https://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/author/rsanderson/Recent content in Rsanderson on Journal of Digital HumanitiesHugoen-USSat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000https://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/2-3/rdf-resource-description-failures-and-linked-data-letdowns/Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000https://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/2-3/rdf-resource-description-failures-and-linked-data-letdowns/<h3 id="introduction">Introduction</h3> <p>The topic of the Semantic Web, more recently rebranded as Linked (Open) Data, has been in discussed in digital humanities and related disciplines since its inception. Now, more than a decade later, the technology has had more than enough time to run through the hype curve towards the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle" title="'Hype Cycle' in Wikipedia">Plateau of Productivity</a>. But where are we really in that timeline? Some sectors have embraced it, and others are catching up quickly, but significant obstacles to adoption remain.</p>