I received my first library card when I was 4 years old. Back then it was card catalog and calling the reference desk for answers. I was fortunate enough to grow up learning technology as it came along. When it came to the library, suddenly I felt like I knew a lost art. How to find information in a card catalog became a story to tell tell “youngin’s” and make me feel older when I say it now. No longer did we need a day to find our books with the card catalog, we could walk in and search the catalog on the computer. Even calling the reference desk was a thing of the past as we had all the knowledge at our fingertips when the internet became worldwide.
Understanding how technology works in the LIS field is essential. Without being able to understand the tools that we have access to, we cannot adapt to the changes that are happening in our field. In LS-590 Linked Data, I was fortunate enough to learn how technology is used to link information together; forming records that can be accessed the world over.
Below are samples and explanations:
Wikidata.org Page Created for Dr. Jane Eastman (LS 590 - Linked Data)
This example is the Wikidata.org page I created for a coworker and her professional works. This exercise was a useful education in how to work within wikidata.org, and how data fits together to create a profile. Wikidata’s use of SPARQL has been made into a database that anyone can use, at any learned level, to create an authority profile for a writer. However, I am not confident in the professional use of this database as information can be edited by public, non-professional entities which can undermine the quality of data found within.
An Analytical Output of Clive Barker’s Abarat using Turtle-to-N-Triple-Conversion (LS 590 - Linked Data)
This is a representation of an archival compaction, Turtle, from the Worldcat.org database and expressed in a longer form to create an understanding of what the “long hand” version would look like. This is useful as metadata comes in many formats and an archivist needs to be able to look at a turtle and understand what the technical elements mean and how they connect to get the full range of information within the data about the artifact in question.
Understanding how technology works in the LIS field is essential. Without being able to understand the tools that we have access to, we cannot adapt to the changes that are happening in our field. In LS-590 Linked Data, I was fortunate enough to learn how technology is used to link information together; forming records that can be accessed the world over.
Below are samples and explanations:
Wikidata.org Page Created for Dr. Jane Eastman (LS 590 - Linked Data)
This example is the Wikidata.org page I created for a coworker and her professional works. This exercise was a useful education in how to work within wikidata.org, and how data fits together to create a profile. Wikidata’s use of SPARQL has been made into a database that anyone can use, at any learned level, to create an authority profile for a writer. However, I am not confident in the professional use of this database as information can be edited by public, non-professional entities which can undermine the quality of data found within.
An Analytical Output of Clive Barker’s Abarat using Turtle-to-N-Triple-Conversion (LS 590 - Linked Data)
This is a representation of an archival compaction, Turtle, from the Worldcat.org database and expressed in a longer form to create an understanding of what the “long hand” version would look like. This is useful as metadata comes in many formats and an archivist needs to be able to look at a turtle and understand what the technical elements mean and how they connect to get the full range of information within the data about the artifact in question.