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1 Making Connections Creating Linked Open Data Neil Wilson Head, Collection Metadata UKSG Webinar June 16 2016

2 www.bl.uk 2Objectives To describe: Why libraries offer linked data What are the basic concepts How might you create linked data

3 www.bl.uk 3 Why? LinkedOpenLibraryData Linked Open Library Data

4 www.bl.uk 4 Why Linked Open Library Data? Concept of open & connected information - fits well with libraries Participation in the new landscape – improves access to knowledge & culture The promise of a reusable global data pool – should enable libraries to add unique value See: http://vimeo.com/36752317http://vimeo.com/36752317

5 www.bl.uk 5 Potential For Practical Library Benefits Cost effective way to make deep data visible to search engines Valuable option for integrating disparate data Useful for powering third party apps, web services & visualisations Better return on investment via flexibility of store

6 www.bl.uk 6 Potential User Benefits Offers the ability to ask new types of question Enables us to see new connections in previously disconnected data Offers new research possibilities to generate new knowledge Supports the creation & curation of virtual / distributed global collections “Linking Open Data cloud diagram, by Richard Cyganiak and Anja Jentzsch. http://lod-cloud.net/”

7 www.bl.uk 7 Pros & Cons? Advantages: Flexibility Search engine exposure Fresh approach Inferencing Issues: Trust? Privacy? Persistence? Learning curve? A work in progress…

8 www.bl.uk 8 What? LinkedOpenLibraryData Linked Open Library Data

9 www.bl.uk 9 LinkedOpenData Linked / Open Data? Open Data – can exist without linking Linked Data – can exist without being open Linked Open Data – is open data designed to support linking to other open data resources Both – can be offered as file dumps and/or live services See: http://www.semantic-web.at/LOD- TheEssentials.pdfhttp://www.semantic-web.at/LOD- TheEssentials.pdf Linked Open Data

10 www.bl.uk 10 BestPracticesforProducingLinkedData Best Practices for Producing Linked Data Model the Data Name things with URIs Re-use vocabularies if possible Publish human & machine readable descriptions Convert data to RDF Specify an appropriate license Host publicly & publicise See: https://www.w3.org/2011/gld/wiki/Linked_Data_Cookbook https://www.w3.org/2011/gld/wiki/Linked_Data_Cookbook

11 www.bl.uk 11 Linked & LibraryData Linked & Library Data Traditional library data uses static, proprietary document based, table driven database models Linked Data uses a dynamic data based ‘graph’ model, linking simple 3 part statements describing resource characteristics Traditional  Passive  Self-contained  End Result  Domain Specific Standards Linked  Dynamic / Interactive  Linked to External Resources  Options for Further Inquiry  Open Structure & Standards

12 www.bl.uk 12 LinkedDataConcepts GraphDatabaseModel Linked Data Concepts Graph Database Model Differs from traditional table based relational databases Enables representation of resource relationships Supports rapid navigation of complex linked data structures Without complexity of relational database table queries See: http://vimeo.com/36752317http://vimeo.com/36752317

13 www.bl.uk 13 LinkedDataConcepts ResourceDescriptionFramework (RDF) Linked Data Concepts Resource Description Framework (RDF) A family of W3C specifications Data model used for representing resources for the Web Based around entity relationships Serialised in a variety of formats, including XML

14 www.bl.uk 14 LinkedDataConcepts Resource Identifiers URIs/IRIs Linked Data Concepts Resource Identifiers URIs/IRIs Use of ‘Uniform Resource Identifiers’ (URIs) - for linking to other resources Replacement of literal values - with persistent URIs Can be: –Your own or pre-existing –Opaque or transparent But should be valid, i.e. syntax conformant URIs (See: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt )https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt See: http://vimeo.com/36752317http://vimeo.com/36752317

15 www.bl.uk 15 NewResourceDescriptions New Resource Descriptions Resource Great Expectations Dickens, Charles 1812-1870 England - Social conditions - Fiction 9780141198897 Penguin English Library 570pTitle Author Subject ISBN Publisher Pagination

16 www.bl.uk 16 Remodelling The Data Replace Text with Links

17 www.bl.uk 17 MARC21 Remodelled to RDF

18 www.bl.uk 18 A Change inEmphasis A Change in Emphasis From self contained records describing bibliographic resources To simple statements about such resources (e.g. [This book] [has the author] [Charles Dickens]) With ‘records’ assembled from connected statements

