Linked data and libraries

A ‘Semantic Web’ Using Linked Data for day-to-day data transfer , 2009

The term Linked Data refers to a set of best practices for publishing and connecting structured data on the Web. These best practices have been adopted by an increasing number of data providers over the last three years, leading to the creation of a global data space containing billions of assertions - the Web of Data. In this article we present the concept and technical principles of Linked Data, and situate these within the broader context of related technological developments. We describe progress to date in publishing Linked Data on the Web, review applications that have been developed to exploit the Web of Data, and map out a research agenda for the Linked Data community as it moves forward.

New Library World, 2012

Contemporary metadata principles and standards tended to result in document-centric rather than data-centric; human-readable rather than machine-processable metadata. In order for libraries to create and harness shareable, mashable and re-usable metadata, a conceptual shift can be achieved by adjusting current library models such as Resource Description and Access (RDA) and Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) to models based on Linked Data principles. In relation to technical formats, libraries can leapfrog to Linked Data technical formats such as the Resource Description Framework (RDF), without disrupting current library metadata operations. This paper provides six key recommendations for libraries and standards agencies. These include rising to the challenges and embracing the opportunities presented by current technological trends, adopting minimal requirements of Linked Data principles, developing ontologies, deciding on what needs to be retained from current library models, becoming part of the Linked Data cloud, and developing mixed-metadata (standards-based and socially-constructed) approaches. Finally, the paper concludes by identifying and discussing five major benefits of such metadata re-conceptualisation. The benefits include metadata openness and sharing, serendipitous discovery of information resources, identification of zeitgeist and emergent metadata, facet-based navigation and metadata enriched with links.

For many in the library field, linked open data (LOD) is both a common and an enigmatic phrase. Linked data has been the topic of many articles, books, conference presentations, and workshops in recent years. The topic, however, is one that many are still working to understand. This article is a brief primer and survey of the current LOD landscape for those who are either new to LOD or wish to reacquaint themselves with LOD. The article will start with a basic introduction to LOD, including some of the standards and formats involved. The second half will describe some of the major LOD projects and efforts in various fields, including libraries, archives, and museums, and provide links to selected resources for those who want to learn more.

JCDL '18: Proceedings of the 18th ACM/IEEE on Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, 2018

e aim of this study was to explore the bene ts and challenges to using Linked Data (LD) in the Libraries, Archives and Museums (LAMs) as perceived by Information Professionals (IPs). e study also aimed to gain an insight into potential solutions for overcoming these challenges, with a particular focus on the idea of LD tooling for IPs as a means of doing so. Data was collected via a questionnaire which was completed by 185 Information Professionals (IPs) from a range of LAM institutions. Results indicated that there are many challenges relating to the usability and utility of LD tooling that create barriers to IPs engaging with LD. e study shows that LD tools designed with the work ows and expertise of IPs in mind could help break down these barriers.

2013

The term linked data is entering into common vocabulary and, as most interests us in this instance, into the specific terminology of library and information science. The concept is complex; we can summarize it as that set of best practices required for publishing and connecting structured data on the web for use by a machine. It is an expression used to describe a method of exposing, sharing and connecting data via Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) on the web. With linked data, in other words, we refer to data published on the web in a format readable, interpretable and, most of all, useable by machine, whose meaning is explicitly defined by a string of words and markers. In this way we constitute a linked data network (hence linked data) belonging to a domain (which constitutes the initial context), connected in turn to other external data sets (that is, those outside of the domain), in a context of increasingly extended relationships. Next is presented the Linked Open Data cloud (LOD), which collects the open data sets available on the web, and the paradigm of its exponential growth occurring in a very brief period of time which demonstrates the level of interest that linked data has garnered in organizations and institutions of different types.

IGI-Global, 2019

The present society is considered an information society. A society where the creation, distribution, use, integration, and manipulation of digital information have become the most significant activity in all aspects. Information is producing from every sector of any society, which has resulted in an information explosion. Modern technologies are also having a huge impact. So managing this voluminous information is really a tough job. Again WWW has opened the door to connect anyone or anything within a fraction of a second. This study discussed the Semantic Web and linked data technologies and their effect and application to libraries for the handling of various types of resources.

