1. BIBFRAME
Community Profiles
ALA 2013
LC Bibliographic Framework Initiative Update Forum
30 June, 2013
Chicago, Illinois USA
Eric Miller
em@zepheira.com
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2. BIBFRAME
“The Initiative aims to re-envision and, in
the long run, implement a new
bibliographic environment for libraries
that makes "the network" central and
makes interconnectedness commonplace.”
- Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data:
Linked Data Model and Supporting Services
Library of Congress, November 21, 2012
Thursday, July 18, 13

3. BIBFRAME
“The Initiative aims to re-envision and, in
the long run, implement a new
bibliographic environment for libraries
that makes "the network" central and
makes interconnectedness commonplace.”
- Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data:
Linked Data Model and Supporting Services
Library of Congress, November 21, 2012
* robust enough to deal with 40 years ago
* flexible enough to deal with 40+ years from now
Thursday, July 18, 13

4. BIBFRAME
“The Initiative aims to re-envision and, in
the long run, implement a new
bibliographic environment for libraries
that makes "the network" central and
makes interconnectedness commonplace.”
- Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data:
Linked Data Model and Supporting Services
Library of Congress, November 21, 2012
* libraries, museums, archives, publishers, etc.
* community (users) they serve
Thursday, July 18, 13

5. BIBFRAME
“The Initiative aims to re-envision and, in
the long run, implement a new
bibliographic environment for libraries
that makes "the network" central and
makes interconnectedness commonplace.”
- Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data:
Linked Data Model and Supporting Services
Library of Congress, November 21, 2012
* not on the web
* but of the web
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6. hasInstance
creatorsubject
publisher
publishedAt
format
Work
Instance
Authority Authority
Authority
Authority
Authority
BIBFRAME
Core model for
defining Web control
points for more
effective sharing,
navigation and
collaboration
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7. hasInstance
creatorsubject
publisher
publishedAt
format
Work
InstanceHoldings
Reviewtarget
creator
target
creator
Annotation
A shareable, abstract
representation of a
local system's
processes or
characterization
associated with a
resources.
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8. Web - the Power of
Human Computing
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9. Web - the Power of
Human Computing
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10. Recombinant Data
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13. RDF
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14. BIBFRAME
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15. Community Profiles
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16. Community Profiles
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17. Community Profiles
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18. Community Profiles
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19. Community Profiles
• The BIBFRAME model is designed to be
lightweight, flexible and accommodate the needs of
our community. (RDA, Dublin Core,VRA, DACS,
etc.)
• A key to this flexibility is BIBFRAME Community
Profiles.
• BCP provide the backbone to using BIBFRAME.
While BIBFRAME is a framework, the Community
Profile defines what to the framework will contain.
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20. Work
Expression
Manifestation
Item
Work
Instance
BIBFRAMEWEMI
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21. Work
Expression
Manifestation
Item
Work
Instance
BIBFRAMEWEMI
Work
Expression
Manifestation
Item
Refines
Refines
Refines
Refines
BIBFRAME
WEMI Profile
Represents
Represents
Represents
Represents
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24. Work
Image
Work
Instance
BIBFRAMEVRA
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25. Work
Image
Work
Instance
BIBFRAMEVRA
Work
Work
Instance
isa
isa
isa
BIBFRAME
VRA Profile
Represents
Represents
Represents
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27. Conclusion
• BIBFRAME Community Profiles represent a
means for projecting local meaning into
common framework
• Builds of a long history of discussion
• Implementation is still early, but results are
incredibly promising
• Watch this space - http://bibframe.org/
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