Linked Data for the Perplexed Librarian by Scott Carlson, Cory Lampert,Darnelle Melvin and Anne Washington. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2020, 164 pp., ISBN: 978-0-8389-4746-3, $59.99. An ALCTS Monograph.

The new Linked Data for the Perplexed Librarian succeeds in demonstrating the strength and potential of linked data without overwhelming the reader with technical jargon or confusingly out of touch examples. While starting with the stated aim of this book to ‘smash the myth’ “that linked data is too complex for nontechnical GLAM audiences to understand” and acknowledging that it “inevitably becomes increasingly technical as it wears on,” this monograph is aimed at the general Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums audience. Written in a clear and easy-to-read conversational tone, which make