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

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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?