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> -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Eric Lease Morgan > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 11:23 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] linked data endpoints > > > What are some of the ways to best insert Linked Data endpoints into an > > XML file?... Given a name -- say, Plato or Thoreau -- how would one go about > > identifying good endpoints? What sort of query would I send to what sort > > of "database"? What might I get back? Assuming my goal is to enrich the > > text, what sort of link(s) should I insert into my XML? > > > Thank you for the helpful replies. > > When and if I do this work, I think I will use DBpedia and their lookup service. [1] > Here's how: > > * do named-entity recognition (NER) against my documents > * for each name, place or organization element in the resulting XML > o query DBpedia for URIs via their lookup service > o add 1 or more of the resulting URIs as attributes > of the name, place, or organization element > * end for Just as a tease: I'm actively working on implementing the Google/Freebase ReconciliationServiceAPI for our VIAF database. This will allow you to use the Google Refine service (or your own client software) to throw names and associated context information at me and get back a ranked list of candidate identities. You can find more information about the Reconciliation Service API at http://code.google.com/p/google-refine/wiki/ReconciliationServiceApi. I hope to have something working by the end of next week. (At least that's what I told my boss!) Ralph