Linked data - the story so far

Bizer, Christian ; Heath, Tom ; Berners-Lee, Tim

DOI:	https://doi.org/10.4018/jswis.2009081901
URL:	http://tomheath.com/papers/bizer-heath-berners-lee...
Additional URL:	https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Linked-Data-...
Document Type:	Article
Year of publication:	2009
The title of a journal, publication series:	International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems : IJSWIS
Volume:	5
Issue number:	3
Page range:	1-22
Place of publication:	Hershey, PA ; New York, NY
Publishing house:	IGI Global
ISSN:	1552-6283 , 1552-6291
Publication language:	English
Institution:	School of Business Informatics and Mathematics > Information Systems V: Web-based Systems (Bizer 2012-)
Subject:	004 Computer science, internet
Keywords (English):	Linked Data , RDF , global dataspaces , Semantic Web
Abstract:	The term “Linked Data” refers to a set of best practices for publishing and connecting structured data on the Web. These best practices have been adopted by an increasing number of data providers over the last three years, leading to the creation of a global data space containing billions of assertions— the Web of Data. In this article, the authors present the concept and technical principles of Linked Data, and situate these within the broader context of related technological developments. They describe progress to date in publishing Linked Data on the Web, review applications that have been developed to exploit the Web of Data, and map out a research agenda for the Linked Data community as it moves forward.