Linked Open Data: Challenges and Opportunities for BAnQ Jean-François Gauvin Marielle St-Germain Direction de l’architecture et de la conception October 2016 Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Reminder: BAnQ Mission To preserve and disseminate our heritage To disseminate and promote knowledge Archives Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Linked Open Data Why? Background 2013: BAnQ hosted the second LODLAM Summit Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Linked Open Data Why? Almost nothing new since 2013 ... Why? Key concepts: Many challenges facing the community Crossing the Chasm (Moore, 1991) Hype Cycle Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Linked Open Data Why? Crossing the Chasm Geoffrey Moore Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec Source: http://www.actinnovation.com/innobox/diffusion-innovation

Linked Open Data Why? Hype Cycle Gartner Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHype-Cycle-General.png

Linked Open Data Why? Key Benefits: Enhance the user experience Permit reuse Release content and make it available over the Internet Improve the quality of indexing Increase transparency Democratize knowledge and collections Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Linked Open Data Why? Key Benefits: External support provides easier access to descriptive metadata Reduction in indexing/cataloguing costs Compatibility with new services Participation in an international cooperative process First step toward cloud-based management of cultural information Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Digital BAnQ ─ Vision Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Phase 2 Opportunities: Linked Open Data ─ How? Creation of the data.banq.qc.ca service Use of structured data in Web pages Creation of data dumps Creation of a SPARQL endpoint Public API Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Phase 2 Opportunities: Linked Open Data ─ How? Upgrading of the OAI-PMH server Trusted digital depository Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Phase 2 Opportunities: Linked Open Data ─ What? BAnQ catalogue notices Catalogue authority files Already provided through VIAF Pistard Export EAD BAnQ data warehouse Physical and virtual traffic statistics Circulation statistics Directory of Canadian/French publishers Annual survey of Quebec’s public libraries RDAQ data Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Phase 2 Opportunities: Linked Open Data ─ What? Certain data sets are currently available via the Quebec government open data site (donnees.gouv.qc.ca) Bibliography of Quebec collections Directory of musical adaptations Launched during the 2016 Hackathon des Journées de la culture Publications submitted for legal deposit (publication statistics) List of the most searched terms from the Iris catalogue (updated monthly) BAnQ classification plan List of additions on the portal’s home page Different lists of additions List of BAnQ addresses Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Issues and Challenges Data use licencing Difficulty quantifying the return on investment Development of internal skills/required training Lack of interest Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Issues and Challenges Difficulty in concretely defining what this involves for the institution Multiple simultaneous projects Data cleansing Mapping Change in thinking Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Conditions for Success in Institutions A champion to pave the way Establishing links with educational institutions Establishing partnerships Attracting people with technical skills Crossing the chasm with collaborative projects that take full advantage of the power of Linked Open Data Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

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