Re: [CODE4LIB] linked data question

2015-02-24 Thread Mixter,Jeff
There are a few issue here that might need to be parsed out. The first is indexing Linked Data. It seems to make sense from a performance perspective to have a local index for the URIs and their names. For example http://viaf.org/viaf/102333412 name: Austen, Jane Pretend 'name' is

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf triplestores

2014-12-19 Thread Mixter,Jeff
A triplestore is basically a database backend for RDF triples. The major benefit is that it allows for SPARQL querying. You could imagine a triplestore as being the same thing as a relational database that can be queried with SQL. The drawback that I have run into is that unless you have

Re: [CODE4LIB] linked data and open access

2014-12-19 Thread Mixter,Jeff
I can not speak much on the Linked Open Data but I think the reason you see so much more Linked Data in Europe is that they have been working with RDF in research and development projects much longer then we have here in the US (i.e. European Linked Data research is much more mature than Linked

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf triplestores

2014-12-19 Thread Mixter,Jeff
Specialist Beaufort County Library 843 255 6450 sforr...@bcgov.net http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org For Leisure, For Learning, For Life -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mixter,Jeff Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 10:20 AM

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf triplestores

2014-12-19 Thread Mixter,Jeff
Austen value to see whether or not they had any data, which is not a natural way of using a RDB. -Sarah On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 11:10 AM, Mixter,Jeff mixt...@oclc.org wrote: Stuart, Since triplestores, in essence, store graph data I think a slightly better question is what can you do

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf triplestores

2014-12-19 Thread Mixter,Jeff
, Dec 19, 2014 at 11:10 AM, Mixter,Jeff mixt...@oclc.org wrote: Stuart, Since triplestores, in essence, store graph data I think a slightly better question is what can you do with graph data (if you do not mind me rephrasing you question). From this perspective I would point

Re: [CODE4LIB] Starting with Virtuoso - tutorial etc.

2014-12-17 Thread Mixter,Jeff
I am collecting some resources (beginner level) in order to start using Virtuoso (OpenSource Edition) for a project I am working with. I would like to use it both for hosting triples and for its sponger (CSV to RDF) I sincerely never used it, but I would like to give it try. Do you have some