This document provides an overview of TING.concept, which is a foundation for digital library integration and innovation. It discusses why TING.concept is needed to ensure library services are relevant in the digital age and compete effectively. It describes what TING.concept is - an open ecosystem based on APIs and web services that can integrate content from libraries and providers and support discovery across systems. It provides details on the TING.concept community and examples of current projects and partnerships.
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A foundation for change
ELAG
9. June 2010, Helsinki, Finland
Mats Hernvall / TING.Concept / DBC
mats@hernvall.com - www.ting.dk - mhe@dbc.dk
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Table Of Content!
# WhyTING.concept?
# What is TING.concept?
# TING.concept OS Community
# Current status and activities 2010
# Q&A
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• Workflow switch – services around
workflows (Lorcan)
• in the right context
• Speed
• Availability
Library bag – relevant
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lchristajoy42/
Ensure that library
services are relevant
for the users in the
digital society
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Users are on all devices,
connected
• The digital world
• Devices
• Content / formats
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Competition – experience
economy
• Compare TDC play, Bredbandsbolaget
Spotify,
• Our services together with other products
• The ability to deliver ....everywhere easily
• Free business models...
TING.concept -Experience economy
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• Freemium
• Attention economy
• Experience economy
• Price cuts on:
• Content / Media
• Technology
• Bandwidth
• Computing Power
• Storage
Business models - Competition
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Libraries – Silos
• Library websites are not integrated
• Vendors have their own products, brand,
interfaces -> Links
• Mediation are not connected to the content
– relations
• A lot of links – and a website
Databases
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• Everybody wants to do everything for
everybody
• User lock in
• These are good users fg new tech
Vendors – economist picture
David Simonds/The Economist
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Why TING.concept
What is
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What we need!
# Ability to use content/data everywhere
Integrated Search, All media types, Relations between objects,Web Services/APIs
Open Data, Open Access, Open Licenses, Open Source and Open Minds,
# Infrastructure of scale, reduced TCO
Scalable integration, interaction and mediation,Wide support for media platforms,
Web based/SOA/SaaS
# Competition, partnerships and win-win-win
New types of partnerships and business models, Innovation and Just do it!
# Cooperation, Collaboration, Sharing
Libraries, municipalities, regional, national, international
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SOA - Crucial!
# Mediation layer strongly heterogeneous
In terms of: Media – Institutions – Systems – Platforms
# Deep integration
Local library services, municipality services, digital content, the physical library, third-
party business process systems
# Interaction interfaces, Loads of them!
Presentation screens, touch screens, mobile phones, digital photo frames, physical
devices, tablets, etc. User centric solutions, Not just a web based discovery interfaces
# Syndication, the pervasive library
Library services everywhere, part of workflows/processes/experiences
# Flexibility, and increased efficiency
Add/switch content/providers and ILS´s without changes in the UI/UX
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• Content
• Interaction
• Context
# the world's best social objects and loads of
them - words, images and sound
TING.concept -Libraries in the digital society!
Content
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• Content
• Interaction
• Context
TING.concept -
Interaction
Libraries in the digital society!
# user experiences through interaction,
learning and sharing – support the workflows
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• Context
• The pervasive library
• Everywhere – the workflow – network
• Personalization
TING.concept -
Context
Libraries in the digital society!
# designing for experiences is fundamentally
about people, their activities, and the context
of those activities – adding value
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TING.concept original map
• Horizontal integration
• Integrated search
• Unified indexes – but extended with Linked Data + Federated search
• Distributed model – integrates several systems and indexes
• Unique through the focus on API´s and WS + partnerships
• Support competition in the front end
• Widgetize the world – mashup – match services - Interaction
TING.concept
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TING.concept original map
• Horizontal integration
• Integrated search
• Unified indexes – but extended with Linked Data + Federated search
• Distributed model – integrates several systems and indexes
• Unique through the focus on API´s and WS + partnerships
• Support competition in the front end
• Widgetize the world – mashup – match services - Interaction
TING.concept
Library
System(s)
Content
Providers
Library
Content
Open
Content
WS/API
Search
Scan
Spell
Relevance
”Others That
Borrowed This”
”User Generated
Content”
Geotags
…
Objects
Relations
Metadata
Enrichments
Indexes
Statistics
User
Generated
Content
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Data
Dock
Facettes
Solr
Search
Apache Lucene
Process
Transform
Index
Harvest: Creates objects from input files
Annotate: Writes metadata to the object
Relation: Builds relations to other objects
Store: Stores the object in Fedora
Object
Repository
Fedora
Commons
Object WS – Search WS – and more
Brønd.T!NG + middle.T!NGContent
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TING.concept original map
• Horizontal integration
• Integrated search
• Unified indexes – but extended with Linked Data + Federated search
• Distributed model – integrates several systems and indexes
• Unique through the focus on API´s and WS + partnerships
• Support competition in the front end
• Widgetize the world – mashup – match services - Interaction
TING.concept
Library
System(s)
Content
Providers
Library
Content
Open
Content
WS/API
Search
Scan
Spell
Relevance
”Others That
Borrowed This”
”User Generated
Content”
Geotags
…
Objects
Relations
Metadata
Enrichments
Indexes
LIBRARY
Applications
Widgets
Gadgets
…
Statistics
User
Generated
Content
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TING.concept original map
• Horizontal integration
• Integrated search
• Unified indexes – but extended with Linked Data + Federated search
• Distributed model – integrates several systems and indexes
• Unique through the focus on API´s and WS + partnerships
• Support competition in the front end
• Widgetize the world – mashup – match services - Interaction
TING.concept
Library
System(s)
Content
Providers
Federated
Search
Library
Content
Open
Content
WS/API
Search
Scan
Spell
Relevance
”Others That
Borrowed This”
”User Generated
Content”
Geotags
…
Objects
Relations
Metadata
Enrichments
Indexes
LIBRARY
Applications
Widgets
Gadgets
…
Statistics
Linked
Data
User
Generated
Content
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Why Drupal
Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Social
Software in the Workplace.
