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Ralph, thanks! That's a great solution, and a marvelously quick one. kc Quoting Ralph LeVan <[log in to unmask]>: > The current version of the VIAF RDF does not point to any of the > contributing library records. But, I've just edited our stylesheets so that > the HTML records will point at the new id.loc.gov records instead of our > copies that we were exposing at errol.oclc.org. > > Ralph > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Karen Coyle <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Kevin. This was obviously one heck of a project! Very impressive. >> >> I looked at an entry in id.loc.gov and in VIAF and couldn't immediately >> see a connecting URI (browsing through the RDF/XML) -- is there one, or are >> there plans to create those links between the two vocabularies? Here are the >> records I was looking at: >> >> http://id.loc.gov/authorities/**names/n84031182.html<http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84031182.html> >> RDF: >> (http://id.loc.gov/**authorities/names/n84031182.**rdf<http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84031182.rdf> >> ) >> http://errol.oclc.org/laf/n%**20%2084031182.html<http://errol.oclc.org/laf/n%20%2084031182.html> >> RDF: >> (http://viaf.org/viaf/**69121416/rdf.xml<http://viaf.org/viaf/69121416/rdf.xml> >> ) >> >> kc >> >> >> Quoting "Ford, Kevin" <[log in to unmask]>: >> >> Announcement: New Vocabulary Data Added to LC Authorities and >>> Vocabularies Service >>> >>> The Library of Congress is pleased to make available additional >>> vocabularies from its Authorities and Vocabularies web service ( >>> ID.LOC.GOV), which provides access to Library of Congress standards and >>> vocabularies as Linked Data. The new dataset is: >>> >>> * Library of Congress Name Authority File (LC/NAF) >>> >>> In addition, the service has been enhanced to provide separate access to >>> the following datasets which have been a part of the LCSH dataset access: >>> >>> * Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms >>> * Library of Congress Children's Headings >>> >>> The LC/NAF data are published in RDF using the MADS/RDF and SKOS/RDF >>> vocabularies, as are the other datasets. Individual concepts are accessible >>> at the ID.LOC.GOV web service via a web browser interface or >>> programmatically via content-negotiation. The vocabulary data are available >>> for bulk download in MADS and SKOS RDF (the Name file and main LCSH file >>> will be available by Friday, August 12). >>> >>> **Please explore it for yourself at http://id.loc.gov. ** >>> >>> Contact Us about ID: >>> As always, your feedback is important and welcomed. Though we are >>> interested in all forms of constructive commentary on all topics related to >>> ID, we're particularly interested in how the data available from >>> ID.LOC.GOV is used. Your contributions directly inform service >>> enhancements. >>> >>> The addition of Names has resulted in considerable changes to the >>> ID.LOC.GOV backend. Although we have endeavored to bring the service up >>> with all pieces in place, please be patient as we work out any remaining >>> "kinks". >>> >>> You can send comments or report any problems to us via the ID feedback >>> form or ID listserv (see the web site). >>> >>> Background: >>> The Authorities and Vocabularies web service was first made available in >>> May 2009 and offered the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), the >>> Library's initial entry into the Linked Data environment. In part by >>> assigning each vocabulary and each data value within it a unique resource >>> identifier (URI), the service provides a means for machines to semantically >>> access, use, and harvest authority and vocabulary data that adheres to W3C >>> recommendations, such as Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS), and >>> the more detailed vocabulary MADS/RDF. In this way, the Authorities and >>> Vocabularies web service also makes government data publicly and freely >>> available in the spirit of the Open Government directive. Although the >>> primary goal of the service is to enable machine access to Library of >>> Congress data, a web interface serves human users searching and >>> browsing the >>> vocabularies. The new datasets join the term and code lists already >>> available through the service: >>> >>> * Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) >>> * Thesaurus of Graphic Materials >>> * MARC Code List for Relators >>> * MARC Code List for Countries (which reference their equivalent ISO 3166 >>> codes) >>> * MARC Code List for Geographic Areas >>> * MARC Code List for Languages (which have been cross referenced with ISO >>> 639-1, 639-2, and 639-5, where appropriate) >>> * PREMIS vocabularies for Cryptographic Hash Functions, Preservation >>> Events, and Preservation Level Roles >>> >>> The above code lists also contain links with appropriate LCSH and LC/NAF >>> headings. Additional vocabularies will be added in the future, including >>> additional PREMIS controlled vocabularies. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Kevin Ford >>> Digital Project Coordinator >>> Network Development & MARC Standards Office >>> Library of Congress >>> 101 Independence Avenue, SE >>> Washington, DC 20540-4402 >>> >>> Email: [log in to unmask] >>> Tel: 202 707 3526 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Karen Coyle >> [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net >> ph: 1-510-540-7596 >> m: 1-510-435-8234 >> skype: kcoylenet >> > -- Karen Coyle [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet