Abstract
The CoBiS is a network formed by 65 libraries. The project is a pilot for Piedmont that is aiming to provide the Committee with an infrastructure for LOD publishing, thus creating a triplification pipeline designed to be easy to automate and replicate. This is being realized with open source technologies, such as the RML mapping language or the JARQL tool that uses Linked Data to describe the conversion of XML, JSON or tabular data into RDF. The first challenge consisted in making possible the dialog of heterogeneous data sources, coming from four different library software (Clavis, Erasmo, SBNWeb and BIBLIOWin 5.0web) and different types of data (bibliographic, multimedia, and archival). The information contained in the catalogs is progressively interlinked with external data sources, such as Wikidata, VIAF, LoC and BNF authority files, Wikipedia and the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Partners of the CoBiS LOD Project are: National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), Turin Academy of Sciences, Olivetti Historical Archives Association, Alpine Club National Library, Deputazione Subalpina di Storia Patria, National Institute for Metrological Research (INRIM). The technical realization of the project is entrusted to Synapta, and it is partially sponsored by Piedmont Region.
Highlights
The CoBiS (“Coordinamento delle Biblioteche Speciali e Specialistiche di Torino” i.e. Coordination of Special and Specialized Libraries of Turin) is an informal network of 65 libraries, collaborating to provide continuing professional development and to offer a better service to their users.CoBiS libraries are heterogeneous from many points of view: holdings, cataloguing softwares and OPACs
The project is a pilot for Piedmont that is aiming to provide the Committee with an infrastructure for LOD publishing, creating a triplification pipeline designed to be easy to automate and replicate. This is being realized with open source technologies, such as the RML mapping language or the JARQL tool that uses Linked Data to describe the conversion of XML, JSON or tabular data into RDF
The information contained in the catalogs is progressively interlinked with external data sources, such as Wikidata, VIAF, LoC and BNF authority files, Wikipedia and the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
Summary
The CoBiS (“Coordinamento delle Biblioteche Speciali e Specialistiche di Torino” i.e. Coordination of Special and Specialized Libraries of Turin) is an informal network of 65 libraries, collaborating to provide continuing professional development and to offer a better service to their users. CoBiS libraries are heterogeneous from many points of view: holdings, cataloguing softwares and OPACs. The LOD project started in 2015 as a training program, in collaboration with Prof. The program was divided in various topics: copyright, collaboration between libraries and Wikipedia, and Open Data
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