On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Corey Harper <corey.harper_at_nyu.edu> wrote:
> Perhaps providing this persistence layer will be an emerging role where
> libraries can really contribute to the larger information discovery
> ecosystem. Perhaps it can become, in part, the purview of libraries to
> evaluate various linked-data sources, identify those that are most useful to
> the information needs of our users and the discovery systems we provide, and
> develop the persistence layers that help distribute access through increased
> redundancy. Perhaps we could help to mitigate the effects of single
> points-of-failure for the most valued resources, such as LCSH, Dewey,
> distributed FOAF profiles, DBpedia, the NYTimes recent linked-data
> endeavors, Thomas Reuters, VIAF, Freebase, or whatever else we as a
> community collectively deem most trusted and useful.
This is a really interesting idea Corey. Have you been talking to Tom
Baker or Harry Halpin about some of their ideas about preserving
vocabularies?
//Ed
Received on Mon Nov 16 2009 - 00:21:57 EST