AUTHORIS: a tool for authority control in the semantic web
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2013-03-21
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Leiva Mederos, Amed Abel
Senso Ruíz, José Antonio
Domínguez Velazco, Saima
Hípola Ruíz, Pedro
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a tool that generates authority files to be
integrated with linked data by means of learning rules. AUTHORIS is software developed to enhance
authority control and information exchange among bibliographic and non-bibliographic entities.
Design/methodology/approach – The article analyzes different methods previously developed for
authority control as well as IFLA and ALA standards for managing bibliographic records. Semantic
Web technologies are also evaluated. AUTHORIS relies on Drupal and incorporates the protocols of
Dublin Core, SIOC, SKOS and FOAF. The tool has also taken into account the obsolescence of MARC
and its substitution by FRBR and RDA. Its effectiveness was evaluated applying a learning test
proposed by RDA. Over 80 percent of the actions were carried out correctly.
Findings – The use of learning rules and the facilities of linked data make it easier for information
organizations to reutilize products for authority control and distribute them in a fair and efficient
manner.
Research limitations/implications – The ISAD-G records were the ones presenting most errors.
EAD was found to be second in the number of errors produced. The rest of the formats – MARC 21,
Dublin Core, FRAD, RDF, OWL, XBRL and FOAF – showed fewer than 20 errors in total.
Practical implications – AUTHORIS offers institutions the means of sharing data with a high level
of stability, helping to detect records that are duplicated and contributing to lexical disambiguation
and data enrichment.
Originality/value – The software combines the facilities of linked data, the potency of the
algorithms for converting bibliographic data, and the precision of learning rules.
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Authority control software, Linked Data, Records Exchange, Semantic Web, Interoperabilidad, Interoperability, Cataloguing, Data Management, Intercambio de Registros, Catalogación, Web Semántica
Citación
Amed Leiva-Mederos, Jose´ A. Senso, Sandor Domínguez-Velasco and Pedro Hípola. AUTHORIS: a tool for authority
control in the semantic web. Library Hi Tech. Vol. 31 No. 3, 2013, pp. 536-55