Introduction
Tim Berners-Lee coined the term “Linked Data” in his Linked Data Web architecture note. It refers to a way of publishing and interlinking structured data. Linked Data aims to enable people to share structured data on the Web as easily as they can share documents today. The basic assumption behind this term is that the usefulness and value of data increases the more it is interlinked. According to Tim Berners-Lee (2006), “like the web of hypertext, the web of data is constructed with documents on the web. However, unlike the web of hypertext, where links are relationships anchors in hypertext documents written in HTML, for data they link between arbitrary things described by RDF”.
The proposed book aims at helping in communicating and disseminating relevant recent research in open linked data and semantic web based personalization as applied to the context of Information Systems.
Objective of the Book
Linked Data literature proposes using the Web to connect related data that was not previously linked or to lower the barriers to currently linked data using other methods. More specifically, the basic elements of linked data are to: 1) use the RDF data model to publish structured data on the Web; and 2) use RDF links to interlink data from different data sources. The application of both principles leads to the creation of a data commons on the Web which is often called the Web of Data or Semantic Web.
The book collection will cover Open Linked Data and Semantic Web approaches to information systems and ontology-based information systems research, as well as the diverse underlying database and knowledge representation aspects that impact personalization and the customization. The chapters will also address challenges for this new field of research. Chapters dealing with aspects of both topics are especially sought.
The subject area is a combination of Web Semantic, Open Linked Data, Business, Management, Information Technologies and Information Systems.
Target Audience
- Politicians
- Professors in academia
- Policy Makers
- Government officers
- Students
- Corporate heads of firms
- Senior general managers
- Managing directors
- Board directors
- Academics and researchers in the field both in universities and business schools
- Information technology directors and managers
- Quality managers and directors
- Human resource directors
- Libraries and information centres serving the needs of the above
Recommended topics
The proposed books aims to be an international platform to bring together academics, researchers, lecturers, and persons in decision making positions, policy makers and practitioners from different backgrounds to share new theories, research findings and case studies, enhancing understanding and collaboration in open linked data in business and science and the role of information technologies and web semantics and analyse recent developments in theory and practice.
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
oDigital Data
oFOAF (friend-of-a-friend) and FOAF-a-Matic
oLinked data on the web
oWeb architecture
oRDF data model
oVocabularies to represent information
oTesting and Debugging Linked Data
oResearch Objects
oSemantic Web Search Engine (SWSE)
oWeb Semantic
oCase Studies
oSemantic Web standard
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before October 15, 2011, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by October 30, 2011 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by November 15, 2011. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference) and “Medical Information Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2012.
Important Dates
October 15, 2011: Proposal Submission Deadline
October 30, 2011: Notification of Acceptance
November 15, 2011: Full Chapter Submission