Chapter 12. Publishing Linked Open Data

Abstract

Linked Open Data (LOD) are inherently interoperable and have the potential to play a key role in implementing interoperability. They offer great promise in helping to achieve semantic interoperability, which relies on linking data via common vocabularies or knowledge organisation systems. This document attempts to demystify LOD and presents “Ten Things” to help anyone wanting to publish LOD. We include visualisations, suggest readings and activities, and highlight other projects to make this guide understandable and usable for people across disciplines and levels of expertise.