Personal Identifier
orcid.org/0000-0002-3681-4888
Title - Alternative
Creating and Including Linked Data Vocabularies for Digital Collections
Keywords
Data, Linked; Linked open data; OpenRefine; Wikidata; Metadata tools; Metadata editing; Virtual International Authority File; VIAF; Library of Congress linked data; LC linked data; Digital repositories; Authority control; Identity management; RDF; Triples; Google knowledge graph; WorldCat; Controlled vocabularies; Schema.org vocabularies; Metadata services; Digital collections; Digital library
Abstract
Linked data has been explored and adopted by the library and archive community in recent years, but it has remained a relatively high bar to implement for most librarians and catalogers in their daily work. To lower the barrier, the librarians at the University of Central Florida (UCF) Libraries have adopted open source tools and platforms such as OpenRefine and Wikidata to their workflows to include linked data for their collections in the digital repositories as well as the library catalog. This presentation will review digital repositories' capabilities in accommodating linked data and show several cases of adding linked data vocabularies, such as those from the Library of Congress' authority files and the Virtual International Authority File, to the UCF Libraries' digital collections. The added linked data are meant to enhance the collections by enriching contexts to various entities or fields such as individual and corporate authors, thesis advisors, contributors and subjects. OpenRefine is used in this process to edit data and reconcile data against external vocabularies. In the case of no standard vocabulary is found, Wikidata is used to create linked data for local terms so that they can be added to the digital collections and shared with the larger community. This presentation will also address highlights and challenges of working with linked data, such as distinguishing between various terms, searching for sufficient information in establishing terms and presenting them in meaningful ways.
Publication Date
1-26-2019
Original Citation
Deng, S. (2019). Lower the barrier & be empowered: creating and including linked data vocabularies for digital collections. Cataloging Norms Interest Group meeting, ALA Midwinter Conference, Seattle, Washington, January 26, 2019.
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Language
English
Venue
ALA Midwinter Conference, Seattle, Washington
Venue Date
January 26, 2019
Copyright Status
Author retained
Publication Version
Author's version
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Publisher
American Library Association
College
Information Technologies & Resources
Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
Subjects
Linked data; Metadata; Tools; Digital libraries; Semantic Web; Cataloging
Collection
Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
STARS Citation
Deng, Sai, "Lower the Barrier & Be Empowered: Creating and Including Linked Data Vocabularies for Digital Collections" (2019). Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 773.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfscholar/773