Home

abstract

Abstract

The aim of this tutorial is to educate attendees on the applications of Semantic Web and Social Networking (Web 2.0) technologies in digital library systems. These technologies include metadata management, semantic search and browsing, personalized and community-aware services, and semantically empowered federations of digital libraries. The semantic digital libraries can be used in enterprise scale systems such as knowledge management systems, medical records systems, legal research systems and others will be discussed at some depth. These applications can benefit in manners which directly impact the ROI for the effort of including semantic encoding and metadata into an enterprise’s digital library based systems and services. After this tutorial, the audience will be able to start using existing semantic digital libraries or apply Semantic Web technologies to digital library systems.

We will start by defining problems in the domain of semantic digital libraries and present solutions that provide building blocks for semantic digital libraries, such as WordNet, DMoz, and SKOS. We will then present the architecture of existing semantic digital libraries, elaborate on resource management, search and browsing features, identity management and communication interfaces. We will discuss in detail the problems and solutions for bibliographic metadata management and interoperability, followed by a presentation of semantic search and browsing solutions, and other personalized and community-aware services. We will discuss the future of federations of digital libraries in the context of the Semantic Web and Web 2.0 Internet.

Finally we will present four initiatives that adhere to the idea of a semantic digital library:

  • SIMILE which leverages and extends DSpace by enhancing its support for arbitrary schemata and metadata;
  • Corrib.org, which delivers semantic aware digital library components like JeromeDL, MarcOnt, FOAFRealm, and HyperCuP;
  • BRICKS, the largest cultural heritage project in the EU’s 6th framework program, which applies semantic web technology for managing metadata in a European wide digital library network.
  • FEDORA, a flexible service-oriented architecture for managing and delivering digital content

The tutorial will be followed by a hands-on session where participants will be able to try out existing prototypes of semantic digital libraries.
We will wrap up the whole tutorial by encouraging everyone to take part in the discussion on the future of semantic digital libraries:

  • Do we need them?
  • What are the requirements they should meet?
  • Which solution from the presented ones to choose?
  • How do semantic digital libraries affect user experience?
  • Does the addition of semantics improve library access performance?
  • What is the economic value add to the addition of semantics to digital libraries?

Abstract

The aim of this tutorial is to educate attendees on the applications of Semantic Web and Social Networking (Web 2.0) technologies in digital library systems. These technologies include metadata management, semantic search and browsing, personalized and community-aware services, and semantically empowered federations of digital libraries. The semantic digital libraries can be used in enterprise scale systems such as knowledge management systems, medical records systems, legal research systems and others will be discussed at some depth. These applications can benefit in manners which directly impact the ROI for the effort of including semantic encoding and metadata into an enterprise digital library based systems and services. After this tutorial, the audience will be able to start using existing semantic digital libraries or apply Semantic Web technologies to digital library systems.
We will start by defining problems in the domain of semantic digital libraries and present solutions that provide building blocks for semantic digital libraries, such as WordNet, DMoz, and SKOS. We will then present the architecture of existing semantic digital libraries, elaborate on resource management, search and browsing features, identity management and communication interfaces. We will discuss in detail the problems and solutions for bibliographic metadata management and interoperability, followed by a presentation of semantic search and browsing solutions, and other personalized and community-aware services. We will discuss the future of federations of digital libraries in the context of the Semantic Web and Web 2.0 Internet.
Finally we will present four initiatives that adhere to the idea of a semantic digital library:

  • SIMILE which leverages and extends DSpace by enhancing its support for arbitrary schemata and metadata;
  • Corrib.org, which delivers semantic aware digital library components like JeromeDL, MarcOnt, FOAFRealm, and HyperCuP;
  • BRICKS, the largest cultural heritage project in the EU 6th framework program, which applies semantic web technology for managing metadata in a European wide digital library network.
  • FEDORA, a flexible service-oriented architecture for managing and delivering digital content

The tutorial will be followed by a hands-on session where participants will be able to try out existing prototypes of semantic digital libraries.
We will wrap up the whole tutorial by encouraging everyone to take part in the discussion on the future of semantic digital libraries:

  • Do we need them?
  • What are the requirements they should meet?
  • Which solution from the presented ones to choose?
  • How do semantic digital libraries affect user experience?
  • Does the addition of semantics improve library access performance?
  • What is the economic value add to the addition of semantics to digital libraries?

Abstract

The aim of this tutorial is to educate attendees on the applications of Semantic Web and Social Networking (Web 2.0) technologies in digital library systems. These technologies include metadata management, semantic search and browsing, personalized and community-aware services, and semantically empowered federations of digital libraries. The semantic digital libraries can be used in enterprise scale systems such as knowledge management systems, medical records systems, legal research systems and others will be discussed at some depth. After this tutorial, the audience will be able to start using existing semantic digital libraries and apply Semantic Web technologies to digital library systems.

We will start by defining problems in the domain of semantic digital libraries and present solutions that provide building blocks for semantic digital libraries, such as WordNet, DMoz, SKOS, CIDOC-CRM, and OAI-ORE. We will then present the architecture of existing semantic digital libraries, elaborate on resource management, search and browsing features, identity management and communication interfaces. We will discuss in detail the problems and solutions for bibliographic metadata management and interoperability, followed by a presentation of semantic search and browsing solutions, and other personalized and community-aware services.