Semantic Services, Interoperability and Web Applications

The term “Linked Data” refers to a set of best practices for publishing and connecting structured data on the Web. These best practices have been adopted by an increasing number of data providers over the last three years, leading to the creation of a global data space containing billions of assertions— the Web of Data. In this article, the authors present the concept and technical principles of Linked Data, and situate these within the broader context of related technological developments. They describe progress to date in publishing Linked Data on the Web, review applications that have been developed to exploit the Web of Data, and map out a research agenda for the Linked Data community as it moves forward.

Springer eBooks, 2019

This chapter presents Linked Data, a new form of distributed data on the web which is especially suitable to be manipulated by machines and to share knowledge. By adopting the linked data publication paradigm, anybody can publish data on the web, relate it to data resources published by others and run artificial intelligence algorithms in a smooth manner. Open linked data resources may democratize the future access to knowledge by the mass of internet users, either directly or mediated through algorithms. Governments have enthusiastically adopted these ideas, which is in harmony with the broader open data movement.

The term linked data is entering into common vocabulary and, as most interests us in this instance, into the specific terminology of library and information science. The concept is complex; we can summarize it as that set of best practices required for publishing and connecting structured data on the web for use by a machine. It is an expression used to describe a method of exposing, sharing and connecting data via Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) on the web. With linked data, in other words, we refer to data published on the web in a format readable, interpretable and, most of all, useable by machine, whose meaning is explicitly defined by a string of words and markers. In this way we constitute a linked data network (hence linked data) belonging to a domain (which constitutes the initial context), connected in turn to other external data sets (that is, those outside of the domain), in a context of increasingly extended relationships. Next is presented the Linked Open Data cloud (LOD), which collects the open data sets available on the web, and the paradigm of its exponential growth occurring in a very brief period of time which demonstrates the level of interest that linked data has garnered in organizations and institutions of different types.

2012

Nowadays, the social networks are spreading abroad different application domains. Also, the digital libraries are improving how their users exploit the catalog services with social capabilities. More recently, the Linked Data model defines a novel vision for the near future web applications. Our paper approaches a solution for managing users in a digital library with a semantic fashion.

Sir Tim Burners-Lee created quite the stir with the introduction of Linked Data. Instead of having hyperlinks link to static documents online, Burners-Lee proposes that data be linked together semantically online in a concept he calls Linked Data. This paper will explore the many facets of Linked Data. This will be accomplished with an overview of the principles and standards of Linked Data to include concepts such as RDF, OWL, and SPARQL. To provide the audience with a better understanding of how Linked Data can function, it will illustrate current projects such as DBpedia, BabelNet, and MeLOD. Finally, there will a discussion on how libraries are impacted by Linked Data and some initiatives being explored such as BIBFRAME.

2015

This collection of research papers provides extensive information on deploying services, concepts, and approaches for using open linked data from libraries and other cultural heritage institutions. With a special emphasis on how libraries and other cultural heritage institutions can create effective end user interfaces using open, linked data or other datasets. These papers are essential reading for any one interesting in user interface design or the semantic web.

Webology, 2016

The book is an instructive and informative collection of case studies in sevenchapters, focusing on “Linked Data” in the context of libraries and other cultural heritage institutions. It is the result of satellite meeting of the 2013 International Federation of Library Associations’ (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) as the 162nd volume of IFLA publication. The book aims to introduce some successful linked data projects considering on their approaches against problems and challenges

Synthesis Lectures on the Semantic Web: Theory and Technology, 2011

This book gives an overview of the principles of Linked Data as well as the Web of Data that has emerged through the application of these principles. The book discusses patterns for publishing Linked Data, describes deployed Linked Data applications and examines their architecture.

2010

Abstract In this position paper, we argue that the Linked Open Data (LoD) Cloud, in its current form, is only of limited value for furthering the Semantic Web vision. Being merely a weakly linked “triple collection,” it will only be of very limited benefit for the AI or Semantic Web communities. We describe the corresponding problems with the LoD Cloud and give directions for research to remedy the situation.