Linked Data Patterns

A pattern catalogue for modelling, publishing, and consuming Linked Data

Leigh Dodds

Ian Davis

2022-09-06

Abstract

This book lives at http://patterns.dataincubator.org. Check that website for the latest version.

The book is also available as both a PDF and EPUB download.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 UK: England & Wales License. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/.

Thanks to members of the Linked Data mailing list for their feedback and input, and Sean Hannan for contributing some CSS to style the online book.


Table of Contents

1. Introduction
Overview
2. Identifier Patterns
Hierarchical URIs
Literal Keys
Natural Keys
Patterned URIs
Proxy URIs
Rebased URI
Shared Keys
URL Slug
3. Modelling Patterns
Custom Datatype
Index Resources
Label Everything
Link Not Label
Multi-Lingual Literal
N-Ary Relation
Ordered List
Ordering Relation
Preferred Label
Qualified Relation
Reified Statement
Repeated Property
Topic Relation
Typed Literal
4. Publishing Patterns
Annotation
Autodiscovery
Dataset Autodiscovery
Document Type
Edit Trail
Embedded Metadata
Equivalence Links
Link Base
Materialize Inferences
Primary Topic Autodiscovery
Progressive Enrichment
See Also
Unpublish
5. Data Management Patterns
Graph Annotation
Graph Per Aspect
Graph Per Resource
Graph Per Source
Named Graph
Union Graph
6. Application Patterns
Assertion Query
Blackboard
Bounded Description
Composite Descriptions
Follow Your Nose
Missing Isn't Broken
Named Query
Parallel Loading
Parallel Retrieval
Parameterised Query
Resource Caching
Schema Annotation
Smushing
Transformation Query
URI Resolver