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Benefits of Linked & Open Data

Christopher GutteridgeUniversity of Southampton &

Data.ac.uk

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Christopher Gutteridge

• 15 years in University Web, Databases & Development

• Lead developer on EPrints 2 & 3.0• I Look less scruffy than I used to…

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Open Data

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Open Data(informal definition)

Removing impediments to use & reuse

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Open Data(informal definition)

Removing impediments to use & reuse

Technical

Political

Temporal

Awareness Trust

Hassle

Confidence

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Open Data(formal definition)

“A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at

most, to the requirement to attribute and/or share-alike.”

http://www.opendefinition.org/

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Linked Data

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Linked Data

• Breaking down the ‘silo’• Allows data from one source to augment data

from another • Linked data does not automatically have to be

open data

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Linked Data (2)

Uses web addresses to identify everything

• Resolve the web address to find data about the thing

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http://id.southampton.ac.uk/equipment/E0242

Identifies

Metal inductively coupled plasma etcher

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http://id.southampton.ac.uk/site/1

Identifies

Highfield Campus(the main campus of University of Southampton)

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http://id.southampton.ac.uk/point-of-service/38-terrace#offering-20130610-

SoupSpringVegetableBroth

Identifies

The Soup available on sale in the Staff Club on Monday 10th June, 2013.

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Linked Open Dataat

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Sources

• Direct Database Access• Database Nightly Reports• Sharepoint Lists• Spreadsheets on shared filestore• Google Docs• Software APIs• Wikipedia!• Open Government Data

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http://data.southampton.ac.uk

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http://data.southampton.ac.uk

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Wins• Buildings• Events Calendar• Room Finder• Catering Info• Timetable Info• Bus Times• Workstations

• Open Days• Induction

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Common Negative Reactions• It's too big • I don't mind, but someone else

might • It's not very interesting • We might want to use it in a

paper • It's too complicated • Thieves will use it • Lawyers want a custom License • We'll get spam • What if we want to sell it later? • There's no API

• Terrorists will use it • There's already a project

planned to do something similar...

• We will get too many enquiries• Poor Quality Data• People may misinterpret the

data • Data Protection

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Risks

Privacy / Ethical

Reputation

CompetitionSecurity

Legal / Contractual

(these are legitimate reasons not to release

open data)

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Menu

Burger ….. £3.50 Chips ….. £1.50

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Menu

Burger ….. £3.50 Chips ….. £1.50 ≠

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Uniquip

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Uniquip

• Type• Name• Description• Related Facility ID• Technique(:cpv) or (:N8)• Location• Contact Name• Contact Telephone• Contact URL• Contact Email• Secondary Contact Name

• Secondary Contact Telephone• Secondary Contact URL• Secondary Contact Email• ID• Photo• Department• Site Location• Building• Service Level• Web Address

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Uniquip

• Type• Name• Description• Related Facility ID• Technique(:cpv) or (:N8)• Location• Contact Name• Contact Telephone• Contact URL• Contact Email• Secondary Contact Name

• Secondary Contact Telephone• Secondary Contact URL• Secondary Contact Email• ID• Photo• Department• Site Location• Building• Service Level• Web Address

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Data.ac.uk

• As a community• As an aggregator service• As a data provider• As a provider of stable codes to help

interoperability

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Saving Money

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Saving Money

• Avoid duplication of effort• Access to correct and up to date information• Get more value out of existing resources• Reduce bureaucratic tasks in providing a new

service

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Making things better (1)

• Easy access to data allows responsive and rapid innovation

• ...which makes it easier to make things you wouldn’t otherwise have the resources to make

• …which makes people happy• …and people might even write apps for you,

but don’t bet the farm on this one

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Making things better (2)

Many Eyes*

* Only works if you make a route to process corrections.

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Making things better (3)One dataset augments another…

Know the Building ID?- Show it on a map- Show a photo of the building- Offer disability access information- Show nearby services

Got the research Group ID?- Show the Name of the Group- The “parent” school/dept/faculty- Link to it’s homepage- Show it’s latest 5 papers

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Agresso equipment.data.ac.uk

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Agresso

Inside your organisation

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Equipment data cleared for publication

Agresso

Inside your organisation

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Equipment data cleared for publication

Agresso

Inside your organisation

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Equipment data cleared for publication

Equipment Open Data Document

Agresso

Inside your organisation

Your public website

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Equipment data cleared for publication

Equipment Open Data Document

Agresso

University Websites

Inside your organisation

Your public website

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Equipment data cleared for publication

Equipment Open Data Document

Agresso

University Websites

Normalised Open Data Document

Data.ac.ukInside your organisation

Your public website

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Equipment data cleared for publication

Equipment Open Data Document

Agresso

University Websites

Normalised Open Data Document

CombinedOpen Data Document

Data.ac.ukInside your organisation

Your public website

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Equipment data cleared for publication

Equipment Open Data Document

Agresso

University Websites

Normalised Open Data Document

CombinedOpen Data Document

Data.ac.ukInside your organisation

Your public website

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Equipment data cleared for publication

Equipment Open Data Document

Agresso

Equipment.data.ac.uk Website

University Websites

Normalised Open Data Document

CombinedOpen Data Document

Data.ac.ukInside your organisation

Your public website

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Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.)

Location Open Data(campus, building, city, photos, maps)

Equipment data cleared for publication

Equipment Open Data Document

Agresso

Equipment.data.ac.uk Website

University Websites

Normalised Open Data Document

CombinedOpen Data Document

Data.ac.ukInside your organisation

Your public website

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Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.)

Location Open Data(campus, building, city, photos, maps)

Equipment data cleared for publication

AllEquipment Data(possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.)

Equipment Open Data Document

Agresso

Equipment.data.ac.uk Website

University Websites

Normalised Open Data Document

CombinedOpen Data Document

Data.ac.ukInside your organisation

Your public website

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Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.)

Location Open Data(campus, building, city, photos, maps)

Equipment data cleared for publication

AllEquipment Data(possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.)

Equipment Open Data Document

Agresso

IntranetEquipment.data.ac.uk Website

University Websites

Normalised Open Data Document

CombinedOpen Data Document

Data.ac.ukInside your organisation

Your public website

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Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.)

Location Open Data(campus, building, city, photos, maps)

Equipment data cleared for publication

AllEquipment Data(possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.)

Equipment Open Data Document

Agresso

IntranetEquipment.data.ac.uk Website

University Websites

Normalised Open Data Document

CombinedOpen Data Document

Data.ac.ukInside your organisation

Your public website

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Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.)

Location Open Data(campus, building, city, photos, maps)

Equipment data cleared for publication

AllEquipment Data(possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.)

Equipment Open Data Document

Agresso

IntranetEquipment.data.ac.uk Website

University Websites

Normalised Open Data Document

CombinedOpen Data Document

Data.ac.ukInside your organisation

Your public website