[open-bibliography] Call for Use Cases: Library Linked Data

Tue Sep 7 20:51:03 UTC 2010

W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group -
http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/

Call for Use Cases: Library Linked Data

Are you currently using linked data technology [1] for library-related
data, or considering doing it in the near future? If so, please tell us
more by filling in the questionnaire below and sending it back to us or
to public-lld at w3.org, preferably before October 15th, 2010.

The information you provide will be influential in guiding the
activities the Library Linked Data Incubator Group will undertake to
help increase global interoperability of library data on the Web. The
information you provide will be curated and published on the group
wikispace at [3].

We understand that your time is precious, so please don't feel you have
to answer every question. Some sections of the templates are clearly
marked as optional. However, the more information you can provide, the
easier it will be for the Incubator Group to understand your case. And,
of course, please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any trouble
answering our questions. Editorial guidance on specific points is
provided at [2], and examples are available at [3].

We are particularly interested in use cases describing the use of
library linked data for end-user oriented applications. However, we're
not ruling anything out at this stage, and the Incubator Group will
carefully consider all submissions we receive.

On behalf of the Incubator Group, thanks in advance for your time,

Emmanuelle Bermes (Emmanuelle.Bermes_bnf.fr),
Alexander Haffner (A.Haffner_d-nb.de),
Antoine Isaac (aisaac_few.vu.nl) and
Jodi Schneider (jodi.schneider_deri.org)

[1] http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkedData.html
[2] http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/wiki/UCCuration
[3] http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/wiki/UseCases

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=== Name ===

A short name by which we can refer to the use case in discussions.

=== Owner ===

The contact person for this use case.

=== Background and Current Practice ===

Where this use case takes place in a specific domain, and so requires
some prior information to understand, this section is used to describe
that domain. As far as possible, please put explanation of the domain in
here, to keep the scenario as short as possible. If this scenario is
best illustrated by showing how applying technology could replace
current existing practice, then this section can be used to describe the
current practice. Often, the key to why a use case is important
also lies in what problem would occur if it was not achieved, or what
problem means it is hard to achieve.

=== Goal ===

Two short statements stating (1) what is achieved in the scenario
without reference to linked data, and (2) how we use linked data
technology to achieve this goal.

=== Target Audience ===

The main audience of your case. For example scholars, the general
public, service providers, archivists, computer programs...

=== Use Case Scenario ===

The use case scenario itself, described as a story in which actors
interact with systems. This section should focus on the user needs in
this scenario. Do not mention technical aspects and/or the use of linked
data.

=== Application of linked data for the given use case ===

This section describes how linked data technology could be used to
support the use case above. Try to focus on linked data on an abstract
level, without mentioning concrete applications and/or vocabularies.
Hint: Nothing library domain specific.

=== Existing Work (optional) ===

This section is used to refer to existing technologies or approaches
which achieve the use case (Hint: Specific approaches in the library
domain). It may especially refer to running prototypes or applications.

=== Related Vocabularies (optional) ===

Here you can list and clarify the use of vocabularies (element sets and
value vocabularies) which can be helpful and applied within this context.

=== Problems and Limitations (optional) ===

This section lists reasons why this scenario is or may be difficult to
achieve, including pre-requisites which may not be met, technological
obstacles etc. Please explicitly list here the technical challenges made
apparent by this use case. This will aid in creating a roadmap to
overcome those challenges.

=== Related Use Cases and Unanticipated Uses (optional) ===

The scenario above describes a particular case of using linked data.
However, by allowing this scenario to take place, the likely solution
allows for other use cases. This section captures unanticipated uses of
the same system apparent in the use case scenario.

=== References (optional) ===

This section is used to refer to cited literature and quoted websites.