Toward the Semantic Web and Linked Data Exploration

Abstract

The fact that the existing Web allows people to effortlessly share data over the Internet has resulted in the accumulation of vast amounts of information available on the Web. Therefore, a powerful search technology that will allow retrieval of relevant information is one of the main requirements for the success of the Web which is complicated further due to use of many different formats for storing information. Semantic Web technology has a prominent role in search engines to alleviate this issue by providing a way to understand the contextual meaning of data so as to retrieve relevant, high-quality results.Exploratory search system, a special information seeking and exploration approach, supports users who are unfamiliar with a topic or whose search goals are vague and unfocused to learn and investigate a topic through a set of activities. In order to achieve exploratory search goals, Linked Data can be used to help search systems in retrieving related data, so the investigation task runs smoothly.The quantity of data published on the Web according to principles of Linked Data is increasing intensely. However, this data is still largely limited to be used up by domain professionals and users who understand Linked Data technologies. Therefore, it is essential to develop tools to enhance intuitive perceptions of Linked Data for lay users. The features of Linked Data point to various challenges for an easy-to-use data presentation.In this presentation, I will summarize the Semantic Web and Linked Data technologies, challenges to the presentation of Linked Data will be stated, and finally an application with the aim of delivering a simple way to discover linked data resources; hiding technical challenges behind Linked Data; and providing both specialist and non-specialist users an interactive and effective way to explore RDF resources will be presented.