linked data and open access

From: Eric Lease Morgan <emorgan_at_nyob> Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 09:48:46 -0500 To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU

I don’t know about y’all, but it seems to me that things like linked data and open access are larger trends in Europe than here in the United States. Is there are larger commitment to sharing in Europe when compared to the United States? If so, is this a factor based on the nonexistence of a national library in the United States? Is this your perception too? —Eric Morgan