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Leigh DoddsProgramme Manager, Talis PlatformTalis25th June 2009
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/
An Introduction to Linked Data
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Overview
• What is RDF?• Historical Issues with the Semantic Web• Linked Data• The Linking Open Data Project• Practical Steps• Closing Points
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What Is RDF?
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Apollo 11 was launched from Cape Canaveral
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Apollo 11 was launched from Cape Canaveral
Subject Predicate Object
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<http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/apollo-11> <http://purl.org/net/schemas/space/launchsite>
<http://nasa.dataincubator.org/launchsite/capecanaveral>.
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Why has it taken so long?
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The Technology Problem
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The Babel Problem
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The AI Problem
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Linked Data
A grass roots approach
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“Linked Data is the Web done right”
– Tim Berners-Lee
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The Web of Documents
Links Between Documents, not Things
Data only loosely structured
Meaning of links is implicit
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Web 2.0Web 2.0
Increasingly structured data
Little linking between sites
No standardization across APIs
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Linked Data
Standard Data Model
Link together datasets across the web
Add value through network effects
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabiovenni/478239267/
The Linking Open Data Project
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The LOD "Cloud" - May 2007
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The LOD "Cloud" - July 2007
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The LOD "Cloud" - August 2007
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The LOD "Cloud" - November 2007
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The LOD "Cloud" – Feb 2008
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The LOD "Cloud" – Sept 2008
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Practical Pointers
A step-by-step approach to publishing Linked Data
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Identify Your Data
• What might you usefully publish?• Where is it stored?• How is maintained?
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Identify Objects of Collective Interest
• Assign them a unique URL• Ensure those URLs are stable• Think about more than just “content”• At this stage don't think about the user experience
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Publish Human & Machine Readable Data
A page for each object with human and machine-readable viewsRDFa can be used to embed data into HTML Provide links between objects
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/uncommondepth/3204094812/
Ensure Licensing is Clear
• Creative Commons• Open Data Licenses• Attach licenses to content and data
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http://flickr.com/photos/bekathwia/2170338717
Link into the Web of Data
Stitch your data into the Linked Data CloudUse DbPedia as a linking hub
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Additional Benefits
• Produces flexible, well-structured sites• Search engine optimised• Encourages reuse, linking
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Closing Points
Linked Data is a natural evolution of the web
Web of data is growing rapidly
Need for more authoritative and quality sources
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Further Reading
• Linked Datahttp://linkeddata.org
• Building coherence at bbc.co.ukhttp://derivadow.com/2009/01/30/building-coherence-at-bbccouk/
• Your Website is Your API: Quick Wins for Government Data
http://www.jenitennison.com/blog/node/100
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