Transcript CIGS AGM - Gordon Dunsire

RDA data, r-balls,
and Jane-athons
Gordon Dunsire
Presented at the CIGS 2015 Post AGM
Seminar: RIMMF 3 & RDA data balls
Edinburgh, 20 May 2015
What is RDA data?
• Data conforming to the guidance and
instructions of RDA: Resource Description and
Access.
• Data conforming to the FRBR/FRAD/FRSAD
models
• Data conforming to the Dublin Core Abstract
Model (DCAM)
• Library linked data for the Semantic Web
Resource Description Framework (RDF)
“This work has author Gordon Dunsire”
Triple!
Subject – Predicate - Object
? ex:1Bd38
Subject
“This work”
Predicate
Object
“has author”
? ex:ZX3G5
“Gordon Dunsire” ? “literal”
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
For machines
For humans
ex:“is derivative
work of”
ex:
“This work”
ex:
“This work”
ex:
“That work”
ex:“has derivative work”
ex:“has title”
“RDA and the
Semantic Web”
ex:“has author”
“Gordon Dunsire”
One
ex:“has name”
giant
global ex:
“G. J. Dunsire”
graphGordon
ex:“has author”
Dunsire
ex:“is author of”
ex:“has
country of birth”
ex:“has alternate
name”
ex:
Scotland
What is an r-ball?
• A set of linked/connected data about a
“resource”
– Usually focussing on a specific person, work, etc.
• E.g. Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, Blade Runner
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Using RDA instructions and elements
In RIMMF or RDF (linked data) format
Equivalent to a “record”
What is an RDA record?
RDA Entity attributes
Work
human/machine identifier
identifier for the work
preferred title for the work
identifier component
right ascension and declination
Expression
identifier for the expression
language of the expression
projection of cartographic content
Manifestation
identifier for the manifestation
Person
Family
title proper
extent of cartographic resource
Item
Corporate Body
identifier for the item
Is this a record?
A record?
“LabelW1”
“DescriptionW1”
“DescriptionE1”
“LabelM1”
“DescriptionM1”
“LabelI1”
W1
E1
M1
I1
P1
“LabelP1” “DescriptionP1”
P2
“LabelP2” “Description…”
C1
“LabelC1” “Description…”
F1
“LabelF1” “Description…”
W2
E2
M2
I2
P3
W3
E3
M3
I3
“LabelW3”
“DescriptionW3”
Application:
FRBRized
Linked
data
“…“
“…“
E5
“…“
W2
“…“
W3
“…“
“…“
Human-actionable
Machine-actionable
W1
E1
M1
I1
“…“
P1
P2
C1
“…“
“…“
F1
“…“
“…“
What is a Jane-athon?
• A “hackathon” for developing r-balls
• Cataloguers use RIMMF to import or create
RDA data
– With a specific Person, Work, or other RDA entity
in focus
– Augmenting a base r-ball of authoritative Work,
Expression, and creator Agent data
• First hackathon focussed on Jane Austen …
The Jane-athon
ALA Midwinter 2015 Preconference
January 30, 2015
Part One
Introductions
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Dos and Don’ts
Do:
Have fun!
Question everything: We all have
a lot to learn about RDA outside
MARC (the FRBR/RDA model)
Think about Relationships
(suggest new designators, etc.)
Don’t:
Jane advises:
Don’t panic!
Think about MARC
Get hung up on descriptive
stuff (punctuation,
abbreviations, etc.)
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What comes out of a Jane-athon?
• Pure RDA data for resources in focus
– Pure RDA linked open data
• Experience of using RDA the way it is intended
• A glimpse of the future for cataloguing and
resource discovery
• Feedback to the development and
improvement of RDA
• Loads of fun!
rballs.info
The London Ag-athon, Friday 22 May 2015, UCL
The second
Jane-athon
26 June 2015 San Francisco
USA
Be at the Jane-In

Jane at the Be-in
JSC Meeting
National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
2-6 November 2015
Observers welcome
* A Scottish Jane-athon *
9 Nov 2015?
(Burns-athon?)
(RLS-athon?)
Hosted by CIGS
Calling all RIMMFers!
Thank you!
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[email protected]
http://rballs.info
http://rballs.info/topics/p/jane/
http://www.rdaregistry.info/