Pearl : A Journal of Library and Information Science
  • Year: 2025
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue: 3

Semantic Web Connect Digital Libraries: A Linked Data Approach

  • Author:
  • Sambari Srinivas1,*, L. Atchamamba2,**, Raja Suresh Kumar Pitla3,***, Chandra Chary Sreeramoj4,****
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Published Online: Jan 7, 2026
  • Page Number: 189 to 197

1Librarian, Government Degree College, Thorrur, Mahabubabad, Telangana, India

2Associate Professor and Head, Library & Information Science, PVNR Telangana Veterinary University, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

3Librarian, Koneru Lakshmaiah Educational Foundation (Deemed to be University), Bowrampet, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

4University Librarian, Malla Reddy University, Maisammaguda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

(*Corresponding author) email id: sri.wgl@gmail.com

**dratchamamba@gmail.com

***dr.prajasureshkumar@klh.edu.in

****chandrachary81@gmail.com

Online published on 7 January, 2026.

Abstract

The developing humankind of libraries and digital collections, a relatively revolution is taking place. Digital content data management is transforming the way organizations categorize, access, and share information with library patrons. This challenge fabricates the concept of the linked data approach, a powerful idea that reshapes how information connects and flows across systems. The library is where bits of information like books, periodicals, newspapers, dissertations, and journals are not remote but naturally linked to the web. Linked Data makes this probable by humanizing interoperability between systems, inspiring metadata, and enabling apparent and unspoiled information retrieval. The study works into key models like RDA (Resource Description and Access) and FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records). This framework provides the backbone for structuring and interlinking bibliographic data, spiraling static records into active discoverable resources. Real examples bring this dream to life. OCLC has pioneered initiatives that empower linked data to improve discovery on a worldwide scale. The Cobis Project has established how interconnected metadata improves library services, and the National Library’s adoption of the RDA structure has opened new methods for access and distribution of information.

Keywords

Linked Data, Digital Libraries, Metadata, Interoperability, FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records), RDA (Resource Description and Access)