OCLC Meridian makes it possible for libraries to create linked data that connect resources to the wider web
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Thursday, May 9, 2024
DUBLIN, Ohio, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Introducing OCLC Meridian, a web application and set of APIs that libraries and other organizations that manage metadata for knowledge collections can use to create, curate, and connect linked data entities. Published in WorldCat Entities, this linked data is then available for use across a wide variety of services, systems, and data sets to connect to other knowledge streams where people search for information.
Key Points:
- Meridian enables the creation of linked data entities and descriptive relationships from within libraries' current workflows, forming connections to existing bibliographic records and other datasets in the global information ecosystem.
- This new service allows libraries and other organizations managing metadata to contribute to a shared linked data infrastructure.
- "Libraries of all types and sizes can benefit from and contribute to a scalable, sustainable network of authority linked data.
- Linked data facilitates greater contextualization of information, makes resources more discoverable, provides opportunities to improve workflows, and supports easier integration of library data into other systems and services.