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Presented at Linked Data and Libraries 2011 at the British Library, London on 14th July 2011
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Linked DataApplicable for Libraries
Richard WallisTalis
@rjwrichard.wallis@talis.comconsulting.talis.com
A year is a long time...
A year is a long time...
A year is a long time...
A year is a long time...
A year is a long time...
A year is a long time...
A year is a long time...
A year is a long time...
A year is a long time...
Talis
Talis
• 40 year heritage in libraries
Talis
• 40 year heritage in libraries
• Became UK leading library systems vendor
Talis
• 40 year heritage in libraries
• Became UK leading library systems vendor
• Pioneering in Semantic Web/Linked Data
Talis
• 40 year heritage in libraries
• Became UK leading library systems vendor
• Pioneering in Semantic Web/Linked Data
• Library Systems Division sold to Capita
Talis
• 40 year heritage in libraries
• Became UK leading library systems vendor
• Pioneering in Semantic Web/Linked Data
• Library Systems Division sold to Capita
• Focus on SW/LD promotion/adoption
Talis
Talis
• Talis Group Ltd - core technologies/strategy
- Talis Platform - Linked Data
Talis
• Talis Group Ltd - core technologies/strategy
- Talis Platform - Linked Data
• Talis Education Ltd - applications in academia
- Talis Aspire
Talis
• Talis Group Ltd - core technologies/strategy
- Talis Platform - Linked Data
• Talis Education Ltd - applications in academia
- Talis Aspire
• Talis Systems Ltd - facilitating wider adoption
- Consulting - Training - Evangelism
Talis
• Talis Group Ltd - core technologies/strategy
- Talis Platform - Linked Data
• Talis Education Ltd - applications in academia
- Talis Aspire
• Talis Systems Ltd - facilitating wider adoption
- Consulting - Training - Evangelism
• Kasabi.com - [Linked] Data Marketplace
- Free Hosting - Community - APIs - Monetise
Wider World
Wider World
Wider World
Wider World
A World of links
A World of links
Links for...
Identifying things
Identifying things
1969-059A
Identifying things
spacecraft/1969-059A
1969-059A
Identifying things
spacecraft/1969-059A
nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
1969-059A
Identifying things
spacecraft/1969-059A
nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
1969-059A
with URIs
Things have attributeshttp://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
Things have attributeshttp://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
28801.0kg
Things have attributeshttp://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
28801.0kg
Columbia
Things have attributeshttp://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
28801.0kg
Columbia
Apollo 11 CSM
CSM-107
United States
Cape Canaveral
Saturn 5
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
.../1969-059A
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
.../1969-059Ahttp://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
.../1969-059A
⤵mass
28801.0
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
.../1969-059A
⤵mass
28801.0
Apollo 11 CSM⤵name
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
.../1969-059A
⤵mass
28801.0
Apollo 11 CSM⤵ Columbia⤵name name
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
.../1969-059A
⤵⤵
mass
../launch:1969-059
28801.0
Apollo 11 CSM⤵ Columbia⤵name name
launchhttp://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
.../1969-059A
⤵⤵
mass
../launch:1969-059
28801.0
Apollo 11 CSM⤵ Columbia⤵name name
launch
16 July 1969⤵date
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
.../1969-059A
⤵Cape
Canaveral
⤵mass
../launch:1969-059
28801.0
Apollo 11 CSM⤵ Columbia⤵name name
launch
16 July 1969⤵date
⤵site
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
.../1969-059A
⤵Cape
Canaveral
⤵mass
../launch:1969-059
28801.0
Apollo 11 CSM⤵ Columbia⤵name name
launch
16 July 1969⤵date
⤵site
N 28° 27' 31''⤵lat
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
.../1969-059A
⤵Cape
Canaveral
⤵mass
../launch:1969-059
28801.0
Apollo 11 CSM⤵ Columbia⤵name name
launch
16 July 1969⤵date
⤵site
N 28° 27' 31''
W 80° 31' 59''
⤵⤵lat
long
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
.../1969-059A
⤵Cape
Canaveral
⤵mass
../launch:1969-059
28801.0
Apollo 11 CSM⤵ Columbia⤵name name
launch
16 July 1969⤵date
⤵site<../1969-059A> mass 28801.0 .<../1969-059A> name “Apollo 11 CSM” .<../1969-059A> name “Columbia” .<../1969-059A> launch <../launch/1969-059> .<../launch/1969-059> date 1969-07-16 .<../launch/1969-059> site <..site/capecanaveral> .<..site/capecanaveral> lat “N 28° 27' 31''” .<..site/capecanaveral> long “W 80° 31' 59''” .
