Interestingly, not much has been talked about in terms of librarianship and Semantic Web technologies. It's as if there's a gap that can never be bridged: the rustic gatekeeper of books and high-end cutting edge programmer-speak. Quite recently, Jane Greenberg, professor of Library and Information Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has pointed out in Advancing the Semantic Web via Library Functions that there are many similarities between the library and Semantic Web. Here are some:(1) Each has developed as a response to an abundance of information
(2) Both have mission statements grounded in service, information access, and knowledge discovery
(3) Both have advanced as a result of international and national standards
(4) Both have grown due to a collaborative spirit
(5) Both have become a part of society's fabric (although not so much yet for the Semantic Web)
