Exposing scholarly information as Linked Open Data: RDFizing DSpace contents
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to introduce a transformation engine which can be used to convert an existing institutional repository installation into a Linked Open Data repository.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors describe how the data that exist in a DSpace repository can be semantically annotated to serve as a Semantic Web (meta)data repository.
Findings
The authors present a non-intrusive, standards-compliant approach that can run alongside with current practices, while incorporating state-of-the art methodologies.
Originality/value
Also, they propose a set of mappings between domain vocabularies that can be (re)used towards this goal, thus offering an approach that covers both the technical and semantic aspects of the procedure.
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Acknowledgements
Part of this work was funded by the project “National Information System for Research & Technology/Social Networks-User Generated Content” – www.epset.gr
Citation
Konstantinou, N., Spanos, D.-E., Houssos, N. and Mitrou, N. (2014), "Exposing scholarly information as Linked Open Data: RDFizing DSpace contents", The Electronic Library, Vol. 32 No. 6, pp. 834-851. https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-12-2012-0156
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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