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The world’s libraries. Connected.

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Cataloguing & Indexing Group in Scotland Edinburgh, 21 September 2012

Richard WallisTechnology EvangelistOCLC

@rjw

Why Link?

Become part of the cultural Linked Data Backbone

Why Link?

Backbone

Become part of the cultural Linked Data Backbone

Why Link?

Which means what?

Backbone

Backbone ?

... the backbone of information for centuries

Backbone ?

Libraries Archives Museums

... the backbone of information for centuries

Backbone ?

Libraries Archives Museums

... today on the Web?

Authoritative Sources?


for many users - yes

:-(

Backbone Resources

Backbone Resources

• Government

Backbone Resources

• Government• Media

Backbone Resources

• Government• Media• Science

Backbone Resources

• Government• Media• Science• Libraries ...


for many users - yes

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lesterpubliclibrary/3352920732/

Know all about Authorities!

Libraries

WorldCat.org

270+ Million Bibliographic Resources


Linked Data• 270+ Million resources• Schema.org + Library• Embedded RDFa• Links to: Dewey, LCSH

LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST• License: ODC-BY• Experimental - June 2012

Download file




Download file• Most widely held works

(250+ holdings)

• 1.2 Million resources(80 million triples)

• Schema.org + Library• License: ODC-BY• August 2012




Download file• Most widely held works

(250+ holdings)

• 1.2 Million resources(80 million triples)

• Schema.org + Library• License: ODC-BY• August 2012




http://worldcat.org http://purl.oclc.org/dataset/WorldCat

http://purl.oclc.org/dataset/WorldCat

http://purl.oclc.org/dataset/WorldCat

http://www.w3.org/community/schemabibex/

http://www.oclc.org/data/attribution.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_Atlantic_Ocean_laea_relief_location_map.jpg

Library Linked Data Potential

Library Linked Data Potential

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/6153313394/

Turning an Oil Tanker



Millennia of endeavor



Millennia of endeavorCenturies of practice



Millennia of endeavorCenturies of practiceDecades of systems



Millennia of endeavorCenturies of practiceDecades of systemsYears of cooperation



Millennia of endeavorCenturies of practiceDecades of systemsYears of cooperationLoads of standards




Huge heritage to build upon




Huge heritage to build uponIn an exponentially changing environment

Stop Copying

Start Linking

Stop Copying

Start Linking

Be of the Web!

Linked Data

just another output format?

RDF

just another output format?

RDF

initially - yes

RDFIdentifying & Linking


Resources to Concepts


Resources to Concepts../

res/12345


Resources to ConceptsPlanning for Automation ⤵name

../res/12345


Resources to ConceptsPlanning for Automation ⤵name

schema:Book⤵../res/12345

type



⤵Planning for Automation ⤵name

author

viaf.org/abc


type



⤵Planning for Automation ⤵

John M Cohn

nameauthor ⤵

viaf.org/abc name


type




John M Cohn

nameauthor ⤵⤵

loc.gov/auth/sh8507

viaf.org/abc name

about


type




John M Cohn

nameauthor ⤵⤵

loc.gov/auth/sh8507

viaf.org/abc name

about

Libraries⤵name


type


Resources to Concepts⤵

Planning for Automation ⤵John M Cohn

nameauthor ⤵⤵

loc.gov/auth/sh8507

viaf.org/abc name

about

Libraries⤵name


type

<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .

<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .

<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/abc> .

<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh8570>



Where has the record gone?


John M Cohn

nameauthor ⤵⤵

loc.gov/auth/sh8507

viaf.org/abc name

about

Libraries⤵name


type

<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .

<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .

<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/abc> .

<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh8570>

RDFWhere has the record gone?

RDFWhere has the record gone?

What next for cataloguing?


Stop Copying

Start Linking


Stop Copying

Start Linking

Be of the Web!


Why Link?

Cataloguing & Indexing Group in Scotland Edinburgh, 21 September 2012

Richard WallisTechnology EvangelistOCLC

@rjw

why link?

Technology

resources links

library license

culturallinked data

backbone ofinformation

library embedded rdfa

fast license

oil tankerhttp

libraries archives museums