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Facilitating Access to the Web of Data: A Guide for Librarians

David Stuart Facet Publishing, UK

The web is changing from a web of documents to a web of data; from a web that can be read by humans, to one that can be read by machines. These fascinating advances are changing both the nature of the web and the way we access information. They also provide a host of opportunities for librarians to those wanting to shape the information landscape of the future.
This comprehensive introduction to the Web of data and the semantic Web highlights ways information professionals are using these new technologies to disseminate information. Key content areas include:

• Open data
• The semantic web and embedded semantics
• Data silos
• Libraries and the Web of data
• The future of the librarian and the semantic Web

Facilitating Access to the Web of Data is an indispensable guide for anyone helping to facilitate access to the Web.

1. Open data
2. A semantic web: one that's meaningful to computers
3. Data silos
4. The semantic web: the RDF vision
5. Embedded semantics
6. The library and the web of data
7. The future of the librarian and the web of data


"All in all, Stuart has produced a must-read for any library or information professional (or anyone working in the delivery, structuring and organization of information via the web, which includes a whole host of other folks). Without getting mired in technical details, but yet providing enough for the uninitiated to get a "flavour" for what's involved, there is enough here to sink one's teeth into and links to other resources for further reading to expand on the concepts introduced in this work. I highly recommend it!"
— Chris Mavergames
 Mastering Data and Databases for Information Professionals Reference Collection Development: A Manual: RUSA Occasional Paper #27 The Desk and Beyond: Next Generation Reference Services Planning Our Future Libraries: Blueprints for 2025—eEditions e-book Running the Digital Branch: Guidelines for Operating the Library Website