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Joanne S

The Strongest Link: Libraries and Linked Data - 0 views

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IMT122 Reading List Supplementary Reading Week 03 Linked Data Topic 03 IMT122

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  • For many years now we have been hearing that the semantic web is just around the corner
  • most libraries, however, is that we are still grappling with 2.0 technologies.
  • By marking up information in standardized, highly structured formats like Resource Description Framework (RDF), we can allow computers to better "understand" the meaning of content
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  • For most librarians this concept is fairly easy to understand. We have been creating highly structured machine-readable metadata for many years
  • By linking our data to shared ontologies that describe the properties and relationships of objects, we begin to allow computers not just to "understand" content, but also to derive new knowledge by "reasoning" about that content.
  • the term "Semantic Web" to refer to a full suite of W3C standards including RDF, SPARQL query language, and OWL web ontology language.
  • This article will outline some of the benefits that linked data could have for libraries, will discuss some of the non-technical obstacles that we face in moving forward, and will finally offer suggestions for practical ways in which libraries can participate in the development of the semantic web.
  • What benefits will libraries derive from linked data?
  • Having a common format for all data would be a huge boon for interoperability and the integration of all kinds of systems.
  • The linking hub would expose a network of tightly linked information from publishers, aggregators, book and journal vendors, subject authorities, name authorities, and other libraries.
  • semantic search could take us far beyond the current string-matching capabilities of search engines like Google.
  • What are the major obstacles for libraries?
  • A fundamental challenge for the development of linked data in libraries is lack of awareness.
  • Linked Data becomes more powerful the more of it there is.
  • Until there is enough linking between collections and imaginative uses of data collections there is a danger librarians will see linked data as simply another metadata standard, rather than the powerful discovery tool it will underpin.
  • a more practical concern is that changing the foundation of library metadata is no trivial task.
  • Privacy is a huge concern for many interested in linked data.
  • Related to privacy is trust.
  • Rights management poses potential problems for linked data in libraries. Libraries no longer own much of the content they provide to users; rather it is subscribed to from a variety of vendors.
  • What needs to happen to move libraries to the next level?
  • Joanne S on 10 Sep 12
     
    Byrne, G., & Goddard, L. (2010). The Strongest Link: Libraries and Linked Data. D-Lib Magazine, 16(11/12). doi:10.1045/november2010-byrne Retrieved from http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november10/byrne/11byrne.html
Joanne S

Egypt shows how easily Internet can be silenced - Technology & science - Security | NBC... - 0 views

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IMT122 Reading List Other Resources Week 03 Government and Internet Topic 03 IMT122

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  • Joanne S on 11 Sep 12
     
    "In Egypt in early 2011, during the revolution the government cut off the internet between 27 January and 2 February. These links were shared by Farah, a previous student who was in Egypt during this period."
Joanne S

BBC News - Delivering Finland's web 'human right' - 0 views

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IMT122 Reading List Other Resources Week 03 Government and Internet Topic 03 IMT122

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  • broadband internet connection was a human right, and that everyone in the country must have a connection with a minimum speed of one megabit
Joanne S

Page 2. Long Live the Web: A Call for Continued Open Standards and Neutrality: Scientif... - 0 views

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IMT122 Reading List Week 03 Essential Reading Topic 03 IMT122

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  • Several threats to the Web’s universality have arisen recently. Cable television companies that sell Internet connectivity are considering whether to limit their Internet users to downloading only the company’s mix of entertainment.
  • Social-networking sites present a different kind of problem. Facebook, LinkedIn, Friendster and others typically provide value by capturing information as you enter it
  • The sites assemble these bits of data into brilliant databases and reuse the information to provide value-added service—but only within their sites.
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  • The basic Web technologies that individuals and companies need to develop powerful services must be available for free, with no royalties.
Joanne S

Page 4. Long Live the Web: A Call for Continued Open Standards and Neutrality: Scientif... - 0 views

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IMT122 Reading List Week 03 Essential Reading Topic 03 IMT122

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  • The Web is an application that runs on the Internet
  • Although internet and web designs are separate, a Web user is also an Internet user and therefore relies on an Internet that is free from interference.
  • Technology for interference has become more powerful
Michelle Pitman

Quantum Computing - 0 views

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imt122 Supplementary Reading Other Resources Libraries computers Technologies quantum

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  • Michelle Pitman on 19 Sep 12
     
    Given the news that Australian researchers have developed a "qubit" - the building block for the future of Quantum computing (expected in about 10-15 years), this article may have some relevance for Library and Info Tech Managers.  
Joanne S

Librarians rewrite the book on disaster recovery - Storage - Technology - News - iTnews... - 0 views

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  • Joanne S on 18 Sep 12
     
    Cochrane, N. (2011, January 18). Librarians rewrite the book on disaster recovery. itnews for Australian Business. Retrieved from http://www.itnews.com.au/News/245107,librarians-rewrite-the-book-on-disaster-recovery.aspx
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