This document discusses the potential benefits of libraries publishing their data as linked open data using semantic web technologies. It describes how linked data allows for standardized access to data across the web as a single API. Libraries can make their data more discoverable on the web and searchable by services like Google by publishing it as linked open data. Semantic web technologies like RDF and SPARQL allow for more powerful search capabilities. Several large libraries are already publishing portions of their data as linked open data, including authority files and entire catalogs. The document outlines some semantic web applications libraries could use to enhance discovery and provides examples of vocabularies for describing different types of metadata.