A presentation by Richard Wallis, Technology Evangelist at OCLC. Delivered at the Cataloguing and Indexing Group Scotland (CIGS) Linked Open Data (LOD) Conference which took place Fri 21 September 2012 at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation.

1. Cataloguing & Indexing Group in Scotland
Edinburgh, 21 September 2012
Why Link?
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
OCLC
@rjw
The world’s libraries. Connected.

2. Why Link?

3. Why Link?
Become part of the cultural
Linked Data Backbone

4. Why Link?
Become part of the cultural
Linked Data Backbone
Which means what?

5. Backbone ?

6. Backbone ?

7. Backbone ?
... the backbone of
information for centuries

8. Backbone ?
Libraries Archives
Museums
... the backbone of
information for centuries

9. Libraries Archives
Museums
... today on the Web?

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15. r ce s?
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ut ho ny u
A m a
for :-(

19. Backbone Resources

20. Backbone Resources
• Government

21. Backbone Resources
• Government
• Media

22. Backbone Resources
• Government
• Media
• Science

23. Backbone Resources
• Government
• Media
• Science
• Libraries ...

27. r ce s?
ou es
S y
ti ve s -
ri ta ser
ut ho ny u
A m a
for

28. Libraries
Know all about Authorities!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lesterpubliclibrary/3352920732/

36. .org Resources
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Bib liog
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2 70 +M

37. .org Resources
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2 70 +M

38. .org Resources
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39. .org Resources
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40. .org Resources
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41. .org Resources
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42. .org Resources
Cat hic
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43. .org Resources
Cat hic
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44. .org Resources
Cat hic
W orld rap
Bib liog
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2 70 +M

52. Linked Data
• 270+ Million resources
• Schema.org + Library
• Embedded RDFa
• Links to: Dewey, LCSH
LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST
• License: ODC-BY
• Experimental - June 2012
The world’s libraries. Connected.

53. Linked Data
• 270+ Million resources Download file
• Schema.org + Library
• Embedded RDFa
• Links to: Dewey, LCSH
LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST
• License: ODC-BY
• Experimental - June 2012
The world’s libraries. Connected.

54. Linked Data
• 270+ Million resources Download file
• Schema.org + Library • Most widely held works
(250+ holdings)
• Embedded RDFa
• 1.2 Million resources
• Links to: Dewey, LCSH (80 million triples)
LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST • Schema.org + Library
• License: ODC-BY • License: ODC-BY
• Experimental - June 2012 • August 2012
The world’s libraries. Connected.

55. Linked Data
• 270+ Million resources Download file
• Schema.org + Library • Most widely held works
(250+ holdings)
• Embedded RDFa
• 1.2 Million resources
• Links to: Dewey, LCSH (80 million triples)
LCNAF, DOI, VIAF, FAST • Schema.org + Library
• License: ODC-BY • License: ODC-BY
• Experimental - June 2012 • August 2012
http://worldcat.org http://purl.oclc.org/dataset/WorldCat
The world’s libraries. Connected.

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

63. http://www.oclc.org/data/attribution.html

64. Library Linked Data Potential
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_Atlantic_Ocean_laea_relief_location_map.jpg

65. Library Linked Data Potential
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_Atlantic_Ocean_laea_relief_location_map.jpg

66. Library Linked Data Potential
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_Atlantic_Ocean_laea_relief_location_map.jpg

67. Library Linked Data Potential
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_Atlantic_Ocean_laea_relief_location_map.jpg

68. Library Linked Data Potential
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_Atlantic_Ocean_laea_relief_location_map.jpg

69. Library Linked Data Potential
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_Atlantic_Ocean_laea_relief_location_map.jpg

70. Library Linked Data Potential
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_Atlantic_Ocean_laea_relief_location_map.jpg

71. Library Linked Data Potential
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_Atlantic_Ocean_laea_relief_location_map.jpg

72. Library Linked Data Potential

73. Turning an Oil Tanker
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/6153313394/

74. Turning an Oil Tanker
Millennia of endeavor
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/6153313394/

75. Turning an Oil Tanker
Millennia of endeavor
Centuries of practice
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/6153313394/

76. Turning an Oil Tanker
Millennia of endeavor
Centuries of practice
Decades of systems
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/6153313394/

77. Turning an Oil Tanker
Millennia of endeavor
Centuries of practice
Decades of systems
Years of cooperation
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/6153313394/

78. Turning an Oil Tanker
Millennia of endeavor
Centuries of practice
Decades of systems
Years of cooperation
Loads of standards
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/6153313394/

79. Turning an Oil Tanker
Millennia of endeavor
Centuries of practice
Decades of systems
Years of cooperation
Loads of standards
Huge heritage to build upon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/6153313394/

80. Turning an Oil Tanker
Millennia of endeavor
Centuries of practice
Decades of systems
Years of cooperation
Loads of standards
Huge heritage to build upon
In an exponentially changing environment
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/6153313394/

81. Stop Copying
Start Linking

82. Stop Copying
Start Linking
Be of the Web!

83. Linked Data

84. RDF

85. RDF
just another
output format?

86. RDF
just another
output format?
initially - yes

87. RDF
Identifying & Linking

88. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts

89. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts
../
res/12345

90. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts
Planning for Automation ../
name res/12345

91. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts type
Planning for Automation ../ schema:Book
name res/12345

92. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts type
Planning for Automation ../ schema:Book
name res/12345
author
viaf.org/
abc

93. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts type
Planning for Automation ../ schema:Book
name res/12345
author
John M Cohn
viaf.org/
abc
name

94. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts type
Planning for Automation ../ schema:Book
name res/12345
author
about
John M Cohn
loc.gov/ viaf.org/
auth/sh8507 abc
name

95. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts type
Planning for Automation ../ schema:Book
name res/12345
author
about
John M Cohn
name viaf.org/
loc.gov/
auth/sh8507 abc
name
Libraries

96. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts type
Planning for Automation ../ schema:Book
name res/12345
author
about
John M Cohn
name loc.gov/ viaf.org/
auth/sh8507 abc
name
Libraries
<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/abc> .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh8570>

97. RDF
Identifying & Linking
Resources to Concepts type
Planning for Automation ../ schema:Book
name res/12345
author
about
John M Cohn
name loc.gov/ viaf.org/
auth/sh8507 abc
name
Libraries
<http://lib.org/res/1234> name "Planning for Automation" .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:type schema:Book .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:author <http://viaf.org/abc> .
<http://lib.org/res/1234> schema:about <http://loc.gov/authorities/sh8570>
Where has the record gone?

98. RDF
Where has the record gone?

99. RDF
Where has the record gone?
What next for cataloguing?

100. Stop Copying
Start Linking
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/6153313394/

101. Stop Copying
Start Linking
Be of the Web!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/6153313394/

102. Cataloguing & Indexing Group in Scotland
Edinburgh, 21 September 2012
Why Link?
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist
OCLC
@rjw
The world’s libraries. Connected.