Re: Shortlist of literature on semantic web and linked data

you might want to check this one out:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/3642159699/ref=rdr_ext_tmb


On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Bernadette Hyland <
bhyland@3roundstones.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> If you're looking for a very readable and general audience friendly book,
> I highly recommend *Linked Data: Structured Data on the Web* (Manning,
> 2013) by David Wood, Marsha Zaidman, Luke Ruth.[1]  It was written for a
> general Web 2.0 audience and provides fascinating insights on history and
> current use of Linked Data by household names - BBC, Google, Amazon, IBM
> and many federal governments worldwide.
>
> The Linked Data book has gotten 5-star reviews on Amazon, including one
> from me.  Two chapters are available online for free -- the introductory
> chapter and chapter 3 on "Consuming Linked Data".[2]
>
> Here is an except from my review:
>
> "The author team is comprised of professional computer science educators
> and pragmatic developers. They provide tons of helpful examples and
> guidance on exactly where to get started, including an up-to-date Linked
> Data Developers site. The authors explain the importance of RDF as one of
> the three defined data models that underlie all other W3C standards. It is
> fitting that Tim Berners-Lee, the Director of the international Web
> standards body, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) supplied a thoughtful
> forward to this helpful, friendly introduction to data on the Web."
>
> A great new site for data enthusiasts is the *Linked Data Developer* web
> site listing published books for *developers*, *executives* and
> *academics*.[3]  Sample applications and code listings for books, where
> available, are also made available.
>
> The majority of these books are generously provided for free in electronic
> form by the authors & publishers.[3]  Interestingly, the site itself was
> built on the Open Source project Callimachus by a recent graduate who took
> the first undergraduate Linked Data class (that I'm aware of) in 2011.
>  There is a sweet virtuous circle happening here :-)
>
> Note to authors of LD books: If you have a book you'd like added to this
> site, please email the link on the home page.  This is an open site run as
> a community service.
>
> Shorter, peer reviewed references that may be useful for a quick overview
> include the* W3C Linked Data Glossary *and the *Linked Data Cookbook*. [4],
> [5]
>
> Expert friendly resources on *RDF* out of the turbo-charged RDF Working
> Group are organized by Recommendation, Proposed Recommendation, WG Notes
> and Working Drafts are listed here.[6]
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bernadette Hyland || http://about.me/bernadettehyland
>
>
> [1]
> http://www.amazon.com/Linked-Data-David-Wood/dp/1617290394/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392395501&sr=8-1&keywords=linked+data+structured+data+on+the+web
>
> [2] http://www.manning.com/dwood
>
> [3] http://linkeddatadeveloper.com
>
> [4] http://www.w3.org/TR/ld-glossary/
>
> [5] https://www.w3.org/2011/gld/wiki/Linked_Data_Cookbook
>
> [6] http://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/wiki/Main_Page
>
>
>
> On Feb 13, 2014, at 12:11 PM, ProjectParadigm-ICT-Program <
> metadataportals@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I have been asked to provide a shortlist of recent publications or
> reference books (no more than 5 books) on the semantic web and linked data.
>
> This list is to be used by librarians, social scientists and linguists,
> scientists at large, and in applied research and innovation.
>
> Is there any blog or wiki which has references or keeps track of
> publications/
>
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