Kevin Randall said <snip> > I think of linked data as something that *functionally* would be something > akin to a relational database on steroids, but in its architecture is not > really a relational database. I don't think I would be very good at > explaining it, but you can look up linked data in Wikipedia at > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linked_Data and also look at > http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkedData.html > > <snip>
Like Mac, I'm struggling to understand what precisely people mean when they use the phrase "linked data", since it doesn't seem to mean just any kind of data with links in. Kevin's second link was very suggestive and helpful and leads me to understand "linked data" to mean data that is presented in accordance with semantic web standards and conventions. Is this correct? "It is the unexpected re-use of information which is the value added by the web." says http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkedData.html. <http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkedData.html>I am a little uneasy about substituting this goal for Cutter's long-standing goals. But that's almost a marketing question. Kevin M. Randall > Principal Serials Cataloger > Bibliographic Services Dept. > Northwestern University Library > 1970 Campus Drive > Evanston, IL 60208-2300 > email: k...@northwestern.edu > phone: (847) 491-2939 > fax: (847) 491-4345 > -- Adger Williams Colgate University Library 315-228-7310 awilli...@colgate.edu
