Structured data in the wild
Practical Linked Data with Open Source
ALA 2014
Systems Librarian, Laurentian University
Library systems
Publishing structured data, out of the box, by default!
Evergreen
As of release 2.6.0 which came out this spring, Evergreen offers RDFa for:
- Bibliographic records
- Holdings
- Libraries (opening hours, contacts, locations, branch relationships)
Koha
As of release 3.14.0 which came out this spring, Koha offers RDFa for:
- Bibliographic records
- Holdings
Discovery layers / repositories
VuFind
As of release 2.2 which came out in January 2014, VuFind offers RDFa for:
- Bibliographic records
- Holdings
Blacklight
As of release 2.2 which came out in January, Blacklight offers microdata for:
- Bibliographic records
Islandora
As of release 7.x-1.3 which came out in March 2014, Islandora offers RDFa for:
- Bibliographic records
The future...
- May be up to you!
- When you change HTML pages, check for structured data before/after
- Consider linked data support when you adopt new systems
- Build linked data into website redesigns