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Thanks, Richard. I've added that to the tutorials area of my linked data "a bit of everything" page: http://kcoyle.net/presentations/links.html kc On 9/4/13 4:56 PM, Richard Wallis wrote: > 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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