Title :
A Linked Data Model for E-books
Author :
Dittawit, Kornschnok ; Wuwongse, Vilas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Telematics, Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim, Norway
Abstract :
This paper proposes and develops a conceptual model for the rigorous representation, design, and utilization of e-books using RDF (Resource Description Framework) as the modeling language. The conceptual model views an e-book as a new type of information object with a complex structure in which its content is broken down into atomic units called "content nodes" and semantically linked together to form a hypermedia database. Content nodes can be of different media types such as images, video clips, text, etc. and the content could come from different sources including the LOD (Linked Open Data) cloud. As a result, an e-book could serve as a distributed semantic hypermedia database. This new way of viewing ebooks will increase the potential and benefits of e-books. A reader could read them as a well-structured book or query their distributed but connected content as a semantic hypermedia database. The conceptual model has been verified to satisfy all major requirements for e-books and support all their necessary operations.
Keywords :
cloud computing; data models; distributed databases; electronic publishing; hypermedia; simulation languages; LOD cloud; RDF; conceptual model; content nodes; distributed semantic hypermedia database; e-books; information object; linked data model; linked open data; modeling language; resource description framework; semantic hypermedia database; Data models; Distributed databases; Electronic publishing; Indexes; Resource description framework; Linked Open Data; Resource Description Framework; data models; e-books; electronic publishing;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Applied Informatics (IIAIAAI), 2012 IIAI International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Fukuoka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2719-0
DOI :
10.1109/IIAI-AAI.2012.11
