Another issue, cited by Byrne and Goddard, is that of privacy. “Librarians, with their long tradition of protecting the privacy of patrons, will have to take an active role in linked data development to ensure rights are protected.”48 Issues of copyright and ownership, something libraries already grapple with in the licensing of various library journals, databases, and other electronic resources, may be insurmountable. “Libraries no longer own much of the content they provide to users; rather it is subscribed to from a variety of vendors. Not only does that mean that vendors will have to make their data available in linked data formats for improvements to federated search to happen, but a mix of licensed and free content in a linked data environment would be extremely difficult to manage.”49 Again, overcoming obstacles such as these would require intense negotiation and cooperation between libraries and vendors. A sustainable and viable move to a Linked Data environment would need to be a cooperative effort between all involved parties and would have to have the full support and commitment of everyone involved before it could begin to move forward.
Another issue, cited by Byrne and Goddard, is that of privacy. “Librarians, with their long tradition of protecting the privacy of patrons, will have to take an active role in linked data development to ensure rights are protected.”48 Issues of copyright and ownership, something libraries already grapple with in the licensing of various library journals, databases, and other electronic resources, may be insurmountable. “Libraries no longer own much of the content they provide to users; rather it is subscribed to from a variety of vendors. Not only does that mean that vendors will have to make their data available in linked data formats for improvements to federated search to happen, but a mix of licensed and free content in a linked data environment would be extremely difficult to manage.”49 Again, overcoming obstacles such as these would require intense negotiation and cooperation between libraries and vendors. A sustainable and viable move to a Linked Data environment would need to be a cooperative effort between all involved parties and would have to have the full support and commitment of everyone involved before it could begin to move forward.
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