Please read the Key Trends and the Critical Challenges sections at the start. The rest of the report is a very easy read if you are interested.
Johnson, L., Adams, S., & Cummins, M. (2012). The NMC Horizon Report: 2012 Higher Education Edition. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium. Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/Resources/2012HorizonReport/246056
Advanced Reading about integrating information in many databases into one access point.
National Library of Australia. (2007). National Library of Australia IT Architecture Project Report. Canberra, A.C.T.: National Library of Australia. Retrieved from http://www.nla.gov.au/dsp/documents/itag.pdf
Kirkpatrick, M. (2010, October 14). Garnter's [sic.] Newest Hype Cycle: Discuss. Read Write Web. Retrieved October 21, 2010, from http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/garnters_newest_hype_cycle_discuss.php
Although this is from 2010, please read it for the way it casts a critical eye over the conclusions to the report
Rainie, L., Zickuhr, K., Purcell, K., Madden, M., & Brenner, J. (2012). The rise of e-reading. Washington, DC: Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. Retrieved from http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/04/the-rise-of-e-reading/ (Read just the summary at the start or browse the whole report
Smith-Yoshimura, K., & Shein, C. (2011). User contributions sought by LAMs. Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives and Museums Part 1: Site Reviews (pp. 13-36). Dublin Ohio: OCLC. Retrieved from http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2011/2011-02r.htm
Skim-read this to ensure that you understand the definitions of the seven different ways that libraries, archives and museums are using social metadata. Read more of this report if you are interested:
The number of influential libraries publishing their metadata onto the web as linked open data, which is the heart of the Semantic Web, is growing
many librarians at major institutions have recognized that a key to the bibliographic future lies in migrating their data out of library silos and into an open, global pool of shared data.
the linked data cloud is seen as the most promising way to ensure that library data remains accessible and reusable
"If libraries are to retain their role as curators of the intellectual products of society, their assets must be part of that search stream."
web entities such as DBpedia, which offers a Semantic Web mirror of Wikipedia
libraries have begun to reconceptualize metadata and publish it on the web using linked data technologies, such as the Resource Description Framework (RDF) language and its extensions OWL, SKOS, and SPARQL.
library metadata is formatted and linked in RDF, then library content will surface more prominently in web search results
Recommendations from W3CThe report is still being finalized but the draft recommends that libraries:
— create web addresses using Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) as globally unique, web-compatible identifiers for the resources (any kind of object or concept) they manage and the metadata elements they use
— develop library data standards that are compatible with linked data
— use their expertise in metadata management to become full partners
— foster a discussion about open data and rights.
— explore using libraries' ethos of quality control in the curation and long-term preservation of linked data datasets and vocabularies.
"As the shared understanding expands, the benefits of publishing linked data are becoming clearer,"