| Abstract: |
In 2006, when the World Wide Web consortium re-framed some of the Semantic Web concepts under the label "Linked open Data," the underlying concepts began to gain significantly more traction—a trend which the library community rapidly became involved in. Initial forays into linked library data focused on publishing authority data using an emerging standard called SKoS (Simple Knowledge organization System), though in recent years we've seen increased publication of linked bibliographic data alongside those authorities, and the scope of publication efforts has grown beyond the borders of libraries. Development and change in this area has been rapidly increasing, and this issue of ISQ has more of an In Practice project report focus than is usually the case. This is particularly exciting, as it gives a broad overview on the scope and breadth of developments happening in the world of LOD-LAM, or Linked Open Data for Libraries, Archives, and Museums. |
