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Thanks to Jerry and to Joe and Karen - these links look good! Cindy Harper, Systems Librarian Colgate University Libraries [log in to unmask] 315-228-7363 On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Jerry Persons <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > A couple of things you might look at: > > [1] just published, free HTML version ... Heath and Bizer > http://linkeddatabook.com/editions/1.0/ > > Tom Heath and Christian Bizer (2011) Linked Data: Evolving the > Web into a Global Data Space (1st edition). Synthesis Lectures on > the Semantic Web: Theory and Technology, 1:1, 1-136. Morgan & > Claypool. > > [2] the materials for the 2-day intro to "Web of Data" from Talis > http://dynamicorange.com/2010/11/03/web-of-data/ > leading to: > http://api.talis.com/stores/training/items/training.html > http://api.talis.com/stores/training/items/exercises.html > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Cindy Harper > Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 9:32 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] online course on the semantic web? > > The JHU course is a semester-long equivalent, and is in the $3000 > range. > > Cindy Harper, Systems Librarian > Colgate University Libraries > [log in to unmask] > 315-228-7363 > > > > On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Joe Hourcle > <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > > > On Mar 5, 2011, at 3:01 PM, Cindy Harper wrote: > > > > > Well, I just walked my 80-year-old mother through setting up > her > > > wireless router and wireless on her desktop and laptop via > telephone > > > NY-to-VA, and now I feel like I can think about another > challenge > > > for the coming season(s). Does anyone know of a good online > course > > > that's an > > introduction > > > to semantic web technology that they could recommend? My > goals are > > > simply > > to > > > understand more and be able to code a little, and afterward > applying > > > it > > to > > > linked data? I know of one course this summer at Johns > Hopkins > > Engineering > > > for Professionals program > > > > http://ep.jhu.edu/course-homepages/viewpage.php?homepage_id=2993, > > > but > > it's > > > rather pricey. Anyone know of cheaper options or creative > ideas for > > funding? > > > > > > I don't know how introductory it'd be, but ASIS&T has been > doing a lot > > of 'webinars' this year, and there are ones coming up on the > 9th and > > 13th on linked data, and the first one sounds like it'll cover > some > > semantic web > > issues:: > > > > > http://asis.org/Conferences/webinars/2011/linked-data.html > > > > (I can't compare prices to the JHU one, as I didn't see any > pricing on > > the JHU site; this round of ASIS&T webinars are $25 for > members, $59 > > for non-members; some in the past have been free for ASIS&T > members) > > > > Also, looking at MIT's Open Courseware catalog, I see a few > individual > > lessons that might be applicable: > > > > http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm > > > > In the past, I've looked at some of the courses from W3schools > (not > > affiliated with W3C, but has some tutorials on various things > related > > to the web). > > They > > tend to be fairly introductory, but they have two that might be > of > > interest: > > > > http://www.w3schools.com/rdf/default.asp > > http://www.w3schools.com/semweb/default.asp > > > > -Joe > > > > ----- > > Joe Hourcle > > Programmer/Analyst > > Solar Data Analysis Center > > Goddard Space Flight Center > > >