Bibliotheken: Wir öffnen Daten. Zum Stand der Entwicklung einer offenen Dateninfrastruktur

During the last years many libraries and especially library service centers have decided to publish library data under an open license and/or to expose it as linked data. This paper tries to put these activities in a bigger context by viewing open data as one element of an open data infrastructure. Seven elements of data infrastuctures are outlined and their approximate level of openness in Germany is assessed. Finally, it is demonstrated – using (open) discovery as an example – how open approaches can fix existing problems and which possibilities there are for practical actions