- From: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
- Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:46:33 -0400
- To: Bernadette Hyland <bhyland@3roundstones.com>
- CC: John Erickson <olyerickson@gmail.com>, Linked Data community <public-lod@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <4CAE1589.7030902@openlinksw.com>
On 10/7/10 1:53 PM, Bernadette Hyland wrote: > Hi Kingsley, > I hope the following context answers your question since I'm familiar > with the details ... Bernadette, > > In the spirit of transparency, we are looking for ways to raise the > profile of successful projects in order to increase credibility of the > SemWeb/LD community. A book like this doesn't generate the editor or > authors money per se, rather it raises the profile of these projects & > builds towards our common objectives in a credible manner. > > Author's individual names were listed in the table of contents with > the chapter title, *not* their affiliation or organization. We hope > the book will be very representative of all nations involved in > Linking Data, including their motivations, approaches and lessons > learned. The first book (LED) is very diverse IMO. > > But back to the money since we are talking transparency. The editor > will do most of the work upfront (call for papers, coordination, peer > review, mark up, etc). The editor then finds a suitable publisher, > enter into a contract, negotiate the details on publication timeline, > rights, fees, etc. In the case of the LED book, Dave stands to earn > < $10/hr for the hours he spent organizing the call for chapters, > working with at least three peers to review/edit each chapter, putting > the book into LaTeX, etc. It is a labor of love so to speak .... > > I doubt Springer will make the NY Times best seller list with the > Linking Enterprise Data book[1], but when books and conferences happen > around a topic, it is perceived as having a market which helps > legitimize our efforts. > > We promise to continue looking for innovative ways to make content > like this available for linked data producers & consumers, as are more > & more people each day around the world. All good, re. clarity. But note some assumptions that nobody has control over: 1. Springer making the NY Times best seller list -- we are in exponential times, Linked Data is hot, and the InterWeb is redefining Media amongst other things, it could be a best seller 2. Labor of love -- still a case of dealing with that scarce resource we know as "Time", all contributors should be clear about this aspect from the get-go 3. Attribution -- it's highly likely that most contributors to this book also possess WebIDs, so why not consider Attribution by WebID in addition to Literal Names? > > As John said, it is entirely up to you if you wish to contribute but > *no one* is editing and/or writing a chapter for the money. John: was reacting (I believe) rather than responding to my comment. You've just responded to my comment :-) An opaque and inherently ambiguous project participation call-out has now morphed into a much clearer endeavor -- I hope -- with regards to all potential participants. Kingsley > > Cheers, > > Bernadette Hyland > CEO, Talis, Inc. > www.talis.com <http://www.talis.com> > Tel. +1-540-898-6410 > > [1] > http://www.springer.com/computer/database+management+%26+information+retrieval/book/978-1-4419-7664-2 > > On Oct 7, 2010, at 12:21 PM, Kingsley Idehen wrote: > >> On 10/7/10 11:42 AM, John Erickson wrote: >>> Will all due respect, as with any monograph this is a call to >>> *contribute*; the benefits if accepted are being part of an important >>> work. Recipients are free to not submit! >> >> John, >> >> My question still stands? Who benefits from the sale of the book? No >> harm in investing a little more time about the expanse of the value >> chain graph. >> >> Time is money. Time is a fixed component that is eternally scarce. >> Time is the ultimate problem. From these problems come opportunities >> and opportunity costs. >> >> People don't always have enough time to figure our the density of any >> given value graph or its superficial value chain. Finding out vital >> details *after* you've committed time and effort typically leads to >> bad-will. >> >> Let's be clear about this stuff. That's all I seek. Transparency >> hasn't killed anyone or made enemies of friends, not the case with >> opacity! >> >> Kingsley >>> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Kingsley >>> Idehen<kidehen@openlinksw.com <mailto:kidehen@openlinksw.com>> wrote: >>>> On 10/7/10 10:02 AM, David Wood wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Please find below a Call for Chapters for a new contributed book to be >>>> entitled Linking_Government_Data. Please distribute this >>>> information as >>>> widely as possible to help us collect useful success stories, >>>> techniques and >>>> benefits to using Linked Data in governments. Thanks in advance. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> David Wood announces a Call for Chapters for a new book to be entitled >>>> Linking Government Data. First proposal submissions are due >>>> November 30, >>>> 2010 to david@3roundstones.com <mailto:david@3roundstones.com>. >>>> >>>> The book is intended to be published in print, ebooks format and on >>>> the Web, >>>> but a publisher has not yet been chosen. More than one publisher is >>>> interested. >>>> >>>> CHAPTER PROPOSALS INVITED FROM RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS IN >>>> LINKED DATA, >>>> DATA MANAGEMENT AND WEB INFORMATION SYSTEMS >>>> >>>> 1st Proposal Submission Deadline: November 30, 2010 >>>> Full Chapter Submission Deadline: March 1, 2010 >>>> >>>> Linking Government Data >>>> A book edited by David Wood, Talis, USA >>>> >>>> I. Introduction >>>> >>>> Linking Government Data is the application of Semantic Web architecture >>>> principles to real-world information management issues faced by >>>> government >>>> agencies. The term LGD is a play on Linking Open