Proposed: a 4-star classification-scheme for linked open cultural metadata at LODLAM One of the outcomes of last week’s LOD-LAM Summit was a draft document proposing a new way to assess the openness/usefulness of linked data for the LAM community. This is a work in progress, but is already provoking interesting debate on our options as we try to create a shared strategy. Here’s what the document looks like today, and we welcome your comments, questions and feedback as we work towards version 1.0.
Data What is Linked Data? The Semantic Web is a Web of Data — of dates and titles and part numbers and chemical properties and any other data one might conceive of. The collection of Semantic Web technologies (RDF, OWL, SKOS, SPARQL, etc.) provides an environment where application can query that data, draw inferences using vocabularies, etc. However, to make the Web of Data a reality, it is important to have the huge amount of data on the Web available in a standard format, reachable and manageable by Semantic Web tools.
BIBFRAME - Bibliographic Framework Initiative (Library of Congress) Formed in 2009, the Archive Team (not to be confused with the archive.org Archive-It Team) is a rogue archivist collective dedicated to saving copies of rapidly dying or deleted websites for the sake of history and digital heritage. The group is 100% composed of volunteers and interested parties, and has expanded into a large amount of related projects for saving online and digital history. History is littered with hundreds of conflicts over the future of a community, group, location or business that were "resolved" when one of the parties stepped ahead and destroyed what was there. With the original point of contention destroyed, the debates would fall to the wayside. Archive Team believes that by duplicated condemned data, the conversation and debate can continue, as well as the richness and insight gained by keeping the materials. The main site for Archive Team is at archiveteam.org and contains up to the date information on various projects, manifestos, plans and walkthroughs.
» Linked Data for the Uninitiated (Part 1) This two-part post is my follow-up to LAWDI 2012, officially known as the first Linked Ancient World Data Institute. It brought together a multi-disciplinary group of digital scholars at NYU’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) whose interests incorporate the Ancient Medierranean and Near East. This essay is cross-posted on the GC Digital Fellows blog.* The Linked Data Cloud as of September 2011.
Radically Open Cultural Heritage Data on the Web Jon Voss, We Are What We Do, United States Abstract What happens when hundreds of thousands of archival photos are shared with open licenses, then mashed up with geolocation data and current photos? Or when app developers can freely utilize information and images from millions of books? Seeing Standards Poster of visualization (PDF, 36in x 108in) Metadata standard glossary, poster form (PDF, 36in x 41in) Metadata standard glossary, pamphlet form (PDF) The sheer number of metadata standards in the cultural heritage sector is overwhelming, and their inter-relationships further complicate the situation. This visual map of the metadata landscape is intended to assist planners with the selection and implementation of metadata standards.
Issue 7: LODLAM In this paper we present DIVE+, which aims to advance the way in which researchers and general audience interact with heterogeneous online heritage collections by allowing an integrated exploration of objects of these collections. Within the context of DIVE+, we developed various data enrichment and linking strategies, resulting in an interconnected dataset. We especially focus on events. Rather than restricting the type of events, we include named historical events (Second World War), unnamed historical events (The Dutch prime minister making new year’s speech) or personal events (Death of a person). This is in addition to person, concept and location-based enrichments, as events can be combined into event narratives as context for searching, browsing and presenting cultural heritage collection objects.
Art Data Model Introduction The Linked Art Data Model is an application profile that can be used to describe cultural heritage resources, with a focus on artworks and museum-oriented activities. It defines common patterns and terms to ensure that the resulting data can be easily used and is based on real-world data and use cases. Documentation For Users · OpenRefine/OpenRefine Wiki Documentation hub for users Where to start? Love it so much? Join in with the development or help spread the meme about OpenRefine.Build OpenRefine From Source so you can play with all the latest and greatest features, but if you are not afraid of bugs. Essential: These are the features you'd use 80% of the time when you use Refine.
Explore Learning Resources by Competency – Linked Data for Professional Education Sign in or Join Log in Explore Learning Resources by Competency Metadata 2nd ed TOC Zeng & Qin This is the companion website for textbook Metadata 2nd Edition (2016) by Marcia L.ei Zeng and Jian Qin. ISBN:978-1-55570-965-5. Website created 2016-02-28; Updated frequently. [The website is best viewed through Firefox and Safari browsers.] Readings & Exercises are provided for each chapter. Art Data Model The desired target model for Linked Open Data in the Art domain is one with the following properties: Captures as much of the information that we know about the resources as possibleCan be productively used via easy to implement servicesProvides interoperability with other related data setsSolves actual challenges, which are documented as use cases Successful models are developed: iteratively (we will not get it right the first time)responsively (we will change the model in response to feedback and concerns)responsibly (we will consider changes and features carefully with respect to complexity and value)collaboratively (we will engage with the community, projects and individuals early and often) Model Fundamentals Following the existing norms of the community, our starting point consists of: