestation Marc

Cataloging Spotlight

Works Linked DataAuthorities

Manifestation Schema.org





RDF