On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Young,Jeff (OR) <[log in to unmask]> wrote:I disagree. Knowing the name of something, its type(s), and a few other seemingly mundane clues can be enough to identify a thing in a broader context. RDF/Linked Data is not merely a variant record format. Patterns exist in information that extend well beyond records, even if they are only probabilistic. Don’t underestimate Hadoop.
Probalistic matching using text strings (ie literals) can be done using MARC too, but I agree with those who say an RDF graph of literals is no better than a MARC/XML file full of literals. The power comes from having strong identifiers which, in the case of RDF, means URIs. It's more work, but offers infinitely more value.