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For a bit more in depth material, I often point folks at the EUCLID Project <http://www.euclid-project.eu/> ~Richard. On 4 September 2013 15:30, Owen Stephens <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Just a recommendation for a source of information - I've found > http://linkeddatabook.com/editions/1.0/ very useful especially in > thinking about the practicalities of linked data publication and > consumption in applications > > Owen > > Owen Stephens > Owen Stephens Consulting > Web: http://www.ostephens.com > Email: [log in to unmask] > Telephone: 0121 288 6936 > > On 4 Sep 2013, at 15:13, "Akerman, Laura" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Karen, > > > > It's hard to say what "basics" are. We had a learning group at Emory > that covered a lot of the "what is it", including mostly what you've listed > but also the environment (library and cultural heritage, and larger > environment), but we had a harder time getting to the "what do you do with > it".... which is what would really motivate and empower people to go ahead > and get beyond basics. > > > > Maybe add: > > > > How do you embed linked data in web pages using RDFa > > (Difference between RDFa and schema.org/other microdata) > > How do you harvest linked data from web pages, endpoints, or other modes > of delivery? > > Different serializations and how to convert > > How do you establish relations between different "vocabularies" (classes > and properties) using RDFS and OWL? > > (Demo) New answers to your questions enabled by combining and querying > linked data! > > > > Maybe a step toward "what can you do with it" would be to show (or have > an exercise): > > > > How can a web application interface with linked data? > > > > I suspect there are a lot of people who've read about it and/or have had > tutorials here and there, and who really want to get their hands in it. > That's where there's a real dearth of training. > > > > An "intermediate level" workshop addressing (but not necessarily > answering!) questions like: > > > > Do you need a triplestore or will a relational database do? > > Do you need to store your data as RDF or can you do everything you need > with XML or some other format, converting on the way out or in? > > Should you query external endpoints in real time in your application, or > cache the data? > > Other than SPARQL, how do you "search" linked data? Indexing > strategies... tools... > > If asserting OWL "sameAs" is too dangerous in your context, what other > strategies for expressing "close to it" relationships between resources > (concepts) might work for you? > > Advanced SPARQL using regular expressions, CREATE, etc. > > Care and feeding of triplestores (persistence, memory, ....) > > Costing out linked data applications: > > How much additional server space and bandwidth will I (my institution) > need to provision in order to work with this stuff? > > Open source, "free", vs. commercial management systems? > > Backward conversion -transformations from linked data to other data > serializations (e.g. metadata standards in XML). > > What else? > > > > Unfortunately (or maybe just, how it is) no one has built an interface > that hides all the programming and technical details from people but lets > them experience/experiment with this stuff (have they?). So some knowledge > is necessary. What are prerequisites and how could we make the burden of > knowing them not so onerous to people who don't have much experience in web > programming or system administration, so they could get value from a > tutorial,? > > > > Laura > > > > Laura Akerman > > Technology and Metadata Librarian > > Room 208, Robert W. Woodruff Library > > Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322 > > (404) 727-6888 > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Karen Coyle > > Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 4:59 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] What do you want to learn about linked data? > > > > All, > > > > I had a few off-list requests for basics - what are the basic things > that librarians need to know about linked data? I have a site where I am > putting up a somewhat crudely designed tutorial (with exercises): > > > > http://kcoyle.net/metadata/ > > > > As you can see, it is incomplete, but I work away on it when so > inspired. It includes what I consider to be the basic knowledge: > > > > 1. What is metadata? > > 2. Data vs. text > > 3. Identifiers (esp. URIs) > > 4. Statements (not records) (read: triples) 5. Semantic Web basics 6. > URIs (more in depth) 7. Ontologies 8. Vocabularies > > > > I intend to link various slide sets to this, and anyone is welcome to > make use of the content there. It would be GREAT for it to become an actual > tutorial, perhaps using better software, but I haven't found anything yet > that I like working with. > > > > If you have basics to add, please let me know! > > > > kc > > > > > > > > On 9/1/13 5:37 PM, Karen Coyle wrote: > >> I'm thinking about training needs around linked data -- yes, that > >> includes basic concepts, but at the moment I'm wondering what specific > >> technologies or tasks people would like to learn about? Some obvious > >> examples are: how to do SPARQL queries; how to use triples in > >> databases; maybe how to use Protege (free software) [1] to create an > >> ontology. Those are just a quick shot across the bow, and from my > >> basically non-techie point of view. Please add your own. > >> > >> If you can't say it in terms of technology, it would be as good (if > >> not maybe better) to say it in terms of what you'd like to be able to > >> do (do searches, create data... ) > >> > >> This is very unscientific, but I think it's a worthwhile conversation > >> to have, and maybe can help get some ideas for training. > >> > >> kc > >> [1] http://protege.stanford.edu/ > >> > > > > -- > > Karen Coyle > > [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net > > ph: 1-510-540-7596 > > m: 1-510-435-8234 > > skype: kcoylenet > > > > ________________________________ > > > > This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of > > the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > > information. 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