Keynote presentation from UKSG 2010 Edinburgh. Rapid technology change and the emergence of the Semantic Web of Linked Data will change what you do, not just how you do it.
60. Library Metadata
Data about the stuff the library holds
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61. Library Metadata
Data about the stuff the library holds
Locally managed
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62. Library Metadata
Data about the stuff the library holds
Locally managed
Local practices
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63. Library Metadata
Data about the stuff the library holds
Locally managed
Local practices
Often copied from a shared source
Monday, 12 April 2010
64. Library Metadata
Data about the stuff the library holds
Locally managed
Local practices
Often copied from a shared source
Subjects etc. sometimes copied from authorised sources
Monday, 12 April 2010
65. Library Metadata
Data about the stuff the library holds
Locally managed
Local practices
Often copied from a shared source
Subjects etc. sometimes copied from authorised sources
Built on principles that worked for physical stuff
Monday, 12 April 2010
66. Library Metadata
Data about the stuff the library holds
Locally managed
Local practices
Often copied from a shared source
Subjects etc. sometimes copied from authorised sources
Built on principles that worked for physical stuff
Corrupted to cope with digital resources
Monday, 12 April 2010
67. Library Metadata
Data about the stuff the library holds
Locally managed
Local practices
Often copied from a shared source
Subjects etc. sometimes copied from authorised sources
Built on principles that worked for physical stuff
Corrupted to cope with digital resources
Only available from the library!
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69. Metadata and the Web
The Web of linked documents
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70. Metadata and the Web
The Web of linked documents
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71. Metadata and the Web
The Web of linked documents
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72. Metadata and the Web
The Web of linked data
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73. Metadata and the Web
The Web of linked data
Hamlet
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74. Metadata and the Web
The Web of linked data
Creator
Shakespeare Hamlet
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75. Metadata and the Web
The Web of linked data
Subject Creator
World as a Stage Shakespeare Hamlet
Creator
Bryson
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76. Metadata and the Web
The Web of linked data
Subject Creator
World as a Stage Shakespeare Hamlet
Creator
Topic Creator
Subject
Bryson
Shakespeare
Playwright
Person Author
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77. Metadata and the Web
The Web of linked data
Subject Creator
World as a Stage Shakespeare Hamlet
Creator
Topic Creator
Subject
Bryson
name Shakespeare
Shakespeare
concept #1234
Playwright
Person Author
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78. Metadata and the Web
The Web of linked data
World as a Stage Shakespeare Hamlet
dc:title dc:subject foaf:name dc:creator dc:title
http://openlibrary.org/work/OL9235456M http://openlibrary.org/autor/OL9388A http://openlibrary.org/work/OL362709W
dc:creator
http://openlibrary.org/autor/OL947811A
foaf:name
Bryson
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79. Metadata and the Web
The Web of linked data
World as a Stage Shakespeare Hamlet
dc:title dc:subject foaf:name dc:creator dc:title
http://openlibrary.org/work/OL9235456M http://openlibrary.org/autor/OL9388A http://openlibrary.org/work/OL362709W
dc:creator http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator
http://openlibrary.org/autor/OL947811A
foaf:name
Bryson
Monday, 12 April 2010
80. Metadata and the Web
The Web of linked data
World as a Stage Shakespeare Hamlet
dc:title dc:subject foaf:name dc:creator dc:title
http://openlibrary.org/work/OL9235456M http://openlibrary.org/autor/OL9388A http://openlibrary.org/work/OL362709W
dc:creator
http://openlibrary.org/autor/OL947811A
foaf:name
Bryson
Showing is better than telling......
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115. Linked Data Principles
1. Use URIs as names for Things
2. Use HTTP URIs so that people can look up
those names
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116. Linked Data Principles
1. Use URIs as names for Things
2. Use HTTP URIs so that people can look up
those names
3. When someone looks up a URI, provide useful
information, using the standards (RDF)
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117. Linked Data Principles
1. Use URIs as names for Things
2. Use HTTP URIs so that 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 things
– Linked Data Design Issues, Tim Berners-Lee
http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkedData.html
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118. A [Library] Linked Data Vision
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogrodent/970681321/
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119. A [Library] Linked Data Vision
A few global linking hubs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogrodent/970681321/
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120. A [Library] Linked Data Vision
A few global linking hubs
- Identities & subjects - concepts
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogrodent/970681321/
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121. A [Library] Linked Data Vision
A few global linking hubs
- Identities & subjects - concepts
- LoC, VIAF, British Library, OpenLibrary, Bibliothèque
Nationale de France, China, India, ....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogrodent/970681321/
Monday, 12 April 2010
122. A [Library] Linked Data Vision
A few global linking hubs
- Identities & subjects - concepts
- LoC, VIAF, British Library, OpenLibrary, Bibliothèque
Nationale de France, China, India, ....
