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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 fill in the questionnaire below and sending it to

aisaac@few.vu.nl

or to public-lld@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].

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 write if you have any trouble answering questions.

Editorial guidance on specific points is provided at [2], and examples are

available at [3].

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

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
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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.
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=== 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.
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=== 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.