Library Linked Data: The case of Public Library of Veroia

Abstract

We describe the Public Library of Veroia dataset. This dataset was created by transforming the bibliographic records of the Public Library of Veroia catalogue into Linked Open Data. We present the data model that is used, consisting of a mix of well-established vocabularies such as BIBO, RDA, DC, FOAF between others. We developed a new tool for the transformation process which implies simple configuration for the end user and rich data extraction. Silk Link Discovery Framework was used to make connections with other datasets like DBpedia. Finally, we developed a new service for author profiling using enriched information gathered from the Linked Open Data Cloud.