Bearing in mind Bridget's request below, and so that we're all talking about
something similar - what do you mean by 'linked data'?
The original definition (from http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkedData.html)
was:
1.
Use URIs as names for things
2.
Use HTTP URIs so that people can look up those names.
3.
When someone looks up a URI, provide useful information, using the
standards (RDF, SPARQL)
4.
Include links to other URIs. so that they can discover more things.
I think a lot of the confusion, resistance or general angst revolves around
point 3 - even some geek-ish eyes glaze over at the mention of RDF or
SPARQL, and that they immediately put linked data in the 'too hard' basket.
So one of my questions is - how strict a definition do we need to follow to
achieve workably machine-readable, interoperable data?
When I say 'interoperable', I mean particularly semantic interoperability -
to nick a definition from Wikipedia, "the ability to automatically interpret
the information exchanged meaningfully and accurately in order to produce
useful results as defined by the end users", or more simply, "what is sent
is the same as what is understood".
For museums, this might mean that 'date made' has a common meaning, whether
that means 'date painted' or 'date manufactured' in the context of your
particular collections.
So my second question - what does this definition mean in reality, for you?
Does it differ if you're publishing or consuming linked data?
Another, bigger question: how do you think APIs and linked data can work
together, or do you see them as an either/or choice, particularly when
resources are limited?
cheers, Mia
On 3 March 2010 13:45, Bridget McKenzie <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:
> I would appeal, though, for writers to explain if new terms or acronyms are
> introduced, or to demonstrate by linking to an example where a technology is
> used.
>
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