Library Linked Data: Research and Adoption: 49 (Library Technology Reports)

Library Technology Reports (vol.49, no.5) "Library Linked Data: Research and Adoption" by Erik T. Mitchell examines the advances in metadata in libraries, considering also the work done in the archival and museum communities. It looks at linked open data and linked open vocabularies through the lens of five building blocks of metadata: data model, content rules, metadata schema, data serialization, and data exchange. The report includes three case studies of current projects: the Europeana digital library, museum, and archive; the Digital Public Library of America; and the BIBFRAME initiative, guided by the Library of Congress.

Erik T. Mitchell is the associate university librarian for digital initiatives and collaborative services at the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to studying information technology adoption and use in libraries, he examines metadata issues and professional development in library and information science. Before joining the University of California, Berkeley, he was an assistant professor at the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland (2011-2013), and served as the assistant director for technology services in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library at Wake Forest University (1999-2011). A columnist for the Journal of Web Librarianship as well as Technical Services Quarterly, he is also the author of the book Cloud-Based Services for Your Library: A LITA Guide, and has published and presented widely on library IT, metadata use, and pedagogical approaches.