Ed SummersFeb 10, 2024

JSON-LD can be nice to work with as a JSON object, for example:

https://kolektiva.social/@anarchivist/111905336837934109.json

But it can also be very difficult to work with, for example:

https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85079255.jsonld

Since you don't really know what you're going to get you need to use heavy RDF processing tools just to work with some JSON data. I think that's why people don't like JSON-LD.

Show threadPatrick HochstenbachFeb 10, 2024
@edsu This just depends on the tooks loc.gov used to create the JSON-LD, right. It just could be a JSON file, pretty readable, with a context inline or known to exists. I'm not a big fan of JSON-LD but this is not the reason. It is a compromise solution. As ugly and use-full as XML.
Show threadEd SummersFeb 10, 2024

@hochstenbach yes, they could have chosen to publish it differently, but they didn't, and it's still valid JSON-LD. Uncertainty about how its going to be structured raises the bar for everyone who wants to use it.

But I guess different communities on the web could have norms of usage, that take some of the guess work out of parsing.

Show threadAndromeda YeltonFeb 11, 2024
@edsu @hochstenbach I made this exact comment to them when I was doing a project on LoC data.
Show threadEd SummersFeb 11, 2024
@thatandromeda @hochstenbach what did they say?
Show threadAndromeda YeltonFeb 11, 2024
@edsu @hochstenbach i do not recall (it was in a context where they were gathering a lot of feedback and synthesizing it later)
Show threadEd SummersFeb 14, 2024

@thatandromeda @hochstenbach I got worked up enough to write a blog post, lol: https://inkdroid.org/2024/02/14/publishing-jsonld/

Hopefully it was ok to quote your post @acka47 ?

On Publishing JSON-LD

Show threadAdrianFeb 14, 2024
@edsu No problem, thanks! @thatandromeda @hochstenbach
Show threadAdrian
@edsu At #elag2019, we already did hands-on bootcamp on creating #LOUD from the #Bibframe works dataset, indexing it and using it e.g. with #Openrefine. Slides: https://hbz.github.io/elag2019-bootcamp/ repo: https://github.com/hbz/elag2019-bootcamp I haven't heard of any new Bibframe work bulk download since, though. @thatandromeda @hochstenbach
From LOD to LOUD: building and using JSON-LD APIs

Bootcamp at ELAG2019

Feb 14, 2024 at 9:02pmWeb