Using Linked Open Data (LOD)
The National Diet Library (NDL) provides metadata as Linked Open Data (LOD) to facilitate effective use by computer systems or applications. This page provides the usage examples of NDL LOD. Please refer to Use and Connect: What is NDL Linked Open Data (LOD) for general information and use of specific data.
Use Cases of NDL LOD
Use Cases
NDL LOD is used via various systems and applications. The following are typical examples of how LOD are used. Please refer to the NDL Search Link Collection (Japanese) for examples of how the NDL Search API is used.
| Service | Creator | Outline |
|---|---|---|
| calil.jp | CALIL Inc. | This service enables users to check availability of reserved books in more than 7,300 libraries in Japan on a real time basis. This application uses bibliographic data of NDL Search. |
| Link set of GeoNames.jp and Web NDL Authorities | Indigo Corp. Research and Development Center indigo-lab | This dataset is a link set between identical geographical name's URIs in Web NDL Authorities and GeoNames.jp. |
| Data of books including spots in Kyoto | Shishomaro-han | This dataset is about novels and manga, which include spots in Kyoto as their topics. It includes various data such as place name, its latitude and longitude, rate of Kyoto (rate of appearance of Kyoto) as well as bibliographic data. This dataset uses authority data from Web NDL Authorities. (Reference: Activities on LOD (Linked Open Data) by Shishomaro-han: a use case of Web NDL Authorities (Japanese)) |
Contact for inquiries about Using Linked Open Data (LOD)
Standardization Section, Digital Information Distribution Division,
Digital Information Department, National Diet Library
E-mail: standardization