linked data - exposing what we have
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Presentation to the ALCTS Holdings Information Forum - ALA Chicago June 29th 2013TRANSCRIPT
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Linked DataExposing What We Have
ALCTS Holdings Information Forum - ALA Chicago29th June 2013
Richard WallisTechnology EvangelistOCLC
@rjw
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Where are our users?
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where are our users?
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Where our users are!
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Where our users are!
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Where our users are!
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The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where are our users?
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where are our users?
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where our users are!
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where our users are!
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Where our users are!
Romain Wenz BnF
Libraries Archives Museums
Libraries Archives Museums
The place to gofor information
Libraries Archives Museums
The place to gofor information
not any more!
Knowledge Graph(Linked Data)
THINGS NOT STRINGS
Knowledge Graph(Linked Data)
are in our users
are in our users
are in
notnot
our users
are in
notnot
other search engines are available
our users
our data are not in
our data are not in
our data are not in
Why?
our data are not in
Why?does not understand:
Marc, ISBD, OAI-PMH, RDA, Z39.50, Onix ....
insert you favorite standard here!
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources• Schema.org
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources• Schema.org• Embedded RDFa
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources• Schema.org• Embedded RDFa• Links to: Dewey, LCSH
LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources• Schema.org• Embedded RDFa• Links to: Dewey, LCSH
LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST• License: ODC-BY
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources• Schema.org• Embedded RDFa• Links to: Dewey, LCSH
LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST• License: ODC-BY• Experimental - June 2012
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources• Schema.org• Embedded RDFa• Links to: Dewey, LCSH
LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST• License: ODC-BY• Experimental - June 2012
Linked Data
The world’s libraries. Connected.
• 300+ Million resources• Schema.org• Embedded RDFa• Links to: Dewey, LCSH
LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST• License: ODC-BY• Experimental - June 2012
Linked DataUpdate: June 2013Data available via Content-Negotiation
• RDF/XML• JSON-LD• Turtle• Triples
is
good enough ?
is
good enough ?
• For library data exchange
is
good enough ?
• For library data exchange - No
is
good enough ?
• For library data exchange
• For sharing library data with the world
- No
is
good enough ?
• For library data exchange
• 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
bibliographic description
Challenges for change
≈ complimentary ≈
as part of the web
bibliographic description
• Metadata for ‘items’
Challenges for change
≈ complimentary ≈
as part of the web
bibliographic description
• Metadata for ‘items’
• Searching for ‘works’
Challenges for change
≈ complimentary ≈
as part of the web
bibliographic description
• Metadata for ‘items’
• Searching for ‘works’
• Materials of all types - print / e / digital
Challenges for change
≈ complimentary ≈
as part of the web
We are moving fromcataloguing
We are moving fromcataloguing
to
h"p://catalinkingEric Miller -‐ Zepheira
Manifestation Marc
Cataloging Spotlight
Manifestation Marc
Cataloging Spotlight
Manifestation Marc
Cataloging Spotlight
Manifestation Marc
Cataloging Spotlight
Works Linked DataAuthorities
Manifestation Schema.org
Cataloging Spotlight
Works Linked DataAuthorities
Manifestation Schema.org
Cataloging Spotlight
Works Linked DataAuthorities
Manifestation Schema.org
Cataloging Spotlight
RDF
Works Linked DataAuthorities
Manifestation Schema.org
Cataloging Spotlight
SubjectsNames
LocationsRDF
Publishers InstitutionsFormats
Works Linked DataAuthorities
Manifestation Schema.org
Cataloging Spotlight
SubjectsNames
LocationsRDF
Publishers InstitutionsFormats
Works Linked DataAuthorities
Manifestation Schema.org
Cataloging Spotlight
SubjectsNames
LocationsRDF
Publishers InstitutionsFormats
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Be visibleOn the Web of Data
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Be visibleOn the Web of Data
Light the way to your resources...
h"p://wallpapersfor.me/storm-‐beacon/
Be visibleOn the Web of Data
Light the way to your resources...
... registered in the network
Building a Web
Building a WebLinking to all
andall resources
Building a WebLinking to all
A holding is a link between a library and a resource
Happening in a hurry?
@Fascinatingpics
Happening in a hurry?
Years not decades
@Fascinatingpics
Happening in a hurry?
The Web will progress without us
@Fascinatingpics
Happening in a hurry?
Opportunity to reach for together...
@Fascinatingpics
Opportunity to reach for together ...
Opportunity to reach for together ... reassert
our role as a discoverable source
For all materialsPrint/ /Journals/Articles/DigitalEBook
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Linked DataExposing What We Have
ALCTS Holdings Information Forum - ALA Chicago29th June 2013
Richard WallisTechnology EvangelistOCLC
@rjw
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Linked DataExposing What We Have
ALCTS Holdings Information Forum - ALA Chicago29th June 2013
Richard WallisTechnology EvangelistOCLC
@rjw
http://www.slideshare.net/rjw