Semantic Web-Linked Data and Libraries

Semantic Web-Linked Data and Libraries

Wasim Rahaman
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8051-6.ch009
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Abstract

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.
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Objectives Of The Study

The followings are the core objectives of this study to aware of

  • The semantic web and linked data in brief.

  • Why, when and how the web and linked data became the semantic web and linked open data.

  • Components of the semantic web and linked data; its framework, standards, languages etc.

  • The architecture of the web of stack of the semantic web.

  • The advantages and disadvantages of the semantic web and linked data.

  • The application of semantic web and linked data in the LIS field.

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Literature Review

A lot of studies were done on the semantic web, linked data and its application in libraries. Some of them are highlighted here. Bakshi and Karger (2005) illustrated the tools built into the Haystack information management from the semantic web. Horrocks (2008) stated the process of RDF and OWL as the standard format for sharing and integration of information and knowledge. The general introduction to some ontology languages and its role in the semantic web (Antoniou et al., 2005). Bizer et al. (2009) refer to the concepts and principles of linked data and situate these within the broader context of related technological developments. Bizer et al. (2008) outlined the technical context in which linked data is situated and the development in the past years through initiatives. The possibilities of representing the most prevalent form of MARC, MARC21 as RDF for the Semantic web (Styles & Ayers, n.d.). Macgregor (2009) illustrated the application of semantic web and related technology to discover a variety of e-resources.

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