Metadata / Linked Data

The world’s libraries. Connected.

Metadata / Linked DataGuiding Folks To Our Resources

BIC New Trends Seminar29th July 2013

Richard WallisTechnology EvangelistOCLC

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Knowledge Graph(Linked Data)

THINGS NOT STRINGS

Knowledge Graph(Linked Data)

are in our users

are in our users

are in

notnot

our users

are in

notnot

other search engines are available

our users

our data are not in

our data are not in

our data are not in

Why?

our data are not in

Why?does not understand:

Marc, ISBD, OAI-PMH, RDA, Z39.50, Onix ....

insert you favorite standard here!


Linked Data


• 300+ Million resources

Linked Data


• 300+ Million resources• Schema.org

Linked Data


• 300+ Million resources• Schema.org• Embedded RDFa

Linked Data


• 300+ Million resources• Schema.org• Embedded RDFa• Links to: Dewey, LCSH

LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST

Linked Data



LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST• License: ODC-BY

Linked Data



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

Linked Data




Linked Data




Linked DataUpdate: June 2013Data available via Content-Negotiation

• RDF/XML• JSON-LD• Turtle• Triples

is

good enough ?

is

good enough ?

• For library data exchange

is

good enough ?

• For library data exchange - No

is

good enough ?


• For sharing library data with the world

- No

is

good enough ?


• For sharing library data with the world

- No

- Almost

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

• Short lived group

• Libraries, Publishers, Consumers, System Vendors, Linked Data, Standards Bodies

• Library is only one focus



BIBFRAME

BIBFRAME

http://bibframe.org

It is the foundation for the future of bibliographic description that happens on, in,

and as part of the web and the networked world we live in.

bibliographic descriptionas part of the web

BIBFRAME

http://bibframe.org

bibliographic description as part of the web

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bibliographic description as part of the web

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@Fascinatingpics

bibliographic description

≈ complimentary ≈

as part of the web


Challenges for change


as part of the web


• Metadata for ‘items’



as part of the web



• Searching for ‘works’



as part of the web



• Searching for ‘works’

• Materials of all types - print / e / digital



as part of the web

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Be visibleOn the Web of Data

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Light the way to your resources...





Light the way to your resources...

... registered in the network



We are moving fromcataloguing

We are moving fromcataloguing

to

h"p://catalinkingEric Miller -‐ Zepheira

Building a Web

Building a Web

Linking to all

Building a Web

Linking to alland

all their resources

Building a Web

Linking to alland

all their resourcesWe all need to participate

Linking to the future...




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WorldCat/Library

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Posnansky, MerrickAfrica

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2009http://site.ebrary.com/id/10359174


Search Engines


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Posnansky, MerrickAfrica

Ethnic relations9781441637215

2009http://site.ebrary.com/id/10359174


Search Engines

Happening in a hurry?

@Fascinatingpics


Years not decades

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The Web will progress without us

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Opportunity to reach for together...

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Opportunity to reach for together ...

Opportunity to reach for together ... reassert

our role as a discoverable source

For all materialsPrint/ /Journals/Articles/DigitalEBook





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