Analysis of International Linked Data Survey for Implementers / by Karen Smith-Yoshimura

http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july16/smith-yoshimura/07smith-yoshimura.html In: D-Lib Magazine. The Magazine of Digital Library Research  Volume 22. Number 7/8 (July/August 2016)

Abstract

The International Linked Data Survey for Implementers conducted by OCLC Research in 2014 and 2015 attracted responses from 90 institutions in 20 countries. This analysis of the 112 linked data projects or services described by the 2015 respondents — those that publish linked data, consume linked data, or both — indicates that most are primarily experimental in nature. This article provides an overview of the linked data projects or services institutions or organizations have implemented or are implementing, what data they publish and consume, the reasons respondents give for implementing linked data and the barriers encountered. Relatively small projects are emerging and provide a window into future opportunities. Applications that take advantage of linked data resources are currently few and are yet to demonstrate value over existing systems.