Bringing eContent to Life

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Bringing e-content to life

Chris Clarke, Talis Group Limited

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Technology ANY INDUSTRY comes in waves

PRINTING PRESS

Industrial revolutionMechanisation of industryElectricity

Technology ANY INDUSTRY comes in waves

PRINTING PRESS

Industrial revolutionMechanisation of industryElectricity

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last 30 years in computing industry...In publishing, printing press, move to online - all waves

last 30 years in computing industry...In publishing, printing press, move to online - all waves


Recent Junction between publishing and computing - web 1.0Lets talk about the web

Recent Junction between publishing and computing - web 1.0Lets talk about the web


<a href=”http://example.org”>

the web circa 1991

http://example.org/


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a web of documents


web 2.0 is a highly evolved web of documents, with user generated content on top (and rounded corners of course!)

web 2.0 is a highly evolved web of documents, with user generated content on top (and rounded corners of course!)


Actually in technology terms, web 2.0 = web 1.0Actually in technology terms, web 2.0 = web 1.0


if you’re currently thinking about web 2.0, you’re about

10 years late


now lets talk about what’s next...now lets talk about what’s next...


What’s wrong with web 2.0?

to do that, going to look at what’s wrong with status quo

to do that, going to look at what’s wrong with status quo


a simple google query by a novice

user


<a href=”http://example.org”>

hidden meaning of linksone of the problems

is...one of the problems is...

http://example.org/


the semantics of the link cannot be

determined by machines


for the next wave of intelligent web applications, we need a machine readable web


this is the promise of semantic web


Next wave needs new technology - lets take a look at it

(we are at start of 10 year wave)

Next wave needs new technology - lets take a look at it

(we are at start of 10 year wave)


Concept: World wide web has bibliography World-Wide Web Bibliography

Evolution of the web - based on creating machine readable facts

example of links as facts

Evolution of the web - based on creating machine readable facts

example of links as facts


wikipedia has human readable facts...wikipedia has human readable facts...


lots of facts - how can we get at

them?


218 million facts


what can we do with all those

facts?


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web of factsweb of facts

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just like the web of documents, the web of data is

distributed

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Talked a lot about technology - now Talis

Talis background, 40 years, seen lots of waves

Talked a lot about technology - now Talis

Talis background, 40 years, seen lots of waves


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Talis from the library world,

began in the “print wave”

became good at managing metadata

Talis from the library world,

began in the “print wave”

became good at managing metadata

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today we’re looking at how facts can be published on the semantic web

today we’re looking at how facts can be published on the semantic web


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what could we build with a web of

scholarly (meta) data?

(2 things)

Going to show 2 things...Going to show 2 things...


#1: Project Xiphos(2008)

Example of a prototypeExample of a prototype


500 articles(supplied in XML)


19808 articles21029 people


how do we make this data useful?


Xiphos Network:A scholarly social

network prototype


Xiphos Network:Built in 4 weeks


Xiphos Network:Built in 4 weeks

(3 of those spent arguing)


not pretty

4 weeks

not pretty

4 weeks


Society brands with a community

Society brands with a community


#2: Undergraduate Resource Lists

(2009)

Example of a productExample of a product


Born in the web 1.0 world,

signpostingto physical content

LegacyLegacy


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1/3rd UK HE market, 1 million

students


Born in the web 3.0 world, integrating

e-content deep into the learning

workflow


Getting to content can be hard


Half the academic libraries surveyed indicated that

their use of eBooks was to support their core reading

lists

57% of those not using eBooks did not do so

because they don’t know where to find them

Only 1.3% surveyed perceived easy to locate as

an advantage the eBook

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http://www.ebrary.com/corp/newspdf/ebrary_student_survey.pdf

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slais/research/ciber/observatory/

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today....


But how do we bring it to life?


soon....


Content at point of need


Use network of millions of

users to add value


Just the start - imagine the

other possibilities

Research tools based on semantic searching, data sets, blah blah blah

Research tools based on semantic searching, data sets, blah blah blah


Don’t have to be a big player

to take part


Free Open DayMay 28thRegister at:

www.talis.com/aspire/events

http://www.talis.com/aspire/events


We’re at the start of the next wave - start planning

Even big players can get caught out -

Microsoft vs. Google

We’re at the start of the next wave - start planning

Even big players can get caught out -

Microsoft vs. Google


Questions?28th May, Register at:www.talis.com/aspire/

events

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