Best Practices for Publishing Library LOD

2021

In February 2021 I co-authored the publication Best Practices for Library Linked Open Data (LOD) Publication – a practical guide for libraries wishing to publish linked open data, created by the LIBER Linked Open Data Working Group.

The guide is based on a survey of library linked data projects conducted by the working group and further refined in a workshop during the LIBER 2020 Annual Conference.

Since there are many different approaches to producing linked open data, the idea behind the guide was not to provide a strict technical manual but rather to take a more general approach presenting the various considerations that need to be taken into account when publishing LOD.

As such, the guide strives to function as a primer for planning a Linked Open Data project and goes about this by dividing the process into six steps while discussing each one of them in detail. It thus functions as a springboard for delving deeper into the specifics of LOD production. Moreover, the guide includes a list of recommended readings on the topic.

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