1. Future of Subject Analysis in
BIBFRAME
ALA 2013
ALCTS, Cataloging & Metadata Management
Subject Analysis Committee
July1, 2013
Chicago, Illinois USA
Eric Miller
em@zepheira.com
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3. The 90’s called.... they’d like their slides back
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9. Request Decoding
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16. IF THEN ...
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17. Web Triggers
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18. 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
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19. 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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BIBFRAME
Core model for
defining Web control
points for more
effective sharing,
navigation and
collaboration
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21. Example Use Case
• Andrea recently cataloged the title 101 Tips
for Supporting Campers with Autism.
• 'Camps for children with mental disabilities'
and 'Autism spectrum disorders' (not quite)
• Propose a new refined subject related to
‘Camps for children with autism spectrum
disorders’.
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22. author
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Book
Paperback
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23. author
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26. Incoming Refinements
Indiana University Library - local subject classification ‘Camps for children with autism spectrum disorders’
Indiana University Library - local subject classification ‘Camps for children with attention deficit / hyper activity disorders’
Ohio State University Library - local subject classification ‘Camps for children with attention deficit / hyper activity disorders’
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27. SAC Editorial Dashboard
2013-06-26: 3 inbound refinement links
from 2 domains for Camps for children
with mental disabilities (see details)
2013-06-30: 2 inbound refinement
links from 2 domains for Austism
Spectrum Disorders (see details)
2013-07-01: 1 inbound refinement
links from 1 domains for Camps for
children with attention deficit /
hyperactivity disorder (see details)
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28. Conclusion
• The Web is the most powerful communication
ever conceived
• The Web is becoming the powerful data
management platform ever imagined
• BIBFRAME provides a set of constructs to take
advantage of the Web to enable Libraries to
cooperate far more effectively than ever before.
• Weaving the best of the Web and Libraries
together
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