The silo is a well-worn metaphor in information systems used to illustrate separateness, isolation, and lack of connectivity. Through the many iterations of system development, libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs) have sought to avoid silos and find the sweet spot between interface design and metadata interoperability. This effort is being pushed forward with work in the linked open data (LOD) field. As LAMs have become comfortable with putting their collections online, others have capitalized on the ability to aggregate metadata using collection harvesting standards such as OAI-PMH/ORE and SWORD, discovery tools like OAIster, and data aggregation sites like Dataverse. These efforts are important in the LAM community because they expand the collections' impact, break down information silos, and provide new ways for researchers to discover and engage with the collections. By sharing both data and professional skills, LAMs become participants in new research collaborations in humanities, scientific, journalism, and other fields. In turn, these data disciplines can help LAMs explore the next iteration of collections and services.