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How to publish linked open data
March 7, 2012
11:00 to 2:00 pm Eastern time (8:00 am to 11:00 am Pacific), via teleconference
It's no longer a matter of if but when most of us will reconfigure our knowledge base plumbing from relational databases to the semantic web. Relational databases won't disappear, of course. It's just that the benefits of the semantic web for extracting more profit from customer relationships, increasing the ROI of the advertising dollar, extending the influence of new ideas, developing new pharmaceuticals, reducing publishing costs, and getting more from taxpayer dollars will be hard to ignore.
In this teleconference workshop, we'll look at some practical examples of linked open data publishing, review the basic concepts, and follow the publishing process step-by-step from relational database export, through schema selection and reconciliation, to the published semantic web code. We'll also discuss how to make your data easier to use and how to use data from other organizations in your own applications. Finally, we'll talk about how to sell the idea of linked open data to your organization and how it will change knowledge management job roles.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
At the end of the workshop, you should be able to:
- Describe the benefits of linked open data for government, funding agencies, and media organizations;
- Understand the underlying technologies that support open publishing;
- Use RDFa code to enhance Web pages;
- Contribute metadata to the Linked Open Data cloud;
- Make a case for creating an open publishing strategy and plan.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS SEMINAR
This seminar is designed for knowledge base publishers, knowledge managers, information architects, taxonomists, business analysts, and knowledge stewards who
want to learn how to address the challenges and capitalize on open publishing opportunities in their own organizations.
SEMINAR FORMAT
The seminar is conducted via teleconference using a toll-free phone number. You can download and view the presentations and handouts on your own computer.
WORKSHOP OUTLINE
Who's using open publishing and why?
Media: New York Times, the Guardian, the BBC, and others
Science: Universities, data aggregators, funding agencies
Search: The Google/Yahoo/Bing collaboration
Government: National & state agencies
How does it work?
Semantic network basics
The open data ecology
How to load a relational database export into the linked open data cloud using Freebase
Other open or free tools to try in your open publishing sandbox
What does it mean?
Opportunities: Reducing costs, improving service, promoting innovation
How to create a business case for linked open data publishing
Challenges: New job roles, partnering, data validation and preservation
The future of intranet search and discovery
New content acquisitions stategies
INSTRUCTOR
DATE & TIME
March 7, 2012 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Eastern time (8:00 am to 11:00 am Pacific). Sessions are conducted via teleconference using a toll-free phone number.
COST
$670 per person (nonmembers), $420 per person
(members of the Society of Knowledge Base Publishers).
HOW TO REGISTER
To register, call (423) 968-5584 to request a pro forma invoice or provide credit card details. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, and Discover. Regardless of method, we must receive payment prior to the event.
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December 27, 2011
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