We will present and discuss results of an evaluation of social and semantic information discovery technologies for digital libraries [http://library.deri.ie/resource/ARfuVUi8 ]. We will compare results achieved using a semantic digital library with a classic, open source library. We will show how semantic digital libraries enhance user experience in information discovery. We will analyze various user satisfaction measures gathered during the evaluation. Finally we will discuss if semantic digital library users are able to retain better the knowledge they have gained while using the system.

We will discuss the future of federations of digital libraries in the context of the Semantic Web and Web 2.0 Internet. Finally we will present six initiatives that adhere to the idea of a semantic digital library:
• SIMILE which leverages and extends DSpace [http://www.dspace.org/] by enhancing its support for arbitrary schemata and metadata.
• Corrib.org, which delivers semantic-aware digital library components like JeromeDL, MarcOnt, FOAFRealm, S3B, and HyperCuP.
• BRICKS , the largest cultural heritage project in the EU 6th framework program, which applies semantic web technology for managing metadata in a European wide digital library network.
• FEDORA, a flexible service-oriented architecture for managing and delivering digital content
• Greenstone, a suite of software, which use advance technologies for building and distributing digital library collections.
• DELOS, an European Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries that contributed a number of research solutions applicable to the domain do semantic digital libraries.

The tutorial will be followed by a hands-on session where participants will be able to try out existing prototypes of semantic digital libraries. We will wrap up the whole tutorial by encouraging everyone to take part in the discussion on the future of semantic digital libraries. Complete materials for this tutorial can be found at http://library.deri.ie/resource/8xyj7azg

Abstract

The aim of this tutorial is to educate attendees on the applications of Semantic Web and Social Networking (Web 2.0) technologies in digital library systems. These technologies include metadata management, semantic search and browsing, personalized and community-aware services, and semantically empowered federations of digital libraries. The semantic digital libraries can be used in enterprise scale systems such as knowledge management systems, medical records systems, legal research systems and others will be discussed at some depth. After this tutorial, the audience will be able to start using existing semantic digital libraries and apply Semantic Web technologies to digital library systems.

We will start by defining problems in the domain of semantic digital libraries and present solutions that provide building blocks for semantic digital libraries, such as WordNet, DMoz, SKOS, CIDOC-CRM, and OAI-ORE. We will then present the architecture of existing semantic digital libraries, elaborate on resource management, search and browsing features, identity management and communication interfaces. We will discuss in detail the problems and solutions for bibliographic metadata management and interoperability, followed by a presentation of semantic search and browsing solutions, and other personalized and community-aware services.

We will present and discuss results of an evaluation of social and semantic information discovery technologies for digital libraries [http://library.deri.ie/resource/ARfuVUi8 ]. We will compare results achieved using a semantic digital library with a classic, open source library. We will show how semantic digital libraries enhance user experience in information discovery. We will analyze various user satisfaction measures gathered during the evaluation. Finally we will discuss if semantic digital library users are able to retain better the knowledge they have gained while using the system.

We will discuss the future of federations of digital libraries in the context of the Semantic Web and Web 2.0 Internet. Finally we will present six initiatives that adhere to the idea of a semantic digital library:

  • Greenstone [http://www.greenstone.org/], a suite of software, which use advance technologies for building and distributing digital library collections.
  • BRICKS [http://www.brickscommunity.org/] , the largest cultural heritage project in the EU 6th framework program, which applies semantic web technology for managing metadata in a European wide digital library network.
  • DELOS [http://www.delos.info/], an European Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries that contributed a number of research solutions applicable to the domain do semantic digital libraries.

The tutorial will be followed by a hands-on session where participants will be able to try out existing prototypes of semantic digital libraries. We will wrap up the whole tutorial by encouraging everyone to take part in the discussion on the future of semantic digital libraries.

Abstract

Libraries were always the prime source of information for both students and scholars. Recently this information has been published online with digital library systems. Current digital libraries have to provide efficient information discovery solutions to adapt to the fast development of new technologies; they also have to cater the current generations of students. The research on the Semantic Web and the online social networks contributes to the digital libraries domain by supporting interoperability with formal semantics, improving interlinking of information and encouraging users to contribute and share knowledge.

Semantic technologies support more flexible information management than that offered by the classic digital libraries. Information about library resources can be composed from heterogeneous sources, including contributions from the communities of library users. These annotations, combined with legacy data, build foundations for more efficient information discovery in digital libraries.

This book reviews architectures, abstract models, metadata standards and various technologies for building digital library management systems. We derive requirements for advanced digital libraries and propose an architecture model and a set of ontologies for semantic digital libraries. Finally, we present information discovery services using the semantic and social technologies, and the prototype implementation of a semantic digital library that answers these aforementioned requirements.

Our hypothesis is that the semantic and social technologies applied a digital library management system delivers more efficient information discovery solutions, while the library users become more satisfied and can remember more information from what they have learned when using the library. We present two information discovery services that use the semantic and social technologies; we also show a prototype of a semantic digital library. We support our hypothesis by discussing results of initial evaluations of both services and a comprehensive evaluation of the semantic digital library prototype.

Syndicate content