1. A foundation for change
SUHF seminarium
Nationell infrastruktur
27 Augusti 2010, Stockholm, Sverige
Mats Hernvall / TING.Concept / DBC
mats@hernvall.com - www.ting.dk - mhe@dbc.dk
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2. Dagens agenda!
# Kort historik
# Vad ärTING.concept
# TING.concept Community
# Status idag
# Q&A
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3. Historik
# Projekt initierat 2008Q3 av Danmarks två största
folkbibliotek Århus och Köpenhamn
# DBC vald som teknikpartner – infrastruktur, SOA,
bibliotek.dk, Open Source
# Open - Data, Access, Licenses, Source, Innovation and
Minds
# Just Do It, Win-Win-Win, Make a difference!
Ensure that library services are relevant
for the users in the digital society
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4. Förändringskrafter
# Pervasive library och tjänster, mer än sökning, content in
context, flexibilitet
# Fragmentisering av innehållstjänster, mångfald av system, silos,
inlåsning av data
# Problem för användarna, dåligt utnyttjande av resurser, dålig
synlighet och återanvändning av kunskap
# Önskan om effektiv användning av innehåll på mängder av
plattformar och sammanhang samt utveckling av nya tjänster
# TCO och kostnadseffektivitet – integration/underhåll/ drift/
licenser/utveckling
# Skalbarhet och samarbete: nationellt –lokalt, stort – litet,
bibliotek – leverantörer, infrastruktur – tjänster
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5. Our mission
# to liberate library content - data and knowledge
# to handle library content as objects with structure,
metadata and relations
# to place library services and content in meaningful
contexts for the users
# to make the users knowledge and library knowledge
visible and useful
# to use open source software to promote collaboration
# to form communities for innovation, development and
knowledge sharing
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6. Libraries in the Digital- Society!
TING.concept
• Context
• The pervasive library
• Everywhere – the workflow – network
Context
• Personalization
# Library services - designing for user needs is
fundamentally about people, their activities,
and the context of those activities
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7. Libraries in the Digital- Society!
TING.concept
• Content
• Interaction
• Context Access
# access methods that supports user experiences in
workflows and processes – content in context
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8. Libraries in the Digital- Society!
TING.concept
• Content
• Interaction
• Context
Content
# indexes to hundreds of millions of the
worldÊs best „social and knowledge‰ objects -
words, images and sound
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9. TING.concept – overall
• Content
• Interaction Search People
Objects
+ +
+
• Context Filter Activities
Metadata
+ +
+
Services Design
Relations
Content Access Context
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10. TING.concept
TING.concept original map
• Horizontal integration
• Integrated search
• Unified indexes – but extended with Linked Data + Federated search
• Distributed model – integrates several systems and indexes
• Unique through the focus on API´s and WS + partnerships
• Support competition in the front end
• Widgetize the world – mashup – match services - Interaction
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11. TING.concept
TING.concept original map
• Horizontal integration
• Integrated search
• Unified indexes – but extended with Linked Data + Federated search
• Distributed model – integrates several systems and indexes
• Unique through the focus on API´s and WS + partnerships
• Support competition in the front end
• Objects
Widgetize the world – mashup – match services - Interaction
Relations
Metadata
Enrichments
Indexes
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12. TING.concept
TING.concept original map
• Horizontal integration
•
Content
Integrated search
• Library indexes – but extended with Linked Data + Federated search
Unified
• Distributed model – integrates several systems and indexes
System(s)
•
- Unique through the focus on API´s and WS + partnerships
--
• Support competition in the front end
Content
• Objects
Widgetize the world – mashup – match services - Interaction
Providers
--- Relations
Open Content Metadata
--- Enrichments
Library Indexes
Content
---
User Content
---
Interaction
Statistics
TING.concept – SUHF 2010-08-27 – www.dbc.dk

13. TING.concept
TING.concept original map
WS/API
• Horizontal integration
•
Content
Integrated search Search
Scan
• Library indexes – but extended with Linked Data + Federated search
Unified
• Admin
Distributed model – integrates several systems and indexes
System(s)
•
- Unique through the focus on API´s and WS + partnerships
-- Relevance
• Support competition in the front end
Content ---
• Objects
Widgetize the world – mashup – match services - Interaction
Providers Spell
--- Relations
ADHL
Open Content Metadata
Similar
--- Enrichments
Library
Covers
Indexes
Content User generated
--- content
User Content Geotags
---
Interaction
Statistics
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14. TING.concept
TING.concept original map
WS/API
• Horizontal integration
•
Content
Integrated search Search
Scan
• Library indexes – but extended with Linked Data + Federated search
Unified
• Admin
Distributed model – integrates several systems and indexes
System(s)
•
- Unique through the focus on API´s and WS + partnerships
-- Relevance
• Support competition in the front end Interaction
Content ---
• Objects
Widgetize the world – mashup – match services - Interaction
Providers Interfaces
Spell
--- Relations
ADHL Websites
Open Content Metadata
Similar Applications
--- Enrichments
Covers Widgets
Library Indexes
Content User generated Gadgets
--- content …
User Content Geotags
---
Interaction
Statistics
TING.concept – SUHF 2010-08-27 – www.dbc.dk

