⌁ Lightning Talks ⌁

Utilizing Linked Data Features

in Ex Libris Products

Hosted by the

IGeLU/ELUNA Linked Open Data Community of Practice Working Group

26 April 2023

Linked Open Data Community of Practice

Overview

• Introduction
• About the IGeLU/ELUNA Linked Open Data Working Group
• Xiaoli Li, University of California Davis Library
• Lightning Talks
• Questions & Discussion
• Use Zoom’s Q&A feature to pose questions

IGeLU/ELUNA

Linked Open Data Community of Practice Working Group

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Xiaoli Li

Adding Linked Open Data to a Digital Humanities Collection in Alma

Sai Deng, Metadata Librarian

Lee Dotson, STARS Administrator

University of Central Florida Libraries

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Linked Data

• Linked Data
• A recommended best practice for exposing, sharing, and connecting pieces of data, information, and knowledge (structured data) on the semantic web.
• Wikidata
• A free, open and multilingual knowledge base; Can be read and edited by humans and machines; Provides a low-barrier platform for library’s Linked Open Data.
• Collaboration with Digital Humanities
• People, Religion, Information Networks, and Travel (PRINT) Collection
• Integrating LOD Vocabularies into bibliographic records in Alma and digital collections in the IR (STARS/Digital Commons)
• Wikidata (people, places…)
• LC name entities, subjects, FAST headings, GeoNames, genre headings etc.

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Collaboration with Digital Humanities

https://chdr.cah.ucf.edu/

https://chdr.cah.ucf.edu/about.html

Collaboration with Digital Humanities

https://history.cah.ucf.edu/project-gallery/fr-beiler/

Print Migration Network

• Building a platform/website that allows for transcriptions
• Use STARS for storage
• Research/publications https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-publications/
• Letters as PDFs https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/
• Transcriptions https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton-transcriptions/

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• NHPRC Major Collaborative Archival Initiatives Grant for PRINT
• People, Religion, Information Networks, and Travel (PRINT) Collection
• Build PRINT portal; research and create metadata and LOD for people and places in the 2700 letters; crowdsourcing transcription of letters

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https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/

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https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/374/

Download Correspondence & Transcription

Creating Entities in Wikidata: �People in Pemberton Correspondence Collection

• People in Pemberton Correspondence
• Wikidata example set: https://w.wiki/4pLt
• Person model
• Visualizations:
• Family relation-ships
• Maps
• Timeline

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Maps and Timeline�

Adding Entities to LC Linked Data Service

• Names are contributed to NACO linked data set, e.g.,
• Pemberton, Ralph 1610-1697
• Harrison, Ann, 1623-1689
• Harrison, James 1628-1687
• Jenkins, Abigail Pemberton, 1679-1750
• Pemberton, Alice Hodgson

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Pemberton, Ralph 1610-1697 - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress (loc.gov)

Linking Entities to IR Records

 https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/5/

Adding LOD Entities to Alma Records

• Alma & Linked Data
• LOD coding in MARC Records
• LOD linking in Alma

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• Linked Data Fields added in Alma
• Add Wikidata and GeoName links using ‡1
• 100 1 ‡a Pemberton, Phineas, ‡d 1650-1702, ‡e author, ‡1 https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q94253673
• 700 1 ‡a Pemberton, Ralph, ‡d 1610-1697, ‡e Correspondent, ‡1 https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q102033482
• 651 7 ‡a England ‡z Radcliffe (Bury). ‡2 fast ‡1 https://sws.geonames.org/6691227/
• 651 7 ‡a England ‡z Lancashire ‡2 fast ‡1 https://sws.geonames.org/11609047/

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• Automatically linked to entities/authorities
• For LC name entities (e.g., creator/author, contributor, name subject)

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• For FAST headings

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• For LC subjects (650, e.g., LCSH)

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• For genre headings (655, e.g., LCGFT, FAST genre/form heading)

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LOD Related Guidelines

• Linked Data Guidelines
• Examples

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• Guidelines
• Formulating and Obtaining URIs: A Guide to Commonly Used Vocabularies and Reference Sources

(https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/bibframe/TaskGroups/formulate_obtain_URI_guide.pdf) 

• PCC Task Group on Linked Data Best Practices Final Report

(https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/taskgroup/linked-data-best-practices-final-report.pdf)

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• Examples
• $1 for Real World Object (RWO) URIs, $0 for traditional identifiers (authority file, controlled vocabularies)
• VIAF- Virtual International Authority File
• Example: http://viaf.org/viaf/7386077
• MARC Subfield for Capturing URIs: $1

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• GeoNames
• Example: http://sws.geonames.org/2657896
• MARC Subfield for Capturing URIs: $1

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• ORCID
• Example: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7731-8944
• MARC Subfield for Capturing URIs: $1

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• Wikidata
• MARC Subfield for Capturing URIs: $1
• Example: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19526

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• LC Name Authority
• Example: 100 1# $a Mitchell, Joni, $e composer.

