3. AboutâŚ
⢠Leading global services provider combining
Semantic Web technology with social
computing architectures to accelerate
information integration, management and
collaboration.
⢠Pioneers in the Web.
⢠Provided much of the vision and technical
foundation for the next generation of the Web.
⢠Leaders in communities for open source,
open standards, collaboration across
industry, government, NGOs and individuals.
12. Linked Data
a term used to describe a recommended best
practice for exposing, sharing, and
connecting pieces of data,
information, and knowledge on the Semantic
Web using URIs and RDF.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linked_Data
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13.
14. âThe new bibliographic framework project will be focused on
the Web environment, Linked Data principles and
mechanisms, and the Resource Description Framework (RDF)
as a basic data model. ⌠Likewise, it is expected that the use
of RDF and other W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)
developments will enable the integration of library data and
other cultural heritage data on the Web for more expansive
user access to information.â
âRecognizing that Z39.2/MARC are no longer ďŹt âŚ
facilitating the exchange of such [bibliographic] data both
within the library community and with related communities.â
15.
16. BIBFRAME
âThe 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.â
!
- Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data: Linked Data
Model and Supporting Services, Library of Congress,
November 21, 2012 - Prepared by Zepheira
!
!
17. BIBFRAME
âThe 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.â
!
- 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
⢠ďŹexible enough to deal with 40+ years from now
18. BIBFRAME
âThe 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.â
!
- Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data: Linked Data
Model and Supporting Services, Library of Congress,
November 21, 2012
!
!
⢠memory organization (libraries, museums, archives)
⢠community / users they server
19. BIBFRAME
âThe 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.â
!
- Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data: Linked Data
Model and Supporting Services, Library of Congress,
November 21, 2012
!
!
⢠not just on the web
⢠but of the web
26. Descriptive Blueprint
⢠BIBFRAME common model
- ďŹexible, designed to
accommodate the needs
of our community.
⢠Recognize creative tension
between past and future
⢠ProďŹles are a blueprint for
a speciďŹc community or
entity description
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46. Current Status
⢠Early Experimenters
⢠Library of Congress, OCLC, German National Library, British
Library, National Library of Medicine, George Washington
University, Princeton, Zepheira
⢠Implementation Phase
⢠National Library Re-architecture
⢠Tools (editors, browsers, backend data services, etc.)
⢠BIBFRAME is relatively new, but its based on RDF which has
been part of the Web for the past 10+ years
50. Conclusion
⢠Memory organizations enable the Knowledge Based Economy
⢠Memory organizations can improve society
⢠Through facilitating knowledge curation
⢠Through facilitating knowledge discovery
⢠By becoming credibility engines for the Web
⢠Embrace the Web and open standards
⢠Reducing social, technical and organizational costs
⢠BIBFRAME is about weaving the best of the Web and Libraries together