Drupal is in the Visionaries
quadrant because of its use of the
open source model to drive
adoption and popularity, while
providing enterprise services via
organizations such as Acquia.
Its strong content-centric,
community and web application
foundation is being rapidly
extended with hundreds of
modules, including many for
collaboration and social interaction
support.
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Faceted Search
Auto completion
Spelling
Relevance
FRBR-ized!
Covers
Syndication
Deep links – object level
Others that have borrowed
User generated content
Campaign engine
…
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Faceted Search
Auto completion
Spelling
Relevance
FRBR-ized!
Covers
Syndication
Deep links – object level
Others that have borrowed
User generated content
Campaign engine
…
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Community slogan
An open eco-system
for digital [cultural]
innovation
collaboration, and
shared results
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• Governance model
• Different teams
• Merits (except partner a mix)
TING.concept Community
Library Partner
Mobile.TING
Content.TING
Vendor Partner
Brønd.TING
Community
Council
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Community
Work Group
TING.concept
Community
Ding.TING
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Baseed
B
Based on / supports TING
LibrariesIndividuals Vendors
Projects
Separately owned,
funded and governed
System
Integrators
Institutions Publishers
Initiates
Project owners
Governs
Funds
Participate
Partnership
Committment
Use / Re-use
Contribute
Cooperate
Collaborate
Etc.
T!NGCONCEPT eco system
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Partnerships!
# Important part of TING.concept
# Partnerships on all levels: system vendors,
content suppliers, developers, libraries,
media, …
# Joint projects – Innovation – New products
# Partnership committment
# to implement digital library services in the
spirit of TING.concept
# to contribute experience and results to
TING.concept
# to contribute according to ability
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New Design
Data
Export - Post, Picture, Text, etc.
Loan
Download
Streaming
Adm
Lev. XLev. Y
API / WS
Web
Lev. X
Web
Lev. Y
Publizon
(eLib)
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The Public Libraries in the Knowledge
SocietySummaryfromthecommitteeonpubliclibraries
intheknowledgesociety
Open libraries
Inspiration and learning
The Danish Digital Library
Partnerships
Professional development.
#TheDanishDigitalLibrary
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…and more!
# Open Source Bibliotek
Project funded by Danish Agency for Libraries and Media,
12 Public Libraries, 5 software houses, andTING.concept Community
# Development projects
Discovery interfaces, mobile apps, presentation screens, touch screens,
syndication, integration with the physical library, availability, …
# More Library andVendor partners
# Nordic region
Partners, Projects and Collaboration
# …
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Freedom of choice!
Q If I don´t want to develop myself but
still want the benefits from the
TING.concept Community
development. Are there “standard
products” with support and service?
A Yes! DBC and others deliver
complete solutions based on the
TING.concept with hosting, service
and support.
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Q&A’sMore info at:
ELAG Workshop 7
Data wells by Steen Manniche, DBC
Contact
Mats Hernvall
mhe@dbc.dk
Ting.dk
dk.linkedin.com/in/hernvall
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TING sources!
# TING.concept Community (danish) - www.ting.dk
# TING.brønd (aka TING.well & OLS Search) + Services/WS source code and
documentation - oss.dbc.dk
# DBC – Open Library Strategy (OLS)Vison, Services and Architecture
(danish) - www.dbc.dk/produkter/alfabetisk-oversigt-over-alle-produkter
/copy_of_open-library-solution-ny/ols-arkitektur/?searchterm=ols
# Library web interface in Drupal aka Ding.TING
Community start point (danish)- ting.dk/dting/
Source code - github.com/dingproject/ding
Bugtracker - libraryding.lighthouseapp.com/dashboard
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Credits!
# Page 4 picture – The bag, www.flickr.com/photos/lchristajoy42/
# Page 6 graphics – Experience Economy, Business Week 2005
# Page 7 graphics – 4 Kinds of Free, David Armando, darmano.typepad.com
# Page 8 graphics 1 – The Conversation Prism, www.briansolis.com/2008/08/introducing-conversation-prism/
# Page 8 graphics 2 – The Social Landscape, www.cmo.com/social-media/cmos-guide-social-media-landscape
# Page 9 photo – Silos, flickr.com/photos/horrabin
# Page 10 graphics – Social Networks, David Simonds,The Economist 2008
# Page 24 report - Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace, www.gartner.com
# Page 25 web – Copenhagen Public Library, bibliotek.kk.dk
# Page 26 web - Århus Public Library, aakb.dk
# Page 32 web – TING.concept Community, ding.TING interface (Drupal) subpage, ting.dk/ding
# Page 36 web – National Danish Children's web, demo.pallesgavebod.dk
# Page 37 web – TING in Denmark, ting.dk/about/map
# Page 38 web – National Danish Library web, bibliotek.dk
# Page 39 web – Easy OPAC frontend in Odense Public Library, odensebib.dk & inlead.dk
# Page 43 report - The public libraries in the knowledge society, www.bibliotekogmedier.dk/fileadmin/publikationer/
publikationer_engelske/Reports/The_public_libraries_in_the_knowledge_society._Summary.pdf
