Open AccessNo Need to Ask
Author(s) -
Dejah Rubel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
information technology and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.502
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5226
pISSN - 0730-9295
DOI - 10.6017/ital.v38i2.10822
Subject(s) - cataloging , computer science , traceability , metadata , ask price , flexibility (engineering) , world wide web , process (computing) , software , block (permutation group theory) , computer security , database , software engineering , business , operating system , statistics , geometry , mathematics , finance
This article will describe how permissionless metadata blockchains could be created to overcome two significant limitations in current cataloging practices: centralization and a lack of traceability. The process would start by creating public and private keys, which could be managed using digital wallet software. After creating a genesis block, nodes would submit either a new record or modifications to a single record for validation. Validation would rely on a Federated Byzantine Agreement consensus algorithm because it offers the most flexibility for institutions to select authoritative peers. Only the top tier nodes would be required to store a copy of the entire blockchain thereby allowing other institutions to decide whether they prefer to use the abridged version or the full version.