A Resource List Management Tool for Undergraduate Students Based on Linked Open Data Principles

Clarke, Chris

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-02121-3_51

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“…Talis Aspire (Clarke, 2009) is a Web-based Resource List Management application deployed to university lecturers and students. As users create lists through a conventional Web interface, the application produces RDF triples which are persisted to an underlying Linked Data-compatible store.…”

Section: Talis Aspirementioning

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Linked Data - The Story So Far

Bizer

Heath

Berners‐Lee

2009

International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems

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The term Linked Data refers to a set of best practices for publishing and connecting structured data on the Web. These best practices have been adopted by an increasing number of data providers over the last three years, leading to the creation of a global data space containing billions of assertions -the Web of Data. In this article we present the concept and technical principles of Linked Data, and situate these within the broader context of related technological developments. We describe progress to date in publishing Linked Data on the Web, review applications that have been developed to exploit the Web of Data, and map out a research agenda for the Linked Data community as it moves forward.

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Section: Talis Aspirementioning

confidence: 99%

Linked Data - The Story So Far

Bizer

Heath

Berners‐Lee

2009

International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems

3,399

2,300

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“…Interest in the role that online 'resource lists' -collections of materials selected by academics; supported by academic library services; and delivered to students -can play in underpinning 'directed learning' has been increasing sharply within the higher education sector in the last few years (Atkinson, 2010;Chad, 2010;Chad 2012;Clarke, 2009;Telstar, 2010).…”

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“…Rather than being built through a traditional relational database environment, Talis Aspire is a based on the architecture of 'linked data'; and is closely aligned to the company's wider strategic objectives in relation to both open data modelling and the semantic web (Clarke, 2009). Authentication and authorisation is required for all aspects of the creation, editing, publishing (and ultimately withdrawal and archiving) of lists; but the contents of lists can (as a default) be openly discovered through both persistent deep-links and the application's own tenancy level search engine.…”

Section: Talis Aspirementioning

confidence: 99%

Implementing a resource list management system in an academic library

Cross

2015

The Electronic Library

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the key components of the introduction of a new resource list management system (RLMS) at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) using the Aspire application from Talis Education. It explains the key service goals; the implementation milestones; the main technical challenges which needed to be addressed; and the dynamic relationship between the rollout of the RLMS and existing selection, acquisition and resource delivery processes. Design/methodology/approach – This evidence in this paper is drawn from the experiences of the NTU RLMS project group, which involved colleagues from Libraries and Learning Resources, Information Systems and the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) teams at the university. It draws on both qualitative evaluations and quantitative assessments of adoption and use by academics, students and library staff; and the internal mechanisms of project review. Findings – This paper concludes that the successful technical implementation of a cloud-based mission-critical service for academics and students depends on a successful collaboration between library, VLE and technical teams; and reaffirms that a hosted RLMS service still requires the deployment of local technical expertise. It is essential (although not always straightforward) to try to anticipate the impact that the introduction of a new RLMS will have on existing processes (inside the library and without). Ultimately, however, the successful implementation of an RLMS is dependent on securing its adoption by both academics and students; not least by ensuring that the application meets their needs. Although it is not a technical prerequisite, the prospect of a successful implementation of an RLMS is greatly improved when working with the grain of a supportive institutional policy environment. Originality/value – Interest in “next-generation” resource list systems which can address the needs of students, academics and library services is likely to increase sharply in the next few years, as library services seek to align both resource spend and resource discovery more closely than ever with the student experience around “directed reading”. The experiences of an “early adopter” implementer of an RLMS highlight some of the key prerequisites and significant operational decisions, and provide a number of insights for those about to embark on a similar implementation process.

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“…Talis Aspire [24] is a resource management system widely adopted by HEIs in the UK. With this system, teachers can prescribe learning materials to students through a conventional Web interface; behind the scenes, RDF triples are produced and persisted to a centralized triple store, enabling the linking of resources across institutions.…”

Section: Talis Aspirementioning

confidence: 99%

The Opportunity of Linked Data for the European Higher Education Area

Vega-Gorgojo¹,

Tiropanis²,

Millard³

2016

IJIET

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Abstract-The european higher education area (EHEA) aims to create a more comparable, compatible and coherent space of Higher Education in Europe. After a decade of reforms, most of the required instruments are already in place, so the next years are key to complete the implementation and consolidation of the EHEA. However, data challenges pose a threat to pivotal EHEA processes such as credit recognition that require institutions to cooperate and integrate their datasets scattered across diverse repositories in multiple data formats. Linked Data principles and practices have the potential to address such difficulties, as demonstrated with the emergence of a global data space -the Web of Data. This paper first discusses the benefits of Linked Data for the emergent EHEA, devising a new set of Linked Data-driven scenarios that leverage current EHEA processes. Further, a set of preliminary Linked Data deployments is examined to assess the advantages and identify the challenges ahead in the EHEA landscape.Index Terms-European higher education area (EHEA), linked data, semantic web, technology-enhanced learning (TEL).

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A Resource List Management Tool for Undergraduate Students Based on Linked Open Data Principles

Cited by 12 publications

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Linked Data - The Story So Far

Linked Data - The Story So Far

Implementing a resource list management system in an academic library

The Opportunity of Linked Data for the European Higher Education Area

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