Linking Libraries to the Web: Linked Data and the Future of the Bibliographic Record

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  • Brighid M. Gonzales

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https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v33i4.5631

Abstract

The ideas behind Linked Data and the Semantic Web have recently gained ground and shown the potential to redefine the world of the web. Linked Data could conceivably create a huge database out of the internet, linked by relationships understandable by both humans and machines. The benefits of Linked Data to libraries and their users are potentially great, but so are the many challenges to its implementation. The BIBFRAME Initiative provides the possible framework that will link library resources with the web, bringing them out of their information silos and making them accessible to all users.

Author Biography

Brighid M. Gonzales

University Librarian
University of Queensland
St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia

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2014-12-18

How to Cite

Gonzales, B. M. (2014). Linking Libraries to the Web: Linked Data and the Future of the Bibliographic Record. Information Technology and Libraries, 33(4), 10–22. https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v33i4.5631

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