A World of Linked Open Data: enabling data integration on the web

National Library

Museums National Archive

Other..

Other Agency

Collections

Library Collection

Museum Collection

Archive Collection

Un-linked closed data

• Collections are underutilised because they are not visible enough on the web

• Methods used by libraries, archives, museums, etc. to organise collections are bound to their collections but not to the larger Web

Application-specific Origins

Tightly coupled, less re-usable data:

One-time UseDeep Linking

Front-end FocusData Hardcoding

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Digitised Newspapers

Digitised NewspapersLegal

DepositDublin Core

Legal DepositDublin Core

Authority records

Authority records

InfopediaInfopedia

HTML PagesHTML Pages

Physical Collection

MARC21

Physical Collection

MARC21

Data.gov.sgData.gov.sg

Singapore MemorySingapore Memory

data.govdata.gov

EuropeanaEuropeana

DBPediaDBPedia

BBCBBC

data.gov.uk

data.gov.uk

NationalArchives

ISAD-G

NationalArchives

ISAD-G

Linked Data Platform Linked Data Platform

Web Archives

Web Archives

PictureSGDublin Core

PictureSGDublin Core

Speeches & Press Releases

Speeches & Press Releases

ISBN-9783775727693

Surrealism

Max Hollein

Ingrid Pfeiffer

“278 p.”

“29 cm”

“Surreal objects: three dimensional works from

Dali to Man Ray”

Modern Sculpture

Hatje Cantz Verlag

“c2011”

Ostfildern, Germany

ISBN-9783775727693

Surrealism

Max Hollein

Ingrid Pfeiffer

“278 p.”

“29 cm”

“Surreal objects: three dimensional works from

Dali to Man Ray”

Sculpture

Hatje Cantz Verlag

“c2011”

Ostfildern, Germany

Women’s Impressionists

December 11, 2007

Frankfurt

48.72169.2751

Exhibition Catalogues

Art Books

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FIND ANSWERS FASTERFIND ANSWERS FASTER

MORE VISIBILITYMORE VISIBILITY

ONE DATUM, MANY STORIES

ONE DATUM, MANY STORIES

Linked DataLinked Data

We would suggest search strategies for you but a comprehensive listing of resources would be beyond the scope of this service. To begin with, perhaps you can use the references in relevant books as a starting point to guide you to the right articles…..

I am doing research on Singapore Port, about how the Singapore Government helped in setting the targets, bringing stability to the port, enforced the policies that helped to direct the port towards its prosperity now. The years I am focusing are from 1960s to the early 1990s. The materials I want to consider are mainly newspaper articles and some books.

My Personal Experience in Information Seeking

Researcher

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Library of CongressSpanish National LibraryBritish LibrarySwedish National LibraryGerman National LibraryThe Open LibraryNational Diet Library of Japanetc

Data.govData.gov.ukDBPediaCIA Fact BookOpenCycBBCNYTimesetc

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Information silos Limited reuseInformation silos Limited reuse

18 Months to 2 Years

18 Months to 2 Years

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Increased BreadthIncreased Breadth

data.gov.uk Example NYTimes Example

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External Developers

Researchers

General Library User

Staff – Librarians/Archivists

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Through our libraries, we make knowledge come alive, spark

imagination and create possibilities

Linked Open Data

• Bridging the Cultural Divide:

• Connecting Singapore Content to the World seamlessly

The Power of One

Mobile App

Web App

Using 23 govt and 23 non-govt datasets24

Current Projects:data.gov.sg Pilot

Current Projects:FamilyHistory Database

o data transformation (Dublin Core)o named entity recognition (1,800 articles)o ontology : 340 classes/sub-classes & 320 relationships

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haliza@nlb.gov.sg

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