Europeana Digital Objects Exchange and reuse (Europeana Data Model and Linked Open Data) Florence, September Javier Garrido, Digitization Services Manager, Scanbit

1 Semantic Web and Linked Open Data Linked Open Data in Europeana The Europeana Project Europeana Data Model (EDM) 5 Aditional Information INDEX

1 – Semantic Web and Linked Open Data  Web content inprovement oriented practices toolset  Provides more meaningfull information.  Allows the users to find faster answers to their queries. more defined and structured

1 – Semantic Web and Linked Open Data The 5 stars of Linked Open Data: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Make your material available in the web (regardeless the format) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Make it available as structured data (ex. excel instead scanned image of a table) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ In a not proprietary format (ex. csv instead excel) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Use URLs to identify things (thus anybody would reference them) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Link your resources to others resources to provide a context.

2 – The Europeana Project

23 million digital objects in Europeana. 17 million digital objects are covered by the Data Exchange Agreement. (rights cession warranty regarding metadata) institutions involved. The Linked Open Data Pilot initiative has 3 million digital objects. There are 20 API implementatiosn reusing Europeana digital objects. (and 68 refused requests)

2 – The Europeana Project Italy provides 10% of digital objects of Europeana, whereas Spain provides 9%. France is the main contributor with 17%. In Italy, lot of institutions provide digital resources to Europeana. (distributed structure) In Spain, Hispana in the main contributor, being the 4th content provider in Europeana. (centralized structure)

2 – The Europeana Project

3 – Linked Open Data in Europeana The user search for “Venus” in the web …

3 – Linked Open Data in Europeana … and after visiting several webs, finally finds what he was looking for:

Europeana proposes a change in on this: ¿What if the search tool helps me from the very beginning to know from the first step what I mean with “Venus” driving me directly to the right resource? 3 – Linked Open Data in Europeana

¿What if the resource is enriched with dynamically updated information? 3 – Linked Open Data in Europeana

¿And the user will receive all the information in a single step? 3 – Linked Open Data in Europeana

This is possible by meaning of Linked Open Data in 4 steps: Your data must be in an open environment Your data must appear in the web with simple linking formats (RDF) 3 – Linked Open Data in Europeana

Your data on-line must have a single adress/identifier Your data on-line must follow standard internet protocol, this way data will be interconnected. 3 – Linked Open Data in Europeana

With these 4 steps we understand what is Europeana aim. But, ¿What I need to reach to Europeana? REQUIREMENTOPEN SOURCE SW Digital RepositoryDSpace, Eprints, Fedora OAI-PMH protocol fullfillmentDSpace, Eprints, Fedora Europeana Semantic Elements (ESE) fullfillmentDSpace, Eprints Europeana Data Model (EDM) fullfillmentDSpace Sign an agreement with Europeanano software needed 3 – Linked Open Data in Europeana

Is a more meaninfull and flexible model than previous one: Europeana Semantic Elements (ESE). Based on fundamental principles and best practices of Semantic Web and Linked Data. Built on standards like RDF, OAI-ORE, SKOS and Dublin Core. EDM is complicated EMD evolves (changes) 4 – Europeana Data Model (EDM)

922 instalations of DSpace worldwide 98 instalations DSpace in Spain and 69 in Italy.

ESE to EDM mapping DSpace adaptation to Linked Open Data following EDM model Feasible following implementation study guidelines made for Spanish Ministry of Culture. ESE to EDM plugin adaptation available DSpace adaptation to EDM 4 – Europeana Data Model (EDM) (made by Scanbit + Ibai Sistemas)

DSpace to Europeana adaptation study: 4 – Europeana Data Model (EDM) Entrusted to Ibai Sistemas + Scanbit by Spanish Ministry of Culture. Performed in contact with all involved agents. The 98 DSpace instalations in Spain. The 25 DSpace Service Provider worldwide. Describes in detail the Open Source settlement to apply Any institution with DSPACE development resources will be able to apply it.

DSpace adapted to EDM in SPAIN: 4 – Europeana Data Model (EDM) Universidad de Granada (Digibug) Gobierno Vasco (Liburuklik) Universidad de Navarra (Dadun) Fundación Sancho el Sabio (Memoria Digital Vasca) Universidad San Pablo CEU Universidad de Valladolid First 5 implemented by Scanbit + Ibai Sistemas

5 – Additional Information Based on Scanbit + Ibai Sistemas achievement: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona has required a budget to adapt to EDM a different Open Source Software: CDS-Invenio, from CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). United Nations Organization, from New York, has choosen Scanbit + Ibai Sistemas as one of 3 Service Providers of DSpace candidate to develop their repository.

Contact Javier Garrido Director de Servicios de Digitalización Scanbit, S.L