G. Dunsire

The article discusses the future of universal bibliographic control in the context of the Semantic Web, as shown by the example of VIAF (Virtual International Authority File). Expand

In the context of the Semantic Web, natural language descriptions associated with ontologies have proven to be of major importance. Expand

This paper will review the state of the art of traditional crosswalking strategies, examine lessons learned, and suggest how some changes in approach--from record-based to statement-based, and from syntax- based to semantic-based--can make a significant difference in the outcome. Expand

This paper aims to give an overview of these initiatives, describing relationships between them in the context of the Semantic Web. Expand

The role, potential and interaction of networked catalogues and collection-level description have recently been given emphasis in order that efficient resource discovery mechanisms, and the effective organisation of such resources, be facilitated within the UK's developing JISC information environment (IE). Expand

To understand the new technological environment of the Semantic Web and linked open data, and to develop bibliographic services within it, it is necessary to understand some basic concepts and terms. Expand

This paper, therefore, expose facts and describe arguments encountered in the process of preparing the standard for bibliografico direttamente con RDF/XML, i metadati come il Dublin Core Application Profile and XSLT. Expand

We review metadata issues identified in recent research carried out in Scotland on services based on metadata aggregation via OAI‐PMH, and examine the role of collection level description in managing ingest to harvested repositories, subsequent harvesting by secondary aggregators, and the contextualisation of institutional and aggregated repositories in the wider information retrieval environment. Expand

The main objective of this paper is to present arguments for and recommendations to representing UNIMARC formats for bibliographic and authority data in RDF, the W3C standard for structuring data in Semantic Web and Linked Data environment. Expand