This document discusses the use of linked data by museums to better organize and connect their collections online. It notes that currently museums publish their data in silos using their own URLs or text strings, without connections to other institutions. Linked data provides a way to publish museum collections and resources in a compatible way, using common controlled vocabularies and unique identifiers for people, places, and concepts. This allows for enhanced searching, connections between related objects in different collections, and opportunities for collaboration between cultural organizations.