lessons learnt from building an open source ruby on rails metadata creation platform for special collections e.g. performing arts

1. thinking open data
lessons learnt from building an
open source ruby on rails metadata creation platform
for special collections e.g. performing arts
Dries Moreels, dries@bamart.be
Tom Klaasen, @10to1

2. github.com/warburg/warburg
• originally developed for Vlaams Theater
Instituut in 2009-2010 by 10to1
• now in use at Contredanse and interest at
other european performing arts
documentation centres
• in action at data.vti.be
• looking for developers & use cases

3. data.vti.be

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10. postpone standards
• design a relational database around business
logic ; narrow application of standards leads
to inefficient databases
• special collections treat documents as books
or periodicals at times, as ephemera or as
part of archival units when appropriate
• same element makes sense in different
standards: dcterms, mods, foaf ... repetition is
a plus in linked open data

11. standards
are enforced
here

12. URI bridges systems
• if book copies get a uniquely identifying URI,
• you can use any CRM or POS for patron &
lending administration
• vertical integration across vendors
• if authors get a uniquely identifying URI,
• aggregating e.g. physical books with articles
in repository doesn’t require extra software

13. thinking open data
lessons learnt from building an
open source ruby on rails metadata creation platform
for special collections e.g. performing arts
Dries Moreels, dries@bamart.be
Tom Klaasen, @10to1