The reality of linked data in libraries: presented at CILIP linked data executive briefing 24 November 2015

National Library of ScotlandLeabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba

the reality of linked data

in libraries

CILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing24 November 2015

Gill HamiltonDigital Access Manager


• about the Library and me• our modest experiments• Top Tips for preparing for

LOD

I’ll be looking at ….











• if I learned one thing it is …

• dabbling in the DOD• RDA RDF

our experimentsCILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing24 November 2015


Och!Dinnae fash

yersel!

oh no!Oh No!OH NO!HELP!



you and I know it already …

we call it interoperabilityye olden days

BM rules

AACR

MARC

collaboration

RDA

LODCLOSED

OPENOpe

nvocs



http://www.math.uh.edu/~tomforde/images/UniverseAndMan.jpg


dabbling in the

DOD

researching RDA RDF


1. strings and things2. be smart, not

dumb3. uniqueness….. and some more



Top Tip 1

we have strings“Hamilton, Gill”

but we need things too we need URIs



machines are really stupid

Main catalogue Archive catalogue Moving image catalogue

Hamilton, Gill W. Hamilton, Gillian W. Hamilton, G. W.

you are really really smart


National Library of ScotlandLeabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Albamachines are really

stupid

you are really really smart



record just 1 more thingthe URI

C’est tout!

stop diggingCILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing24 November 2015


and … you might be lucky



Get others to helpWe think this is in Cambrai

Or do you think

Cambrai is here?

Do you think

Cambrai is here?



Frankly my dear!

I don’t give a damn about your domain

Never, EVER dumb your data


Top Tip 2


DODdata

structure DOD.title DOD.keywordDOD.who

local & closed global & openXSLT

LOD in DC

DC:titleDC:subjectDC:creator





DODdata

local & closed

global & open

DOD in LOD

structure DOD.titleDOD.keyword DOD.who

MAPPING

DC

RDA

SCHEMA





concentrate on the unique

Order to Capt. Campbell by Maj. Duncan

You are hereby ordered to fall upon the rebells, the McDonalds of Glencoe, and put all to the sword under seventy.


Top Tip 3


uniqueness is aboutmaking the BEST use of limited resources

making the BEST contribution

making BEST metadata for LOD



1. record URIs2. don’t dumb the data3. work on unique stuff….. and some more



the other tipsCILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing24 November 2015


ZEROCC 0

openly licence your metadataCILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing24 November 2015


is there a library shaped hole in the web?16 October 2015

LCNAFLCSHTGMI

AATTGN

DDC … soon?

http://id.loc.gov/

http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/

use open vocabularies


DEMAND better systemsCILIP Linked Data Executive Briefing24 November 2015


URI management


the continued or prolonged existence of something.

firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something


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Gill HamiltonDigital Access Manager

[email protected]

NationalLibraryofScotland@natlibscot

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The reality of linked data in libraries: presented at CILIP linked data executive briefing 24 November 2015