Metadata is data about data. It is considered an ideal and a very useful solution in describing/managing resources on the Internet. Especially, in the digital library field, metadata plays an important role for integrating digital resources and offering information service. However, from users standpoint, information service offered nowadays by any digital library is unable to satisfy their div...

Since the nineteenth century, the modern library has been the preeminent institution of responsibility and trust in the information landscape. The Catalog has done much to make this possible by providing a uniform vehicle for access and management of a variety of information resources. Rapid grown of the Internet and the revolutionary transition from physical to digital artifacts jeopardize the...

A large number of library metadata resources have become available as Linked Open Data (LOD) in the last two years. We see, however, not much re-use of this data in library applications. The paper discusses hurdles for a broader adoption of such resources. It suggests building lightweight REST-oriented web service interfaces which fit well in the Web 2.0/Mash-up mindset of the majority of appli...