Linked to non-library hubs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogrodent/970681321/
Monday, 12 April 2010
123. A [Library] Linked Data Vision
A few global linking hubs
- Identities & subjects - concepts
- LoC, VIAF, British Library, OpenLibrary, Bibliothèque
Nationale de France, China, India, ....
Linked to non-library hubs
- Wikipedia, media, government, IMDB, .....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogrodent/970681321/
Monday, 12 April 2010
124. A [Library] Linked Data Vision
A few global linking hubs
- Identities & subjects - concepts
- LoC, VIAF, British Library, OpenLibrary, Bibliothèque
Nationale de France, China, India, ....
Linked to non-library hubs
- Wikipedia, media, government, IMDB, .....
Local catalogue records evolve into links between concepts
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogrodent/970681321/
Monday, 12 April 2010
125. A [Library] Linked Data Vision
A few global linking hubs
- Identities & subjects - concepts
- LoC, VIAF, British Library, OpenLibrary, Bibliothèque
Nationale de France, China, India, ....
Linked to non-library hubs
- Wikipedia, media, government, IMDB, .....
Local catalogue records evolve into links between concepts
- Including local concepts (locations, etc.)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogrodent/970681321/
Monday, 12 April 2010
126. A [Library] Linked Data Vision
A few global linking hubs
- Identities & subjects - concepts
- LoC, VIAF, British Library, OpenLibrary, Bibliothèque
Nationale de France, China, India, ....
Linked to non-library hubs
- Wikipedia, media, government, IMDB, .....
Local catalogue records evolve into links between concepts
- Including local concepts (locations, etc.)
- Technology used to cache links for performance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogrodent/970681321/
Monday, 12 April 2010
127. A [Library] Linked Data Vision
A few global linking hubs
- Identities & subjects - concepts
- LoC, VIAF, British Library, OpenLibrary, Bibliothèque
Nationale de France, China, India, ....
Linked to non-library hubs
- Wikipedia, media, government, IMDB, .....
Local catalogue records evolve into links between concepts
- Including local concepts (locations, etc.)
- Technology used to cache links for performance
Library as part of the Linked Data Web
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogrodent/970681321/
Monday, 12 April 2010
128. A [Library] Linked Data Vision
A few global linking hubs
- Identities & subjects - concepts
- LoC, VIAF, British Library, OpenLibrary, Bibliothèque
Nationale de France, China, India, ....
Linked to non-library hubs
- Wikipedia, media, government, IMDB, .....
Local catalogue records evolve into links between concepts
- Including local concepts (locations, etc.)