$0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82108794

($0 LC authority; no need to manually add it; will be auto-linked in Alma)

$1 http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n82108794 ($1 RWO)

$1 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q205721 ($1 Wikidata)

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• $4 for relationships, e.g., 700 1# $a Lattimore, Richmond.

$4 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/trl (*translator)

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• Note: no need to manually add $0 links in Alma in general (they’ll be automatically linked eventually, such as LCSH, LCDGT, LCGFT, TGM)

LOD Display �in Alma

• Ex Libris & Linked Data
• LOD display in Alma

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LOD Display in Alma

• Ex Libris & Linked Data
• LOD display in Alma (see right)

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Presentation Title

Record: Phineas Pemberton, Ralph Pemberton, September 12, 1680 / by Phineas Pemberton.

Vocabularies display as LOD in this example:

• LC vocabularies (e.g., LCNA, LCSH)
• VIAF
• WorldCat entities (e.g., title)
• FAST
• Wikidata

Display in Primo

Presentation Title

Record: Phineas Pemberton, Ralph Pemberton, September 12, 1680 / by Phineas Pemberton.

LOD fields display in source record:

100 1#$aPemberton, Phineas, $d1650-1702, $eauthor, $1https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q94253673

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651 #7$aEngland $zRadcliffe (Bury). $2fast $1https://sws.geonames.org/6691227/

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651 #7$aEngland $zLancashire $2fast $1https://sws.geonames.org/11609047/

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700 1#$aPemberton, Ralph, $d1610-1697, $eCorrespondent, $1https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q102033482

LD Integration Profile &LD Enrichment in Alma Publishing Profile

• Linked data integration in Alma

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• Configure Linked Data Integration Profile
• Go to Configuration Menu > General > External Systems > Integration Profiles, select Add Integration Profile;
• Page 1 of the External System Wizard:

Code: LOD Name: Linked Open Data Integration Type: Linked Data

• Page 2 of the External System Wizard:
• Active - Select to enable the profile
• Alternative Context URL – Leave empty to use the default context, https://open-na.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/alma/contexts/bib 

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• Configure LD Enrichment in Alma Publishing Profile
• Configuration menu > Resources > Publishing > Publishing Profiles
• Publishing and Inventory Enrichment (General Publishing)

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• Alma Refine
• Alma Refine matches could be tricky;
• LOD will only display in the MARC source record in the discovery interface Primo;
• It will not affect Primo display without additional plug-in or configuration (under development).

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• Challenges
• LOD display in Primo still in testing phase;
• Concerns on “what will happen to the public interface” in the library;
• Not able to test LD integration and publishing in sandbox;
• Access rights;
• Consortia environment

Reflections, Challenges and Opportunities

• LOD can be integrated into library systems to enrich information, help to break down library data silos and open library data to the web;
• LOD will eventually improve discovery and user experiences in searching the library catalog;
• Wikidata provides a low barrier platform for libraries to adopt linked data, enables the creation of rich data that may be unavailable or difficult to create in the traditional library environment; its visualization & knowledge graphs can enhance representation and discovery of knowledge; it can be incorporated into the library system in some way;
• Knowledge graphs in Wikidata and under-development Info Card for Primo can be used to represent structured knowledge and entity (e.g., people, space, time) relationships for collections, and they can be integrated into users’ search experiences;
• Librarians at UCF will keep exploring linked data, Wikidata and ILS with colleagues in digital humanities, history and other disciplines.

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• Work smarter = Library expertise + Researcher knowledge
• Relationships build additional partnerships
• Platform isn’t perfect? Do what you can to move forward

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Acknowledgements

University of Central Florida (UCF):

People, Religion, Information Networks, and Travel: The Dynamics of Migration in the Early Modern World

Project Team (Dr. Rose Beiler, Dr. Amy Giroux, Brook Miller, Project students and other participants)

Kerri Bottorff, Digital Collections Projects Coordinator

Jeanne Piascik, Head of Cataloging Services, UCF Libraries

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WikiProject: Chinese Culture and Heritage Group

Lihong Zhu, Greta Heng, Xiaoli Li and All Members

Thank you

Sai Deng

sai.deng@ucf.edu

Metadata Librarian

Lee Dotson

STARS Administrator

University of Central Florida Libraries

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Using the Alma BIBFRAME Tab

to Introduce Staff to Linked Data

Heather Pretty

Memorial University of Newfoundland

April 26, 2023

Goals of 2018 unit training

• Know where to find “Linked Data” and �“BIBFRAME view” in Alma
• Identify BIBFRAME Work, Instance, and �Item metadata in a MARC record
• Find Work and Instance metadata �in the corresponding BIBFRAME view
• Explore what metadata is in a MARC record, �but not in BIBFRAME view
• Explore what metadata is in BIBFRAME view, �but not in a MARC record

https://www.loc.gov/bibframe/docs/bibframe2-model.html

Where to find linked data and BIBFRAME in Alma

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BIBFRAME view tab

3 types of metadata

• Structural
• MARC format / BIBFRAME format�
• Administrative
• File type, date created, etc.�
• Descriptive
• Work
• Instance
• Item

