Linked Data Challenge and Opportunity

Richard WallisTechnology [email protected]@oclc.org

The world’s libraries. Connected.

12th August 2013 - Singapore

15th Fiesole Collection Development Retreat

Challenge and OpportunityLinked Data


Linked Data


•

• What challenges?

• Which opportunities?

Linked Data

What is it?

What is it?Linked Data -

What is it?

Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Linked Data -

What is it?

The Web..

Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Linked Data -

What is it?

The Web..

..of data

Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Linked Data -

Linked Data

Is NOT a Standard Linked Data

1. Use URIs as names for things

PrinciplesLinked Data


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

Challenges

Challenges

Getting folks to the resources

Challenges

Getting folks to the resourcesMetadata standards

Challenges


Becoming part of the Web of Data

Challenges


Hubs of authorityBecoming part of the Web of Data

Challenges


Hubs of authorityBecoming part of the Web of Data

Local capability

Where are our users?

Our users are here...

Where are our users?

Our users are here...

Romain Wenz BnF

Searching for a book...

Knowledge Graph(Linked Data)

Knowledge Graph(Linked Data)

THINGS NOT STRINGS

THINGS NOT STRINGS

our users

are in our users

are in

not

not

our users

are in

not

not

other search engines are available

our users

ourdata are not in

ourdata are not in

Why

ourdata are not in

Whydoes not understand:

Marc, ISBD, OAI-PMH, RDA, Z39.50, Onix ....insert your favorite standard here!

dataschema.orgLinked Data

The Web

Tell them about our resources...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/6220572487

dataschema.orgLinked Data

The Web

Tell them about our resources......using their language and methods


dataschema.orgLinked DataThe Web

Tell them about our resources......using their language and methods


Linked Data

• 300+ Million resources

Linked Data

• 300+ Million resources• Schema.org

Linked Data

• 300+ Million resources• Schema.org • Embedded RDFa

Linked Data

• 300+ Million resources• Schema.org • 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

is

good enough ?

is

good enough ?• For library data exchange

is

good enough ?• For library data exchange - No

is


• For sharing library data with the world

- No

is


• 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

Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data:

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


@Fascinatingpics

bibliographic description as part of the web

conflicting?

@Fascinatingpics


≈ complimentary ≈

@Fascinatingpics


Challenges for change


@Fascinatingpics


•We produce metadata for ‘items’



@Fascinatingpics


•We produce metadata for ‘items’•People search for ‘works’



@Fascinatingpics


•We produce metadata for ‘items’•People search for ‘works’

•Materials of all types - print / e / digital



@Fascinatingpics


Be visibleOn the Web of Data

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


Light the way to your resources...



Light the way to your resources...

... registered in the network


We are moving fromcataloguing

We are moving fromcataloguing

toh"p://catalinking

Eric Miller -‐ Zepheira

opportunities

Building a WebOf Data

Building a Web

Linking to allOf Data

Building a Web

Linking to alland

all their resources

Of Data

Building a Web

Linking to alland

all their resourcesWe all need to participate

Of Data

Linking to the future...


www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets

RetailerProduct

Africa and Archaeology $61.78


RetailerProduct


WorldCat/Library


RetailerProduct


WorldCat/LibraryBook

RadcliffeBiography

Posnansky, MerrickAfrica

Ethnic relations9781441637215

2009Archaelogists


Africa and Archaeology

http://site.ebrary.com/id/10359174

ProductAfrica and Archaeology

$61.78Book

RadcliffeBiography

Posnansky, MerrickAfrica

Ethnic relations9781441637215

2009Archaelogists


Search Engines

Africa and Archaeology

http://site.ebrary.com/id/10359174

Opportunities

Opportunities

Sending folks to our resources

Opportunities

Sending folks to our resourcesUsing widely understood standards

Opportunities


Being part of the Web of Data

Opportunities


Connected to Hubs of authorityBeing part of the Web of Data

Opportunities



Enriched user experience

Opportunities



Enriched user experienceShared Linked Data publishing services

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

to (re)assertour role as a

source for discovery

For all materialsPrint/ /Journals/Articles/DigitalEBook

Opportunity to reach for together






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