- Technology used to cache links for performance
Library as part of the Linked Data Web
Whither the cataloguing profession?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogrodent/970681321/
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131. Library Linked Data Drivers
Probably not the local cataloguers
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132. Library Linked Data Drivers
Probably not the local cataloguers
Metadata for eResource
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133. Library Linked Data Drivers
Probably not the local cataloguers
Metadata for eResource
- Delivered with the resource
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134. Library Linked Data Drivers
Probably not the local cataloguers
Metadata for eResource
- Delivered with the resource
- OCLC already ‘improving’ data for publishers
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135. Library Linked Data Drivers
Probably not the local cataloguers
Metadata for eResource
- Delivered with the resource
- OCLC already ‘improving’ data for publishers
Article level metadata
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136. Library Linked Data Drivers
Probably not the local cataloguers
Metadata for eResource
- Delivered with the resource
- OCLC already ‘improving’ data for publishers
Article level metadata
- Too much to catalog
Monday, 12 April 2010
137. Library Linked Data Drivers
Probably not the local cataloguers
Metadata for eResource
- Delivered with the resource
- OCLC already ‘improving’ data for publishers
Article level metadata
- Too much to catalog
- Already being globally aggregated - DOI
Monday, 12 April 2010
138. Library Linked Data Drivers
Probably not the local cataloguers
Metadata for eResource
- Delivered with the resource
- OCLC already ‘improving’ data for publishers
Article level metadata
- Too much to catalog
- Already being globally aggregated - DOI
Non-librarians linking to library stuff
Monday, 12 April 2010
139. Library Linked Data Drivers
Probably not the local cataloguers
Metadata for eResource
- Delivered with the resource
- OCLC already ‘improving’ data for publishers
Article level metadata
- Too much to catalog
- Already being globally aggregated - DOI
Non-librarians linking to library stuff
Non-librarians wanting to see data how they expect it
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142. So...... Technology
Moving faster than you can imagine
Monday, 12 April 2010
143. So...... Technology
Moving faster than you can imagine
Costs of devices are falling
Monday, 12 April 2010
144. So...... Technology
Moving faster than you can imagine
Costs of devices are falling
Consumers are driving your delivery methods
Monday, 12 April 2010
145. So...... Technology
Moving faster than you can imagine
Costs of devices are falling
Consumers are driving your delivery methods
The Web
Monday, 12 April 2010
146. So...... Technology
Moving faster than you can imagine
Costs of devices are falling
Consumers are driving your delivery methods
The Web
Evolving in to a Semantic Web of Data and Documents
Monday, 12 April 2010
147. So...... Technology
Moving faster than you can imagine
Costs of devices are falling
Consumers are driving your delivery methods
The Web
Evolving in to a Semantic Web of Data and Documents
Search is only one entry point - compute - navigate
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148. So...... Technology
Moving faster than you can imagine
Costs of devices are falling
Consumers are driving your delivery methods
The Web
Evolving in to a Semantic Web of Data and Documents
Search is only one entry point - compute - navigate
Education - needs to link students to resources
Monday, 12 April 2010
149. So...... Technology
Moving faster than you can imagine
Costs of devices are falling
Consumers are driving your delivery methods
The Web
Evolving in to a Semantic Web of Data and Documents
Search is only one entry point - compute - navigate
Education - needs to link students to resources
Linked Data
Monday, 12 April 2010
150. So...... Technology
Moving faster than you can imagine
Costs of devices are falling
Consumers are driving your delivery methods
The Web
Evolving in to a Semantic Web of Data and Documents
Search is only one entry point - compute - navigate
Education - needs to link students to resources
Linked Data
Powering the Web of Data
Monday, 12 April 2010
151. So...... Technology
Moving faster than you can imagine
Costs of devices are falling
Consumers are driving your delivery methods
The Web
Evolving in to a Semantic Web of Data and Documents
Search is only one entry point - compute - navigate
Education - needs to link students to resources
Linked Data
Powering the Web of Data
Real live examples - mostly outside libraries
Monday, 12 April 2010
152. So...... Technology
Moving faster than you can imagine
Costs of devices are falling
Consumers are driving your delivery methods
The Web
Evolving in to a Semantic Web of Data and Documents
Search is only one entry point - compute - navigate
Education - needs to link students to resources
Linked Data
Powering the Web of Data
Real live examples - mostly outside libraries
A different way of thinking
Monday, 12 April 2010
153. So...... Technology
Moving faster than you can imagine
Costs of devices are falling
Consumers are driving your delivery methods
The Web
Evolving in to a Semantic Web of Data and Documents
Search is only one entry point - compute - navigate
Education - needs to link students to resources
Linked Data
Powering the Web of Data
Real live examples - mostly outside libraries
A different way of thinking
Change
Monday, 12 April 2010
154. So...... Technology
Moving faster than you can imagine
Costs of devices are falling
Consumers are driving your delivery methods
The Web
Evolving in to a Semantic Web of Data and Documents
Search is only one entry point - compute - navigate
Education - needs to link students to resources
Linked Data
Powering the Web of Data
Real live examples - mostly outside libraries
A different way of thinking
Change
What you do - not just how you do it
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156. You can add great value to the web
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157. You can add great value to the web
But you need to be proactively
‘of’ the Web to do it
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158. You can add great value to the web
But you need to be proactively
‘of’ the Web to do it
They won’t come just because
you have built it!
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159. Technology and Change
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
Talis They won’t come just because
you have built it!
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160. Technology and Change
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
Talis They won’t come just because
you have built it!
http://www.slideshare.net/rjw/technology-and-change
Monday, 12 April 2010