Harmonizing data

discovering "The Girl from Ipanema"

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/atoz.v14.99319

Keywords:

Knowledge graph, Linked data, Library catalog, Metadata enrichment, RDA

Abstract

Introduction: This paper explores the potential of Linked Data to enhance library catalog records, using the internationally recognized song "The Girl from Ipanema". Method: The famous song was used as a case study to illustrate the possibilities of the usage of a knowledge graph and metadata (authority and bibliographic data) enrichment. Results: By applying Linked Data principles, the study demonstrates how metadata enrichment can improve access and discoverability in library systems. This is achieved by including International Resource Identifiers (IRIs), the utilization of external sources such as the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF), and the Last.fm application programming interface (API). In addition, a knowledge graph was introduced as a tool for providing structured relationships with bibliographic entities within a catalog. Conclusions: The Last.fm open API is used to enrich metadata, offer track listings, and add album art to search results, thus enhancing user experience and information retrieval. The case study includes a knowledge graph in the online library catalog.

Author Biographies

John Robert Rutherford, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Master Student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Liliana Giusti Serra, Universidade Estadual Paulista(UNESP), Marília, SP, Brasil

Mestre em Ciência da Informação pela Escola de Comunicações e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo

Doutora em Ciência da Informação pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP)

Visiting scholar na University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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2025-12-02

How to Cite

Rutherford, J. R., & Serra, L. G. (2025). Harmonizing data: discovering "The Girl from Ipanema". AtoZ: Novas práticas Em informação E Conhecimento, 14, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.5380/atoz.v14.99319

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Vol. 14 (2025)

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