4.3 Use of the Semantic Web in e-Research
Kieron O’Hara, Tim Berners‐Lee, Wendy Hall, Nigel Shadbolt · The MIT Press eBooks · 2010
“Semantic Web” refers to a Web of linked data and has four key components: uniform resource identifiers (URIs), Resource Description Framework (RDF), ontologies, and Simple Protocol and RDF Query Language (SPARQL). These four technologies allow researchers to create heterogeneous data repositories as a common resource. This chapter explores how the Semantic Web benefits research in social science. In particular, it discusses the use of the Semantic Web in e-Research and its value to researchers.