19 www.bl.uk 19 How? LinkedOpenLibraryData Linked Open Library Data

20 www.bl.uk 20 RDFVocabularies RDF Vocabularies RDF/RDF Schema/ OWL... Bibliographic Resource Dublin Core Bibliographic Ontology ISBD British Library Terms Event Event Ontology British Library Terms Person/Organization FOAF: Friend of a Friend Bio: a Vocabulary for Biographical Information Org: an Organisation Ontology RDA MADS/RDF Place WGS84 Geo Positioning Concept SKOS British Library Terms

21 www.bl.uk 21 The Data Model - Publication as Event @prefix dc:. @prefix dcterms:. dc:publisher “Publisher” ; dcterms:issued “Date” ; ?:placeOfPublication “Place”. @prefix blt:. @prefix event:. blt:publication. event:place ; event:agent ; event:time. Usual approach Event-based approach

22 www.bl.uk 22 Links to External Resources To give data wider context we linked to: General resources e.g. GeoNames Lexvo ISNI Library resources e.g. LCSH VIAF Dewey.info

23 www.bl.uk 23 MARC21 to RDF Pipeline Process Selection Character set conversion Pre-processing URI generation Data transformation Create & load triples Produce VoID descriptions Tools Catalogue Bridge Utilities MARC Global/MARC Report http://www.marcofquality.com/ Jena Eyeball http://jena.sourceforge.net/Eyeball/

24 www.bl.uk 24 MultiplePublication Options Multiple Publication Options Linked data can be offered via multiple routes:  SPARQL endpoint  RDF triple data dumps  Web pages using RDFa & content negotiation And in multiple formats including:  Turtle (TTL)  RDF XML  JSON LD etc.

25 www.bl.uk 25 BNB Access Options. BNB 1950-2016 3.1 Million Records 105 Million Unique Triples with VoID descriptions & multiple serialisations Updated Monthly BNB 1950-2016 3.1 Million Records 105 Million Unique Triples with VoID descriptions & multiple serialisations Updated Monthly bnb.data.bl.uk/sparql www.bl.uk/bibliographic/download.html bnb.data.bl.uk

26 www.bl.uk 26Communication New users = new communications - expertise & abilities vary Demonstrate use by practical examples Document your data – identify entities (places, people, dates etc.) Offer samples – identify user needs & continually improve

27 www.bl.uk 27 SomeFinal Thoughts Some Final Thoughts Linked Library Data:  Improves library visibility to new users - wider utility = greater relevance & perceived value  Need to find new ways of capturing value & attribution  Offers libraries new opportunities – via their authority, persistence & stability  Isn’t a ‘miracle cure’ – but can be a valuable tool

28 www.bl.uk 28 Linked / Open Data in the UAE

29 www.bl.uk 29 Background Resources Linked Data & RDF BNB Background Resources Linked Data & RDF Best practices for publishing linked data http://www.w3.org/TR/ld-bp/ http://linkeddatabook.com/editions/1.0/ Semantic Web standards http://www.w3.org/standards/semanticweb/data.html RDF 1.1 Primer https://www.w3.org/TR/rdf11-primer/ LD4PE Linked Data Exploratorium (A Work in Progress) http://explore.dublincore.net/linked-data-learning-resources/ BNB Data.gov.uk https://data.gov.uk/dataset/the-linked-open-british-national-bibliography Papers: http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/pdfs/publishing_bnb_as_lod.pdf http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/193076/Whitepaper%20on%20Linking%20Structured%20Data.pdf http://www.w3.org/TR/ld-bp/ http://linkeddatabook.com/editions/1.0/ http://www.w3.org/standards/semanticweb/data.html https://data.gov.uk/dataset/the-linked-open-british-national-bibliography http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/pdfs/publishing_bnb_as_lod.pdf

30 www.bl.uk 30 For More Information Visit… http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/datafree.html http://bnb.data.bl.uk/faqs http://bnb.data.bl.uk/getting-started http://bnb.data.bl.uk/docs For More Information Visit… http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/datafree.html http://bnb.data.bl.uk/faqs http://bnb.data.bl.uk/getting-started http://bnb.data.bl.uk/docs http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/datafree.html http://bnb.data.bl.uk/faqs http://bnb.data.bl.uk/getting-started http://bnb.data.bl.uk/docs http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/datafree.html http://bnb.data.bl.uk/faqs http://bnb.data.bl.uk/getting-started http://bnb.data.bl.uk/docs http://twitter.com/#!/BLMetadata metadata@bl.uk http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/datafree.html

31 www.bl.uk 31 Questions? LinkedOpenLibraryData Linked Open Library Data

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