N 28° 27' 31''
W 80° 31' 59''
⤵⤵lat
long
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
.../1969-059A
⤵Cape
Canaveral
⤵mass
../launch:1969-059
28801.0
Apollo 11 CSM⤵ Columbia⤵name name
launch
16 July 1969⤵date
⤵site<../1969-059A> mass 28801.0 .<../1969-059A> name “Apollo 11 CSM” .<../1969-059A> name “Columbia” .<../1969-059A> launch <../launch/1969-059> .<../launch/1969-059> date 1969-07-16 .<../launch/1969-059> site <..site/capecanaveral> .<..site/capecanaveral> lat “N 28° 27' 31''” .<..site/capecanaveral> long “W 80° 31' 59''” .
RDF
N 28° 27' 31''
W 80° 31' 59''
⤵⤵lat
long
http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A
Promoting Linked Data
Data
OpenLinkedLinkedLinked Open
ConfusionData
OpenLinkedLinkedLinked Open
DataOpenLinkedLinkedLinked Open
DataLinked LinkedLinked Open
DataLinked Linked Open
1. Data can be open, while not being linked
2. Data can be linked, while not being open
3. Data which is both open and linked is increasingly viable
4. The Semantic Web can only function with data which is both open and linked
1. Data can be open, while not being linked
2. Data can be linked, while not being open
3. Data which is both open and linked is increasingly viable
4. The Semantic Web can only function with data which is both open and linked
Paul Walk - UKLON
Linked Data isn’t about publishing data...
... it’s about describing ducks!
Tom ScottLead Developer BBC Wildlife Finder
Quoting:Rob Styles, Talis
GoodRelations
Libraries have an advantage
Libraries have an advantage
Centuries of practice
Libraries have an advantage
Centuries of practice
Lots of standards
Libraries have an advantage
Centuries of practice
Lots of standards100’s millions records
Libraries have an advantage
Centuries of practice
Lots of standards100’s millions records
Describing things
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajayranipeta/163634989/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajayranipeta/163634989/
Most other folks only have things to describe
Libraries have an advantage
Libraries have an advantage Lists of things
Libraries have an advantage Lists of things
Libraries have an advantage Lists of things
Libraries have an advantage Lists of things
Libraries have an advantage Lists of things
easy-ish
Libraries have an advantage Lists of things
easy-ishother sources
Libraries good at describing things?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895
Libraries good at describing things?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895
Libraries good at describing things?
UsingLinkedData
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895
Libraries good at describing things?
UsingLinkedData people
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895
Libraries good at describing things?
UsingLinkedData peopleplaces
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895
Libraries good at describing things?
UsingLinkedData peopleplaces
events
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895
Libraries good at describing things?
UsingLinkedData peopleplaces
eventsseries
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895
Libraries good at describing things?
UsingLinkedData
only describing books?
peopleplaceseventsseries
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084068@N08/3813863895
Libraries good at describing things?
UsingLinkedData
only reformatting records?only describing books?
peopleplaceseventsseries
Linked DataApplicable for Libraries
LibrariesApplicable for Linked Data?
Libraries
could do better
Libraries
could do better
Libraries
showing promise
Linked Data and Libraries
Linked Data and Libraries
Ask why and who for?
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