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Authoritative data is not static - datasets change with new contributions and re-clustering, resulting in new identifier relationships. We will describe the challenges this presents with accessing, processing, and syncing our metadata with a massive, complex linked dataset. We will talk about our technical approach to navigating an ecosystem of identifiers and mitigating cached identifier drift between systems as authority data shifts. We aim to spark conversation about data accessibility and the relationships between local, consortial, and authoritative metadata as the library community moves beyond “Hello, world” linked data examples to integrating this data at scale into existing systems.
== Your Chocolate is in My Peanut Butter!
Mixing up Content and Presentation Layers to Build Smarter Books in Browsers with RDFa, Schema.org, and Linked Data Topics ==
* Jason A. Clark
* Head, Library Informatics & Computing, Montana State University
* @jaclark jaclark@montana.edu
*Scott W. H. Young
*Digital Initiatives Librarian, Montana State University
* @hei_scott
Common methods of publishing book content have focused on various implementations of existing technologies such as LaTeX, Markdown, and .epub. A common theme within this development has been the separation of presentation layers and content layers. What if there was another way? In responding to that question, we’ll look at our local @msulibrary prototype software funded by an IMLS Sparks! Innovation grant for presenting books inside of web browsers (https://github.com/jasonclark/bib-template). Our talk will focus on the tools and technologies of open web publishing. We’ll consider the strange and wonderful benefits of integrating the presentation layer and content layer using semantic RDFa HTML5 markup, and we’ll demonstrate how describing and displaying books within an open web model impacts discovery, eBook production, and machine-readability.
Our session will include:
* The benefits of using RDFa, Schema.org, and linked data models for book production
* How structured data models for book content can turn your webpage into your API
* Analyze the effects of this practice for machine-understanding, SEO, and UX
* Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this model as it applies to a range of book genres, including web book prototypes for textbooks, fiction, and poetry.
