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Linked Data @ NLB. Fiesole Retreat 12 Aug 2013. A World of Linked Open Data: enabling data integration on the web. Other. National Library. Museums. National Archive. Un-linked closed data. Library Collection.
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Linked Data @ NLB Fiesole Retreat 12 Aug 2013
A World of Linked Open Data: enabling data integration on the web Other.. National Library Museums National Archive
Un-linked closed data Library Collection • Collections are underutilised because they are not visible enough on the web • Methods used by libraries, archives, museums, etc. to organise collections are bound to their collections but not to the larger Web Archive Collection Other Agency Collections Museum Collection
Application-specific Origins Tightly coupled, less re-usable data: One-time Use Deep Linking Front-end Focus Data Hardcoding
Linked Data Platform RDF Triple Store Ontologies URI Registry Unstructured Data Other Linked Open Data Structured Data Data.gov.sg Physical Collection MARC21 data.gov.uk Speeches & Press Releases data.gov Web Archives BBC HTML Pages Authority records NationalArchives ISAD-G DBPedia Digitised Newspapers Singapore Memory Legal Deposit Dublin Core Europeana PictureSG Dublin Core Infopedia
“Surreal objects: three dimensional works from Dali to Man Ray” “278 p.” title Ingrid Pfeiffer pagination “29 cm” size editor ISBN-9783775727693 editor subject place published Max Hollein publisher Surrealism subject date published Ostfildern, Germany HatjeCantzVerlag Modern Sculpture “c2011”
December 11, 2007 date “Surreal objects: three dimensional works from Dali to Man Ray” Women’s Impressionists “278 p.” curator title place Ingrid Pfeiffer pagination “29 cm” size editor Frankfurt ISBN-9783775727693 editor subject place published Max Hollein publisher Surrealism subject date published Ostfildern, Germany HatjeCantzVerlag Sculpture “c2011” Exhibition Catalogues longitude latitude Art Books 9.2751 48.7216
Benefits ONE DATUM, MANY STORIES MORE VISIBILITY FIND ANSWERS FASTER Linked Data
Benefit 1 : Find Answers Faster I am doing research on Singapore Port, about how the Singapore Governmenthelped in setting the targets, bringing stability to the port, enforced the policies that helped to direct the port towards its prosperity now. The years I am focusing are from 1960s to the early 1990s. The materials I want to consider are mainly newspaper articles and some books. Researcher We would suggest search strategiesfor you but a comprehensive listing of resources would be beyond the scope of this service. To begin with, perhaps you can use the references in relevant books as a starting point to guide you to the right articles….. My Personal Experience in Information Seeking
Benefit 2 : More Visibility Schema.org NLB NHB NAS etc.. External Apps Data.gov Data.gov.uk DBPedia CIA Fact Book OpenCyc BBC NYTimes etc Library of Congress Spanish National Library British Library Swedish National Library German National Library The Open Library National Diet Library of Japan etc Back
Developers Community Benefit 3 : One Datum, Many Stories NLB Internal NLB Internal idea idea idea idea idea idea idea idea idea idea idea idea idea idea idea idea idea Weeks to Months 18 Months to 2 Years Service Service Service • Information silos • Limited reuse Service Increased Breadth data.gov.uk Example NYTimes Example
Target Audience General Library User Researchers External Developers Staff – Librarians/Archivists
Supporting NLB’s Mission Benefits Linked Open Data Through our libraries, we make knowledge come alive, spark imaginationand create possibilities NLB’s Mission
The Power of One • Bridging the Cultural Divide: • Connecting Singapore Content to the World seamlessly
Current Projects:data.gov.sg Pilot • Mobile App • Web App Using 23 govt and 23 non-govt datasets
Current Projects:FamilyHistory Database • data transformation (Dublin Core) • named entity recognition (1,800 articles) • ontology : 340 classes/sub-classes & 320 relationships
Thank You..for your attention haliza@nlb.gov.sg
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