datos.bne.es and MARiMbA: an insight into library linked data
Abstract
Purpose
Linked data is gaining great interest in the cultural heritage domain as a new way for publishing, sharing and consuming data. The paper aims to provide a detailed method and MARiMbA a tool for publishing linked data out of library catalogues in the MARC 21 format, along with their application to the catalogue of the National Library of Spain in the datos.bne.es project.
Design/methodology/approach
First, the background of the case study is introduced. Second, the method and process of its application are described. Third, each of the activities and tasks are defined and a discussion of their application to the case study is provided.
Findings
The paper shows that the FRBR model can be applied to MARC 21 records following linked data best practices, librarians can successfully participate in the process of linked data generation following a systematic method, and data sources quality can be improved as a result of the process.
Originality/value
The paper proposes a detailed method for publishing and linking linked data from MARC 21 records, provides practical examples, and discusses the main issues found in the application to a real case. Also, it proposes the integration of a data curation activity and the participation of librarians in the linked data generation process.
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Acknowledgements
This work is supported in part by the Spanish Project TIN2010-17550 for the BabeLData project, and by the BNE. The authors thank the BNE team (M. Jiménez Piano, E. Escolano, M. Hernández, A. Manchado, and R. Sánchez) and Boris Villazón-Terrazas for their contributions to this work. Thanks also to O. Corcho and M. Stupar for their valuable comments and suggestions and Rosario Plaza who greatly assisted with the grammar and style of the final version of the article. Finally, thanks to anonymous reviewers for their insights and meaningful revisions. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the LOV symposium, held in Madrid, Spain, on 18 June, 2012.
Citation
Vila-Suero, D. and Gómez-Pérez, A. (2013), "datos.bne.es and MARiMbA: an insight into library linked data", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 31 No. 4, pp. 575-601. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-03-2013-0031
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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