Join us at VLIZ for our third live community event of the academic year.
Learn about Linked Open Data and get a tour of the VLIZ library while enjoying the stunning view on the North Sea.
Hope to see you all there!
Agenda of the day:
Join us for a day at the North Sea to discover the wonders of Linked Data! The Open Science team of VLIZ has constructed a programme tailored to data stewards to learn and implement Linked Data in their regular day.
Full programme:
09h30 - 10h00: Welcome and coffee
10h00 – 10h30: Update Community
10h30 – 11h15: to LOD or FAIR: Considering the Application of Linked Data in Scientific
Research by Marc Portier
Since 2020 the VLIZ Marine Data Centre, in its pursuit of FAIR and Open Data, has been gradually implementing Semantic Web Technology techniques, libraries and frameworks to help grow the ‘Research Knowledge Graph’. In this presentation, Marc Portier will give the necessary basics to navigate through this fascinating world, with a focus on opportunities and frameworks for RDM support, including linked data and RDFs
11h15 – 11h30: Coffee Break
11h30 – 12h15: Workshop part 1: KGap
KGap (Knowledge-Graph analysis platform) is a framework for analysis & reporting using linked data. With this workshop, you get hands-on experience on how to use this tool and insight how it can assist your work as a data steward. Don’t forget to bring your laptop for this part!
12h15 – 12h45: Lunch
12h45 – 14h00: Visit to VLIZ Library + Marine Station Ostend (MSO)
14h00 – 14h45: Workshop part 2: Feedback moment of KGap: Your experience, implementation, troubleshooting
14h45 – 15h00: Coffee break
15h00 – 16h00: Use Cases and Discussion on Linked Open Data in Research and RDM
A Panel discussion to answer all your questions relating to Linked Open Data, discuss use cases and take a look at the future of linked data in Research and Research Data Management. [We are joined by a.o. Raf Buyle (Digitaal Vlaanderen), Bart Dooms (VITO), Marc Portier (VLIZ)]
16h00 – 16h15: Closing notes and check-out