Susieti duomenys ir bibliotekos

Hannemann, Jan; Kett, Jürgen

doi:10.51740/rt.vi.442

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“…However, the increased adoption of Linked Data (LD) principles and technologies in the last decade transformed the web from a global information space where only documents could be interlinked into a space where a web of data with meaningful relationships among related objects could be created. Due to the novelty of LD, the literature establishes a relationship between the elements of the Semantic Web and library catalogs (Berners-Lee and Swick, 2006; Coyle, 2012; Gracy et al, 2013; Greenberg et al, 2009; Hannemann and Kett, 2010; Skevakis et al, 2014; Winer, 2014).…”

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Impediments to and readiness for Linked Data application in libraries: Pakistani information professionals’ perspective

Warraich

Rorissa

2022

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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Findings revealed that there is little evidence that exists of the implementation of LD technologies by libraries in developing countries. This study aims to examine the willingness of information professionals along with their perceived barriers to the implementation of LD technologies in Pakistani libraries. Data was collected from Pakistani librarians in an online questionnaire survey. There is broad interest and willingness to implement Linked Data technologies in Pakistani libraries while perceptions of the presence of barriers remain. Participants are willing to explore and learn more about LD technologies as well as advocate and promote the adoption of these technologies. They also want to attend events about LD technologies and their applications in libraries. Though they identified the existence of different potential barriers that have to do with themselves (e.g. lack of awareness of basic LD concepts), their institutions/libraries (e.g. they lack best practices regarding applications of LD in libraries), and the technology itself (e.g. new, complex, costly). These dynamics have implications for LD applications in libraries, especially those in developing countries. The current study is a valuable addition to the literature as no study has been conducted regarding the willingness to adopt LD in libraries and barriers to its implementation. Findings regarding barriers to implementation would helpful for policymakers and IT experts consider these challenges and work to minimize these challenges for the implementation of LD in Libraries.

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