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First steps towards publishing First steps towards publishing library data on the library data on the ssemantic emantic wwebeb
ADLUG Users Group MeetingADLUG Users Group Meeting
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What is semantic webWhat is semantic web
Statements that can be connected by Statements that can be connected by machinesmachines
The machines can make logical operations The machines can make logical operations on the statementon the statementss
The statements always have three partsThe statements always have three parts– Subject, predicate, objectSubject, predicate, object
The subjects are identified by URIsThe subjects are identified by URIs– Rdf:about=„http://example1.com/VanGogh”Rdf:about=„http://example1.com/VanGogh”
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What is semantic webWhat is semantic web
Examples of statementsExamples of statements– Van Gogh is an impressionist painterVan Gogh is an impressionist painter• This statement was published by This statement was published by WikipediaWikipedia
– The Sunflower was created by Van GoghThe Sunflower was created by Van Gogh• This statement was published byThis statement was published by a museum a museum
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What is semantic webWhat is semantic web
Why semantic web is good for us?Why semantic web is good for us?– A user searches for impressionist paintingsA user searches for impressionist paintings– The userThe user will find Sunflower although the will find Sunflower although the
museum has never stated that Van Gogh is an museum has never stated that Van Gogh is an impressionist painter impressionist painter
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What is semantic webWhat is semantic web
Formulating the statementsFormulating the statements– Resource Description Framework (RDF) Resource Description Framework (RDF)
defines how to make a statementdefines how to make a statement– Statements are also called RDF statementsStatements are also called RDF statements– RDF is still a high level definitionRDF is still a high level definition– The RDF statements can appear as XML The RDF statements can appear as XML
statement, as triples, …statement, as triples, …
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RDF XMLRDF XML
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What is semantic webWhat is semantic web
Storing the statementsStoring the statements– In RDF databases (e.g. Jena)In RDF databases (e.g. Jena)
Querying the databaseQuerying the database– LanguageLanguage• SPARQL (W3C standard)SPARQL (W3C standard)
Publishing the statementsPublishing the statements– Endpoint: understands SPARQL and Endpoint: understands SPARQL and
translatetranslatess it to the internal search language of it to the internal search language of the RDF database (e.g. Joseki)the RDF database (e.g. Joseki)
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What is semantic webWhat is semantic web
Surfing the semantic webSurfing the semantic web– MachinesMachines– Humans by the means of RDF Humans by the means of RDF bbrowsersrowsers
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NSZL would like to be part of the NSZL would like to be part of the semantic websemantic web
Follow the rules of Linked Data, as defined Follow the rules of Linked Data, as defined by Tim Berners-Lee in by Tim Berners-Lee in Linked Data - Design Issues, 2006Linked Data - Design Issues, 2006
Implement access to RDF data through Implement access to RDF data through HTTP content negotiationHTTP content negotiation
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Linked Data - four rulesLinked Data - four rules
Use URIs as names for thingsUse URIs as names for things– Info:uri:painter:VanGoghInfo:uri:painter:VanGogh
Use HTTP URIs so that people can look up Use HTTP URIs so that people can look up those namesthose names– http://example1.com/VanGoghhttp://example1.com/VanGogh
When someone looks up a name, provide When someone looks up a name, provide useful informationuseful information
Include links to other URIs so that they can Include links to other URIs so that they can discover more thingsdiscover more things
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HTTP URIsHTTP URIs
Every bibliographic and authority record in Every bibliographic and authority record in LibriVision will get assigned a HTTP URI, a LibriVision will get assigned a HTTP URI, a CoolUriCoolUri– http://nektar.oszk.hu/bib/XYZhttp://nektar.oszk.hu/bib/XYZ– http://nektar.oszk.hu/auth/ABC http://nektar.oszk.hu/auth/ABC
Every bibliographic record in our CMS Every bibliographic record in our CMS (called OSZKDK) has already have a (called OSZKDK) has already have a CoolUriCoolUri– http://oszkdk.oszk.hu/DRJ/404http://oszkdk.oszk.hu/DRJ/404
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ExampleExampless in an RDF browser in an RDF browser
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Links to other URIsLinks to other URIs
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Authority recordsAuthority records
RDF formatRDF format– Simple Knowledge Organization System Simple Knowledge Organization System
(SKOS)(SKOS)NSZL has already converted the followings NSZL has already converted the followings
into this formatinto this format– Name authorityName authority– Geographical names thesaurusGeographical names thesaurus– Subject term thesaurusSubject term thesaurus
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