Understands that a SPARQL query matches an RDF graph against a pattern of triples with fixed and variable values.
Foundations of RDF Databases
This older presentation presents the argument that the RDF data model can be viewed as an extension of the traditional database model, rather than as [...]
SPARQL FAQs
This set of FAQs was written before SPARQL 1.1, making it obsolete for practical purposes. However, its treatment of topics such as how SPARQL deals [...]
SPARQL in 11 minutes
This video serves as an introduction to the W3C query language for RDF, SPARQL. Before explaining SPARQL queries themselves, a brief discussion of Linked Data [...]
Querying Datasets on the Web with High Availability
As the Web of Data is growing at an ever increasing speed, the lack of reliable query solutions for live public data becomes apparent. SPARQL [...]
Getting to Know MarkLogic Semantics
This tutorial is self-paced and teaches about MarkLogic Semantics. Upon completing it, the user should be able to: Describe semantic data, triples and triple stores; [...]
Watch this: Probe the Semantic Web with SPARQL
One thing that is immediately obvious from the triple pattern of SPARQL queries is that harvesting information from the Semantic Web is more complex than [...]
Introducing SPARQL: Querying the Semantic Web
While dated and not covering SPARQL 1.1 and its improvements, this resource may still be a useful read for beginners seeking to understand the query [...]
Multi-Agent and Semantic Web Systems: Querying
This slide presentation of lecture material was used as part of a course given at The University of Edinburgh School of Informatics. This lecture discusses [...]
Semantic Technologies: Motivation and Standards
This lecture covers a lot of topics. It hits all the basic standards and technologies in the Semantic Web stack: the RDF data model, SPARQL, [...]
MarkLogic Semantics: Under the Hood
This slide presentation starts with the basics of triples and how to query RDF data using SPARQL (with a focus on SPARQL support in MarkLogic). [...]