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Applications consuming linked data certainly *could* blend accurate and inaccurate (or questionably accurate) sources. Lots of people still love to hate Wikipedia for its doubtful authority, yet it's one of the biggest sources of available linked data at this point. But just because someone exposes something as linked data, that doesn't mean you have to incorporate it in some automatic way. I'd answer that you design your application to consume data that you trust, and linked data makes it easy for you to do that. You raise a good question (imo) -- Can users trust the content because the people doing the blending can be trusted to have assembled only good stuff? Or do the chunks of blended content need some kinds of markers to indicate their sources and authority? Is something as simple as a source citation sufficient? (Sorry for the excessive sibilance in that sentence.) David Talley ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 10:34:37 -0500 From: Donna Campbell <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Linked data [was: Why we need multiple discovery services engine?] In mentioning "pushing to break down silos more," it brings to mind a question I've had about linked data. From what I've read thus far, the idea of breaking down silos of information seems like a good one in that it makes finding information easier but doesn't it also remove some of the markers of finding credible sources? Doesn't it blend accurate sources and inaccurate sources? Donna R. Campbell Technical Services & Systems Librarian [snip] Westminster Theological Seminary Library