Structural and administrative metadata

MARC: LDR and Control Fields

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BIBFRAME: xml specifications and bf:adminMetadata

Descriptive metadata: Work

Linked Data

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Descriptive metadata: Instance

Descriptive metadata: Item

Item metadata not moved to BIBFRAME

$1 not recognized in MARC→BF conversion

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Partial match to subject heading

Continuing the discussion

• URIs in Ex Libris Products: LOD CoP Town Hall Apr 2022
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0f9T2ytUeM&t=3s
• More discussion about $0 and $1
• Suggestion to only add URIs if available for the whole subject heading�
• 2023-2024 Alma Road Map: Metadata Management
• Linked Open Data – Adding and managing BIBFRAME Instances in Alma UI
• Linked Open Data – Cataloging via a third party editor
• Linked Open Data – Searching for Works in the catalog

Thank you

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Heather Pretty�hjpretty@mun.ca

Considerations for Designing

a Linked Data Editor in Alma

Greta Heng, San Diego State University

Tricia Lampron, University of California, Irvine

Myung-Ja (MJ) K. Han, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Outline

• First, some questions!
• What Alma currently has … and what it’s lacking
• Functionality of other Linked Data editors
• Linked Data editor in Alma
• What we have learned

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Linked Data Editor in Alma???

First, some questions

• Why does Alma need a Linked Data editor?
• Should Alma be the place for creating linked ‘catalog’ data and sharing?
• Will we have one place to create and use Linked Data?
• Will Alma become a database for locally created Linked Data?
• What would be the workflow from data creation to sharing and using?
• How are we using Alma?
• Is the ‘metadata’ we’re creating really Linked Data? We are still creating a ‘record’!

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What Alma Currently Has…

and What it’s Lacking

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What Alma Currently Has …

Add authority links (URIs)?

• Metadata Editors – Find Matches

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https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/Metadata_Management/014Navigating_the_Metadata_Editor_Page

What Alma Currently Has …

Add authority links (URIs)

• Alma Refine

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What Alma Currently Has …

Convert and publish metadata as Linked Data

• Include authority URIs when applicable
• Can see and download by title and in bulk
• Under development of creating a knowledge card (Info Card) for discovery in PRIMO

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… and What it’s Lacking

• Metadata Editors – Find Matches
• Appears to be not working for our trials
• Alma Refine
• Disambiguation functionality
• No check and verify features for same names
• Efficient batch reconciliation process

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… and What it’s Lacking

Linked Data creation and enhancement:

• Only produces links if there is a controlled authority from source record
• No mechanism to match (reconcile) with authority files, IF creating records using Alma Metadata Editor

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Functionality of Other Linked Data Editors

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Alma Metadata Editor

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Marva

Sinopia

• Ontologies: BIBFRAME
• Outputs: BIBFRAME in XML�
• Profiles are built in
• Ease of navigation: not easy
• Requires training

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• Ontologies: BIBFRAME, RDA, others
• Outputs: BIBFRAME and others in different representations
• Can create resource templates
• Ease of navigation: not easy
• Requires training

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Functionality of Linked Data Editors

Profiles: Marva

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Functionality of Linked Data Editors

Templates: Sinopia

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Functionality of Linked Data Editors

Templates: Sinopia

• Ontology agnostic
• Customizable

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Functionality of Linked Data Editors

Sinopia

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Marva

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Querying by string

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Linked Data Editor in Alma

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Linked Data Editor in Alma

What Alma has -

• Metadata editor
• Template feature
• Connect to Linked Data sources (y/n)

What Alma does not have -

• Sharing the output with others
• Working with triple data
• Assign URIs for resources

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Sinopia

Marva

Linked Data sources

Linked Data sources image is from “https://minitex.umn.edu/tags/oclc-research-webinars-linked-data-marc”

Alma Linked Data Editor

‘Some’ Functional Requirements

• One simple editor with clear and easy to understand labels
• Provide a set of templates for different resource types
• Built-in mappings for different outputs (MARC, BIBFRAME in different representations, etc.)
• Customizable templates and mappings to other outputs
• Autocomplete and lookup functions using Linked Data sources

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What We Have Learned

Still, some questions

• Why does Alma need a Linked Data editor?
• What would be the workflow from data creation to sharing and using?
• How are we using Alma?
• Should Alma be the place for creating linked ‘catalog’ data and sharing?
• Will we have one place (like OCLC) to create and use Linked Data?
• Will Alma become a database for locally created Linked Data?
• Is the ‘metadata’ we’re creating really Linked Data? We are still creating a ‘record’!

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Questions?

Greta Heng, gheng@sdsu.edu

Tricia Lampron, plampron@uci.edu

Myung-Ja Han, mhan3@illinois.edu

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