>> I am collecting some resources (beginner level) in order to start using Virtuoso (OpenSource Edition) for a project I am working with.
I would like to use it both for hosting triples and for its sponger (CSV to RDF)
I sincerely never used it, but I would like to give it try. Do you have some recommendations, like nice books or tutorial (even video) about it? >>

I have used Virtuoso for some exploratory triple store research. It was relatively easy to install on both PC as well as Unix/Unix-like systems. There should be some pre-compiled installs available online. My one work of caution about Virtuoso is that is has a lot of bells an whistles. This is not a huge problem if you are just using it for basic triple store use but it does have the potential to lead to an Oracle like scenario where you build applications and services around the infrastructure and then find yourself unable to easily migrate them into another triple store environment. That being said, Virtuoso is by far the easiest triple store to manage, it has a very nice web-based user interface.

If you want to test out a bare-bones triple store, I would suggest 4Store (http://4store.org/). It has pre-compiled installs for Unix and Unix-like systems (although not Windows). It supports SPARQL 1.1 and is relatively easy to tweak/configure.

You can also use Pubby (http://wifo5-03.informatik.uni-mannheim.de/pubby/) as a front-end user interface for viewing entities on the Web. DbPedia uses Pubby as the front-end for their Virtuoso triple store. 

I have used a 4Store and Pubby infrastructure for quite a few projects and would be happy to help out with any questions. Since Pubby is relatively universal, I could also help out with any Virtuoso/Pubby questions.

Thanks,

Jeff Mixter
Research Support Specialist
OCLC Research
614-761-5159
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Hi everyone,

I am collecting some resources (beginner level) in order to start using Virtuoso (OpenSource Edition) for a project I am working with.
I would like to use it both for hosting triples and for its sponger (CSV to RDF)
I sincerely never used it, but I would like to give it try. Do you have some recommendations, like nice books or tutorial (even video) about it?
Thanks!

Nicola