Linked Data Workshop Programme, 27-28 May 2010

subject: Global Digital Libraries Collaborative CLIR international partners participants

British Library, Foyle Room, Centre for Conservation

The aim of the workshop was to learn more about Linked Data, RDF and the semantic web and their possible application in a library context. For a more detailed account of the event, see the summary report.

The workshop was structured into two days:

-Day 1, 27 May 2010- an overview presentation on Linked Data; 3 case-study presentations, plus time for discussion; 3 group discussion sessions about possible applications in a library context.
Time	Title	Speaker(s) / Convener(s)	Resources
09:45	Welcome	Lynne Brindley, British Library
09:50	Introduction to the Semantic Web and RDF	Nigel Shadbolt, University of Southampton	ePrint
11:30	A Linked Data Journey with the BBC	Richard Wallis, Talis	slideshare presentation see also Case Study Q&A [doc]
Lunch
13:15	Swedish Media Database and Linked Data	Markus Sköld, National Library of Sweden	Slides [ppt] see also Case Study Q&A [doc]
14:15	Ontology-based approaches to providing a semantic infrastructure for Linked Data	Godfrey Rust and Mark Bide, Rightscom	Slides [ppt] see also Case Study Q&A [doc]
15:30-17:30	Discussions: Freebase & Linked Library Metadata Interoperable Digitised Content Scholarly Communications	Michael Keller and Brian Karlak (Adam Farquhar, scribe) Les Carr (Sean Martin, scribe) Mark Bide (Richard Masters, scribe)	Notes [doc] Notes [ppt] Notes [ppt]
-Day 2, 28 May 2010- Synthesis of ideas generated on Day 1; discussion about next steps.
Time	Title	Speaker(s) / Convener(s)	Resources
09:45	Large Group Discussion	Nigel Shadbolt
11:30-13:00	Small Group Discussions:
	URI Normalisation	Les Carr and Sean Martin (Sean Martin, scribe)	Notes [ppt]
	Publishing EAD	Dave Price and Michael Keller (Richard Masters and Adam Farquhar, scribes)	Notes [doc]
	Freebase	Brian Karlak (Adam Farquhar and Jerry Parsons, scribes)	Notes [doc]
	Rights Issues	Caroline Brazier (Neil Wilson and Mimi Calter, scribes)	Notes [doc]
Lunch
14:00-15:30	Project Updates	Michael Keller