1. @cgutteridge Benefits of Linked & Open Data Christopher Gutteridge University of Southampton & Data.ac.uk

2. @cgutteridge Christopher Gutteridge 15 years in University Web, Databases & Development Lead developer on EPrints 2 & 3.0 I Look less scruffy than I used to…

3. @cgutteridge Christopher Gutteridge, 2002.

4. @cgutteridge Open Data

5. @cgutteridge Open Data (informal definition) Removing impediments to use & reuse

6. @cgutteridge Open Data (informal definition) Removing impediments to use & reuse Technica l Political Temporal Awareness Trust Hassle Confidence

7. @cgutteridge Open Data (formal definition) “A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and/or share-alike.” http://www.opendefinition.org/

8. @cgutteridge Linked Data

9. @cgutteridge Linked Data Breaking down the ‘silo’ Allows data from one source to augment data from another Linked data does not automatically have to be open data

10. @cgutteridge Linked Data (2) Uses web addresses to identify everything Resolve the web address to find data about the thing

11. @cgutteridge http://id.southampton.ac.uk/equipment/E0242 Identifies Metal inductively coupled plasma etcher

12. @cgutteridge http://id.southampton.ac.uk/site/1 Identifies Highfield Campus (the main campus of University of Southampton)

13. @cgutteridge http://id.southampton.ac.uk/point-of- service/38-terrace#offering-20130610- SoupSpringVegetableBroth Identifies The Soup available on sale in the Staff Club on Monday 10 th June, 2013.

14. @cgutteridge Linked Open Data at

15. @cgutteridge Sources Direct Database Access Database Nightly Reports Sharepoint Lists Spreadsheets on shared filestore Google Docs Software APIs Wikipedia! Open Government Data

16. @cgutteridge http://data.southampton.ac.uk

17. @cgutteridge http://data.southampton.ac.uk

18. @cgutteridge Wins Buildings Events Calendar Room Finder Catering Info Timetable Info Bus Times Workstations Open Days Induction

19. @cgutteridge Common Negative Reactions It's too big I don't mind, but someone else might It's not very interesting We might want to use it in a paper It's too complicated Thieves will use it Lawyers want a custom License We'll get spam What if we want to sell it later? There's no API Terrorists will use it There's already a project planned to do something similar... We will get too many enquiries Poor Quality Data People may misinterpret the data Data Protection

20. @cgutteridge Risks Privacy / Ethical ReputationCompetitionSecurity Legal / Contractual (these are legitimate reasons not to release open data)

21. @cgutteridge

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24. @cgutteridge Uniquip

25. @cgutteridge Uniquip Type Name Description Related Facility ID Technique(:cpv) or (:N8) Location Contact Name Contact Telephone Contact URL Contact Email Secondary Contact Name Secondary Contact Telephone Secondary Contact URL Secondary Contact Email ID Photo Department Site Location Building Service Level Web Address

26. @cgutteridge Uniquip Type Name Description Related Facility ID Technique(:cpv) or (:N8) Location Contact Name Contact Telephone Contact URL Contact Email Secondary Contact Name Secondary Contact Telephone Secondary Contact URL Secondary Contact Email ID Photo Department Site Location Building Service Level Web Address

27. @cgutteridge

28. Data.ac.uk As a community As an aggregator service As a data provider As a provider of stable codes to help interoperability

29. @cgutteridge Saving Money

30. @cgutteridge Saving Money Avoid duplication of effort Access to correct and up to date information Get more value out of existing resources Reduce bureaucratic tasks in providing a new service

31. @cgutteridge Making things better (1) Easy access to data allows responsive and rapid innovation...which makes it easier to make things you wouldn’t otherwise have the resources to make …which makes people happy …and people might even write apps for you, but don’t bet the farm on this one

32. @cgutteridge Making things better (2) Many Eyes* * Only works if you make a route to process corrections.

33. @cgutteridge Making things better (3) One dataset augments another… Know the Building ID? -Show it on a map -Show a photo of the building -Offer disability access information -Show nearby services Got the research Group ID? -Show the Name of the Group -The “parent” school/dept/faculty -Link to it’s homepage -Show it’s latest 5 papers

34. @cgutteridge Agresso  equipment.data.ac.uk

35. @cgutteridge Agresso Inside your organisation

36. @cgutteridge Equipment data cleared for publication Agresso Inside your organisation

37. @cgutteridge Equipment data cleared for publication Agresso Inside your organisation

38. @cgutteridge Equipment data cleared for publication Equipment Open Data Document Agresso Inside your organisation Your public website

39. @cgutteridge Equipment data cleared for publication Equipment Open Data Document Agresso University Websites Inside your organisation Your public website

40. @cgutteridge Equipment data cleared for publication Equipment Open Data Document Agresso University Websites Normalised Open Data Document Data.ac.uk Inside your organisation Your public website

41. @cgutteridge Equipment data cleared for publication Equipment Open Data Document Agresso University Websites Normalised Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Data.ac.uk Inside your organisation Your public website

42. @cgutteridge Equipment data cleared for publication Equipment Open Data Document Agresso University Websites Normalised Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Data.ac.uk Inside your organisation Your public website

43. @cgutteridge Equipment data cleared for publication Equipment Open Data Document Agresso Equipment. data.ac.uk Website Equipment. data.ac.uk Website University Websites Normalised Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Data.ac.uk Inside your organisation Your public website

44. @cgutteridge Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.) Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.) Location Open Data (campus, building, city, photos, maps) Location Open Data (campus, building, city, photos, maps) Equipment data cleared for publication Equipment Open Data Document Agresso Equipment. data.ac.uk Website Equipment. data.ac.uk Website University Websites Normalised Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Data.ac.uk Inside your organisation Your public website

45. @cgutteridge Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.) Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.) Location Open Data (campus, building, city, photos, maps) Location Open Data (campus, building, city, photos, maps) Equipment data cleared for publication All Equipment Data (possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.) All Equipment Data (possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.) Equipment Open Data Document Agresso Equipment. data.ac.uk Website Equipment. data.ac.uk Website University Websites Normalised Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Data.ac.uk Inside your organisation Your public website

46. @cgutteridge Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.) Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.) Location Open Data (campus, building, city, photos, maps) Location Open Data (campus, building, city, photos, maps) Equipment data cleared for publication All Equipment Data (possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.) All Equipment Data (possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.) Equipment Open Data Document Agresso Intranet Equipment. data.ac.uk Website Equipment. data.ac.uk Website University Websites Normalised Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Data.ac.uk Inside your organisation Your public website

47. @cgutteridge Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.) Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.) Location Open Data (campus, building, city, photos, maps) Location Open Data (campus, building, city, photos, maps) Equipment data cleared for publication All Equipment Data (possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.) All Equipment Data (possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.) Equipment Open Data Document Agresso Intranet Equipment. data.ac.uk Website Equipment. data.ac.uk Website University Websites Normalised Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Data.ac.uk Inside your organisation Your public website

48. @cgutteridge Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.) Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.) Location Open Data (campus, building, city, photos, maps) Location Open Data (campus, building, city, photos, maps) Equipment data cleared for publication All Equipment Data (possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.) All Equipment Data (possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.) Equipment Open Data Document Agresso Intranet Equipment. data.ac.uk Website Equipment. data.ac.uk Website University Websites Normalised Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Combined Open Data Document Data.ac.uk Inside your organisation Your public website