Semantic Web Technology in Digital Libraries: An Overview

Ashwini. P; Kavitha S

Ashwini. P Dept. of library and information Science Annamalai University Annamalai Nagar Tamil Nadu, India
Kavitha S Dept. of library and information Science Annamalai University Annamalai Nagar Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Semantic web technology expands the usefulness of the digital libraries that will contain majority of data in future. This paper outlines the emerging concept of social semantic digital library and explores the potential of using semantic web technology for the digital libraries, we can also see that an overview of semantic toos and services available and different types of semantic tools and services.

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