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Multilingual Linked Data: Users' perceptions and understanding of the metadata elements on Linked Data in multilingual contexts Park, Hyoungjoo Kipp, Margaret E.I. This study examined users’ perceptions and understanding of the metadata elements of linked data (LD) in multilingual contexts. In total, 119 subjects in the United States and Korea participated in this survey and provided their perceptions and understandings regarding: ‘most meaningful’, ‘most confusing’, ‘least interesting’ and ‘most interesting’ metadata elements in an example LD record. The survey was provided in English for subjects from the United States and Korean for Koreans. The largest differences were found in elements related to title, creator/author, language, and extent. Participants also cited lack of knowledge of LD and cost of switching as barriers to entry in addition to perceptions of specific elements. This study contributes to understanding similarities and differences in users’ understanding of metadata elements in a multilingual context. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative 2026-09-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject Text application/pdf text/html https://doi.org/10.23106/dcmi.952680525 https://dcpapers.dublincore.org/article/952680525 Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Conference Proceedings eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/