Linked data for the perplexed librarian / Scott Carlson [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carlson, Scott, 1983- author.

Series:

ALCTS Monograph Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linked data.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 164 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : ALA Editions, [2020]

Summary:

Linked data has become a punchline in certain circles of the GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) community, derided as a much-hyped project that will ultimately never come to fruition.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

One. Enquire Within upon Everything: The Origins of Linked Data

Two. Unfunky and Obsolete: From MARC to RDF

Three. Mothership Connections: URIs and Serializations

Four. What Is a Thing? Ontologies and Linked Data

Five. Once upon a Time Called Now: Real-World Examples of Linked Data

Six. Tear the Roof off the Sucker: Linked Library Data

Seven. Freaky and Habit-Forming: Linked Data Projects That Even Librarians Can Mess Around With

Epilogue. The Unprovable Pudding: Where Is Linked Data in Everyday Library Life?

Bibliography

Glossary

Figure Credits

About the Authors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780838947104

9780838947128

0838947123

OCLC:

1135089761