Ethics in Linked Data

by Alexandra Provo (Editor), Kathleen Burlingame (Editor), Brian M. Watson (Editor)

This edited collection brings together contributions that explore ethics in linked data initiatives. Discussions about linked data and its potential are often utopian and technophiliac, rarely examining darker implications or harmful consequences. Since technology cannot exist outside of social, cultural, and economic spheres, it is important for creators and stewards of linked data and its related systems to recognize and address the impact (whether intended or not, positive or negative) on the communities, individuals affected. Engaging in critical and ethical analysis is ultimately an optimistic endeavor aimed at exposing problematic issues, generating best practices and guidelines, and opening up positive and generative possibilities for the implementation and use of linked data in GLAMS (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Special Collections)

Unknown Binding

Published December 1, 2022

Reviews

[Taylor Swift Scholar · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was very good and covered a wide variety of topics. I have already cited it at work a few times.

[Brian Watson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A little bit of a self-rate but I think deservedly so 🤭