Library linked data explained

Library linked data (LLD) is the use of linked data standards by libraries. These standards are usually applied to bibliographic and authority data sets, with the hope of decreasing redundant cataloging work; and increasing visibility of library resources and interoperability with non-library systems.^[1]

Use cases

In 2010, Byrne and Goddard have written that the "killer [library linked data] example isn't out there yet," and warned that implementation work will be hampered if clear use cases don't exist.^[2]

Many groups have examined this issue, including the W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group,^{[3] [4]} the Bibliographic Framework Initiative,^[5] and the LD4L project.^[6]

Conferences

• The Hochschulbibliothekszentrum des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen and the German National Library of Economics sponsor the annual international Semantic Web in Libraries (SWIB) conference^[7]

See also

• BIBFRAME
• Resource Description and Access and RDA vocabularies
• Universal Bibliographic Control

Notes and References

1. Web site: Baker. Thomas. Bermès. Emmanuelle. Coyle. Karen. Dunsire. Gordon. Isaac. Antoine. Murray. Peter. Panzer. Michael. Schneider. Jodi. Singer. Ross. Summers. Ed. Waites. William. Young. Jeff. Zeng. Marcia. Library Linked Data Incubator Group Final Report. W3C Incubator. World Wide Web Consortium. 22 August 2016. 25 October 2011.
2. Byrne. Gillian. Goddard. Lisa. The Strongest Link: Libraries and Linked Data. D-Lib Magazine. 2010. 16. 11/12. 10.1045/november2010-byrne. free.
3. Hallo . María . Luján-Mora . Sergio . Maté . Alejandro . Trujillo . Juan . 2016-04-01 . Current state of Linked Data in digital libraries . Journal of Information Science . en . 42 . 2 . 117–127 . 10.1177/0165551515594729 . 10045/51069 . 10493754 . 0165-5515. free .
4. Web site: Vila Suero. Daniel. Library Linked Data Incubator Group: Use Cases. 22 August 2016. 25 October 2011.
5. Web site: Miller. Eric. Mueller. Vicki. Ogbuji. Uche. MacDougall. Kathy. Zepheira. BIBFRAME Use Cases and Requirements. 22 August 2016. 21 August 2013.
6. Web site: LD4L Use Cases. LD4L Wiki. 22 August 2016.
7. Web site: SWIB: Semantic Web in Libraries. 22 August 2016.