Abstract

Based on the approach of the role that documentary languages develop in the linked open data environment, two ontologies for publishing authority control files are briefly analysed: Mads/RDF and the GND ontology. We consider the need to contemplate the linked open data reality in a more inclusive and global perspective, in which not only datasets are interconnected, but also controlled vocabularies and description models.

Abstract

The author argues that the list of authorities, as well as a professional tool, may represent an important role in information retrieval. The purpose of this paper is to offer an example to highlight how libraries and document databases have failed or have not yet reached their full potential in the knowledge society.