NCBI RDF URI Standards
Topic: Publishing RDF; Competency: Determines whether to use hash (#) or slash (/). This document describes standards for NCBI-minted persistent URIs that identify RDF resources. [...]
Advantages and Myths of RDF
This paper addresses the question, "Is RDF a Framework, Data Model or Vocabulary?" The author argues that RDF is simultaneously a framework, data model and [...]
SPARQL Tutorial: Basic Patterns
A brief, text-based tutorial covering basic patterns and solutions, the main building blocks of SPARQL queries. Discusses variables and fixed values, the SELECT query, and [...]
Linked Data FAQ
A brief overview of Linked Data and the Semantic Web. Contains FAQs and links to other sites, including papers by Tim Berners-Lee and others. Although [...]
Apache Jena Eclipse Configuration Tutorial
Apache Jena is a free and open-source Java framework for building Semantic Web and Linked Data applications. This brief tutorial shows how to download and [...]
Ontology Development 101: A Guide to Creating Your First Ontology
This guide describes an ontology development methodology, lists possible steps in the process, and addresses the complex issues of defining class hierarchies and properties of [...]
Discoverability of SPARQL Endpoints for Linked Open Data
In "Design Issues", Tim Berners-Lee stated that "to make the data be effectively linked, someone who only has the URI of something must be able [...]
Practical Work in Linked Data Using Digital Collections: Unleashing the Expressivity of Data
The UNLV Linked Data Project provides a case study of the complex topic of Linked Open Data, from an emerging concept in librarianship to practical [...]
SPARQL vs. SQL – Intro
This lesson compares the SPARQL and SQL query languages, which are designed to query RDF and relational data, respectively. It is designed for those who [...]
Introduction to Linked Data
This slide presentation was used as part of a training module aiming to answer the following questions: What is Linked Data; What is Open Data; [...]