Data (LOD), a >>>> community >>>> project started by the World Wide Web Consortium’s Semantic Web >>>> Education >>>> and Outreach Interest Group aimed at exposing data sets to the Web in >>>> standard formats and actively relating them to one another with >>>> hyperlinks. >>>> >>>> Data in general is growing at a much faster rate than traditional >>>> technologies allow. The World Wide Web is the only information >>>> system we >>>> know that scales to the degree that it does and is robust to both >>>> changes >>>> and failure of components. Most software does not work nearly as >>>> well as the >>>> Web does. Applying the Web’s architectural principles to government >>>> information distribution programs may be the only way to >>>> effectively address >>>> the current and future information glut. Challenges remain, >>>> however, because >>>> the publication of data to the Web requires government agencies to >>>> give up >>>> the central control and planning traditionally applied by IT >>>> departments. >>>> >>>> A primary goal of this book is to highlight both costs and benefits to >>>> broader society of the publication of raw data to the Web by government >>>> agencies. How might the use of government Linked Data by the Fourth >>>> Estate >>>> of the public press change societies? >>>> >>>> How can agencies fulfill their missions with less cost? How must >>>> intra-agency culture change to allow public presentation of Linked >>>> Data? >>>> >>>> This book follows the successful publication of Linking Enterprise >>>> Data by >>>> Springer Science+Business Media in October 2011. >>>> >>>> II. Objective of the Book >>>> >>>> This book aims to provide practical approaches to addressing common >>>> information management issues by the application of Semantic Web >>>> and Linked >>>> Data research to government environments and to report early >>>> experiences >>>> with the publication of Linked Data by government agencies. The >>>> approaches >>>> taken are based on international standards. The book is to be >>>> written and >>>> edited by leaders in Semantic Web and Linked Data research and >>>> standards >>>> development and early adopters of Semantic Web and Linked Data >>>> standards and >>>> techniques. >>>> >>>> III. Target Audience >>>> >>>> This book is meant for Semantic Web researchers and academicians, >>>> and CTOs, >>>> CIOs, enterprise architects, project managers and application >>>> developers in >>>> commercial, not-for-profit and government organizations concerned with >>>> scalability, flexibility and robustness of information management >>>> systems. >>>> Not-for-profit organizations specifically include the library and >>>> museum >>>> communities. >>>> >>>> Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: >>>> – social, >>>> technical and mission values of applying Web architecture to government >>>> content, such as the means by which deployment agility, resilience >>>> and reuse >>>> of data may be accomplished – Relating to other eGov initiatives – >>>> Building >>>> of social (human-centered) communities to curate distributed data – >>>> Enterprise infrastructure for Linking Government Data – Persistent >>>> Identifiers – Linking the government cloud – Applications of Linked >>>> Data to >>>> government transparency, organizational learning or curation >>>> of/access to >>>> distributed information – Publishing large-scale Linked Data. >>>> >>>> Contributions from those working with government Linked Data >>>> projects of all >>>> sizes are sought. Many stories exist from the U.S. and U.K. government >>>> agencies, but contributions from Estonia, Germany, New Zealand, >>>> Norway, etc, >>>> etc, are more than welcome. >>>> >>>> IV. Publisher >>>> >>>> The book is intended to be published in print, ebooks format and on >>>> the Web, >>>> but a publisher has not yet been chosen. More than one publisher is >>>> interested. This book is expected to be published in late 2011. >>>> >>>> V. Proposals >>>> >>>> Proposals for chapters should consist of a summary of intended >>>> material, >>>> approximately 1-2 pages in length. Please provide a working chapter >>>> title, >>>> authors names and affiliations, relevant experience with Linked Data >>>> projects for a government entity (or approaches applicable to such >>>> entities) >>>> and a description of the proposed chapter’s contents. >>>> >>>> VI. Important Dates >>>> >>>> November 30, 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline >>>> December 22, 2010: Notification of Proposal Acceptance >>>> February 28, 2011: Full Chapter Submission >>>> March 21, 2011: Review Results Notification >>>> April 15, 2011: Revised Chapter Submission >>>> May 1, 2011: Final Decision Notification >>>> May 15, 2010: Final Revised and Formatted Chapter Submission >>>> >>>> Inquiries and submissions should be sent by electronic mail to: >>>> David Wood (david@3roundstones.com <mailto:david@3roundstones.com>) >>>> VP Engineering >>>> Talis Inc. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> David, >>>> >>>> Who gets paid for this book? I am assuming that this book is commercial >>>> rather than free? >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Kingsley Idehen >>>> President& CEO >>>> OpenLink Software >>>> Web: http://www.openlinksw.com >>>> Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen >>>> <http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/%7Ekidehen> >>>> Twitter/Identi.ca: kidehen >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> Regards, >> >> Kingsley Idehen >> President& CEO >> OpenLink Software >> Web: http://www.openlinksw.com >> Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen >> <http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/%7Ekidehen> >> Twitter/Identi.ca: kidehen >> >> >> >> >> >> > -- Regards, Kingsley Idehen President& CEO OpenLink Software Web: http://www.openlinksw.com Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen Twitter/Identi.ca: kidehen
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