15. TING.concept
TING.concept original map
WS/API
• Horizontal integration
•
Content
Integrated search Search
Scan
• Library indexes – but extended with Linked Data + Federated search
Unified
• Admin
Distributed model – integrates several systems and indexes
System(s)
•
- Unique through the focus on API´s and WS + partnerships
-- Relevance
• Support competition in the front end Interaction
Content ---
• Objects
Widgetize the world – mashup – match services - Interaction
Providers Interfaces
Spell
--- Relations
ADHL Websites
Open Content Metadata
Similar Applications
--- Enrichments
Covers Widgets
Library Indexes
Content User generated Gadgets
--- content …
User Content Geotags
---
Interaction Transactional Content Services
Statistics Authentification, Availability, Reservations
Loan, Stream, Download, …
TING.concept – SUHF 2010-08-27 – www.dbc.dk

16. TING.concept
TING.concept original map
WS/API
• Horizontal integration Linked
•
Content
Integrated search Search
Data
Scan
• Library indexes – but extended with Linked Data + Federated search
Unified
• Admin
Distributed model – integrates several systems and indexes
System(s)
•
- Unique through the focus on API´s and WS + partnerships
-- Relevance
• Support competition in the front end Interaction
Content ---
• Objects
Widgetize the world – mashup – match services - Interaction
Providers Interfaces
Spell
--- Relations
ADHL Websites
Open Content Metadata
Similar Applications
--- Enrichments
Covers Widgets
Library Indexes
Content User generated Gadgets
--- Federated content …
User Content Search Geotags
---
Interaction Transactional Content Services
Statistics Authentification, Availability, Reservations
Loan, Stream, Download, …
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17. DBC.Brønd (Datawell)
Web Spell, ADHL,
Services SearchAdmin Search Scan Cover, etc.
Search, Index
Object Facettes, etc.
Repository Solr
Content
Data
Dock Fedora
Commons
Lucene
Harvest: Creates objects from input files
Annotate: Writes metadata to the object
Relation: Builds relations to other objects
Store: Stores the object in Fedora
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19. Community slogan
An open eco-system for
digital [cultural] innovation
collaboration, and
shared results
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20. TiNG.concept Community
mapping
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21. Partnerships!
# Important part of TING.concept
# Partnerships on all levels: system vendors,
content suppliers, developers, libraries⁄
# Joint projects – Innovation – New products
# Partnership committment
# to implement digital library services in the
spirit of TING.concept
# to share experiences and results through
TING.concept Community
# to contribute according to ability
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22. T!NGCONCEPTecosystem
Use / Re-use
Contribute
Cooperate
Projects Collaborate
Separately owned,
Baseed
funded and governed
B
Based on / supports TING
Initiated
Owned Participate
Governed Partnership
Funded Committment
System
Individuals Vendors Libraries Institutions Publishers Etc.
Integrators
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24. DING.TING core
Copenhagen
Århus
Kolding
Gentofte
Library 1
Library 1
DBC
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25. Why TING.concept
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26. Proof of concept
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28. TING users / partners in Denmark
# Public Libraries above (mostly
Drupal)
# InLead Libraries (Drupal/EasyCMS)
# Integra Libraries (Drupal)
# Netlydbog (Drupal)
# 7 ProfessionshŒjskoler (Drupal)
# PallesGavebod - national children's
library web (TING backend)
# Danish Digital Library, National
project for new library
infrastructure, not yet started
(inspired by TING.concept)
# BIBOS, ⁄
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29. Some pros and cons
+ Kontroll och flexibilitet: innehåll och struktur, licenser,
metadata, relationer och mervärde/kompletteringar
+ Användning och Innovation: möjlighet att bygga upp ett
bestående värde som stödjer fri användnig och utveckling
+ Skalbarhet och Samarbete: lokalt – nationellt - internationellt
- Innehåll och Licenser: initialt betydligt mindre innehåll än de
specialiserade lev, stort arbete att hantera licenser och avtal
- Funktionalitet idag: de specialiserade systemleverantörerna har
ett funktionellt försprång med dedikerade sökgränssnitt
- Resursintensivt: centrala resurser för utveckling, drift och
koordinering + behov av nationell/lokal samverkan
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30. Some lessons learned
# The TING.concept works – library services in context
# Library usage behavior *is* diverse
# Ex. what's the meaning of relevance within 100Ês of
million objects of different types and structure?
# Good interaction interfaces is everything – great need for
UX people and Interaction Designers
# The collaborative win-win-win model works but takes a
lot of time and effort (initial project -> community)
# We have only started and learn new things every day –
this is a long and exciting journey driven by Libraries
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31. The ´s ahead
# More libraries, vendors and suppliers
# More content in the BrŒnd
# More innovations and services
# More collaboration and sharing
# More creative people
# More library use and users
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32. Contact
Mats Hernvall
mhe@dbc.dk
www.dbc.dk
www.ting.dk
dk.linkedin.com/in/hernvall
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33. TING sources!
# TING.concept Community (danish) - www.ting.dk
# TING.brŒnd (aka TING.well & OLS Search) + Services/WS source code and
documentation - oss.dbc.dk
# DBC – Open Library Strategy (OLS) Vison, Services and Architecture
(danish) - www.dbc.dk
# Library web interface in Drupal aka Ding.TING
Community start point (danish)- ting.dk/dting/
Source code - github.com/dingproject/ding
Bugtracker - libraryding.lighthouseapp.com/dashboard
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