1. Introduction of Linked Data – From Cataloging to Catalinking
Susan Howell, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian Jian Anna Xiong, Government Information Librarian 4/23/2019, CALA Midwest Chapter Virtual Annual Conference

2. Outline What is linked data? Four principles of linked data
Is your linked open data 5 star?
Best universal practices
Why linked data for libraries?
Future trends
Challenges
How to prepare for future?
Linked data at Morris Library
Further reading
References

4. What is linked data?

5. Boyd, A & Ballegooie M. v. , 2013. Slide 9

6. Four Principles of Linked Data
Use URIs as names for things
Use HTTP URIs so that people can look up those names.
When someone looks up a URI, provide useful information, using the standards (RDF, SPARQL)
Include links to other URIs. so that they can discover more things.

7. Is your Linked Open Data 5 Star?
Available on the Web to be Open Data
Available as machine-readable structured data
Non-proprietary format
Use open standards from World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Link your data to other people’s data

8. Best Universal Practices
Prepare stakeholders
Select a dataset
Model the data
Specify an appropriate license
Good URIs for linked data
Use standard vocabularies
Convert data
Provide machine access to data
Announce new data sets
Recognize the social contract

9. Why Linked Data for Libraries?
Why do we need linked data for libraries? In Boyd and Ballegooie’s presentation, they found that only 16% people start their research with library catalogues, the largest percentage of people start their information search with Google and other search engine. Although libraries have a huge store of valuable, reliable data, the library catalogues are self contained data silos with no connection to the data on the Web. MARC is not popular outside the library community. On the contrary, linked data can provide a framework for sharing semantically rich data in a Web-friendly way. It will allow libraries to be part of the Web of Data.
Boyd, A & Ballegooie M. v. , Slide 5

10. Why Library Linked Data is important to the Future of Bibliographic Control
To combine the best of libraries and the best of the Web, Library
metadata must be on the Web
Data must be open, usable by others
(Boyd, A & Ballegooie M. v. , Slide 6)

11. https://commonplace.net/linked-data-for-libraries/
Idea Illustration

12. Future Trends: From Cataloging to Catalinking

13. Future Trends (Continues)

14. https://www. slideshare

15. Future Trends (Continues)

16. Challenges
Finding a method to convert MARC-based data into linked data
Designing Integrated Library Systems (ILS) that can make use of linked data
Developing URIs for data elements

17. How to prepare for future
Start practicing with small collections
Get involved with developing ontologies and vocabularies
Get involved with linked data projects in data communities outside of libraries
Advocate for linked data with vendors

18. Linked Data at SIUC Morris Library

19. Wood River Township, Madison County, Illinois

20. susan

23. Recommendations for further reading
Coyle, K. (2012). Linked Data Tools: Connecting on the Web. Retrieved from connecting-web
Weber, M. B. (2015). Rethinking library technical services: Redefining our profession for the future. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield.
Hooland, S. v., & Verborgh, R. (2015) Linked Data for Libraries, Archives and Museums. How to clean, link and publish your metadata. London : Facet Publishing.
Godby, C. J., Wang, S., & Mixter, J. (2015). Library linked data in the Cloud: OCLC’s experiments with new models of resource description. San Rafael, California : Morgan & Claypool.

24. References
Archer, P., Goedertier, S., & Loutas, N. (2012) Deliverable: D7 Study on persistent URIs with identification of best practices and recommendations on the topic for the MSx and the EC. European Union: Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations.
Baker, T., Bermes, E., et al. (2011) Library Liked Data Incubator Group Final Report. Retrieved from
Berners-Lee, T. (2009) Linked Data. in Design Issues. Retrieved from
Bowen, J. (2010) “Moving Library Metadata Toward Linked Data: Opportunities Provided by the eXtensible Catalog.” International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications. DC-2010-Pittsburge Proceedings. Retrieved from
Boyd, A & Ballegooie M. v. (2013, February 1). Library linked data and the future of bibliographic control. Retrieved from
Byrne, G. & Goddard, L. (2010) “The Strongest Link: Libraries and Linked Data.” D-Lib Magazine 16 (11/12). Retrieved from
Divison of Highways. Illinois Department of Transportation. (1958) Wood River Township, Madison County, Illinois. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Retrieved from
Howarth, L.C. (2012) FRBR and Linked Data: Connecting FRBR and Linked Data. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 50:5-7,
Linked data. (n.d.). Retrieved from
Schilling, V. (2012) "Transforming Library Metadata into Linked Library Data", American Library Association. Retrieved from
TED. (2009, March 13). Berners-Lee, T: The next web of open, linked data [Video file]. Retrieved from
W3C Working Group. (2013) Best Practices for Publishing Linked Data. Retrieved from

25. The End! Thank You!