Linked Open Data Fundamentals

Linked Open Data (LOD) refers to a set of standards and practices that allow data to contribute to the Semantic Web. This introduction will cover how LOD works in theory and practice. It will provide an overview of various projects and tools for using and making it, with an emphasis on cultural data and on the suite of tools offered by the Linked Infrastructure for Networked Cultural Scholarship (LINCS). It will also touch on scholarly perspectives on LOD and the challenges and opportunities such data poses for humanities scholars as far as modelling, context, nuance, and honouring difference and specificity are concerned.  

This workshop is suitable for anyone desiring an introduction to LOD and the Semantic Web, as well as anyone who is interested in an overview of what LINCS does, considering working with LINCS tools, or would like to know more about preparing data for publication through LINCS.

Led by Kim Martin and Sarah Roger

This is a Forward Linking (LINCS)-DHSITE workshop.