This presentation was given by Melanie Wacker of Columbia University during the NISO Virtual Conference, BIBFRAME and Real World Applications of Linked Bibliographic Data, held on June 15, 2016

1. The PCC Standing Committee on Training:
Advancing the Library Community’s
Understanding of Linked Data
Melanie Wacker
Metadata Coordinator
Columbia University Libraries
June 15, 2016
NISO Virtual Conference: BIBFRAME & Real World Applications of Linked
Bibliographic Data

2. Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC)
https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/

3. Library of Congress, PCC & BIBFRAME
● LC BIBFRAME 1.0 began in 2012
● LC and PCC began to formally collaborate on BIBFRAME development in 2014
● PCC Vision, Mission and Strategic Directions released January 2015
Slide courtesy of Kate Harcourt, Director, Original & Special Materials Cataloging, Columbia University Libraries

4. PCC Strategic Directions
SD1: Develop a curriculum that will advance the community’s understanding of linked data
SD2: Align the PCC's activities and investments with those that will have the highest impact within the
global data environment
SD3: Provide leadership for the shift in authority control from an approach primarily based on creating text
strings to one focused on managing identities and entities
SD4: Explore branding and funding models that will support the PCC’s strategic directions and the overall
sustainability of the Program

5. SD1: Develop a curriculum that will advance the community’s understanding of
linked data
The PCC has a strong tradition of developing and providing training for metadata
creators within the PCC and beyond. To date, the focus has been on library-
specific standards and data formats. Moving forward, it will be critical for
participating institutions to develop the skills needed to become proficient in
applying linked data vocabularies and element sets (e.g., BIBFRAME; RDA
Registry), identity management, and other related applications of Semantic Web
technology.”--Page 2. Vision, Mission & Strategic Directions, January 2015-
December 2017
PCC Standing Committee on Training
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6. PCC SCT Charge
Under the guidance of the PCC Policy Committee, the PCC Standing Committee on
Training shall identify the need for training programs, workshops, and institutes
aimed at developing cataloging skills that support the Program goals for both new
participants and for continuing education and shall identify, develop as necessary,
and promote the distribution of easy-to-use documentation in support of Program
goals.
http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/sct/#chrg

7. Current Membership
Robert L. Maxwell, Co-Chair
(Brigham Young University)
George Prager, Co-Chair
(New York University, Law School Library)
Tim Carlton
(Library of Congress)
Mark H. Danley
(United States Military Academy)
Joanna K. Dyla
(Stanford University Libraries)
Paul Frank
(Library of Congress, Cooperative Programs Section)
Catherine Gerhart
(University of Washington Libraries)
Jorge A. Gonzalez P.
(University of Florida)
Laura Ramsey
(OCLC, Inc.)
Melanie Wacker
(Columbia University Libraries)

8. Some Past Work
RDA NACO Training Task Group
RDA Series Training Task Group
Task Group on RDA Training Materials
RDA Bibliographic and Authority Record Examples
RDA NACO "Bridge" Reviewers Online Workshop

9. Do we need linked data training
for our staff already?

10. PCC Strategic Directions
Actions
1.1 Perform environmental scans to evaluate: categories of linked data training that are needed; existing
training resources that the PCC can use; training programs that should be commissioned from experts in
those domains; training that the PCC will need to develop itself.
Who: Standing Committee on Training; Standing Committee on Automation.
Status: Initial environment scan is now published.
www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/about/PCC-Strategic-Plan-2015-2017.pdf

11. The Report
Mostly freely available online resources
Sections:
● Where to start
● Additional general overviews
● Linked data for specific domains (libraries/archives)
● Specific topics (BIBFRAME, RDF, SKOS, ontologies, tools, online courses,
projects)

12. Where to Start
BIBFRAME Training at the Library of Congress
Module 1, Part 1: Semantic Web and Linked Data
Module 1, Part 2: Semantic Data Model: Basic Overview

14. W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group
● May 2010 through 2011
● Report on Use Cases
● Report on Datasets, Value Vocabularies, and Metadata Element Sets
● Final report issued October 2011
● https://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/

15. Some Other Resources
LODLAM Training Day Videos (Sept. 2014)
EUCLID--Educational Curriculum for the Usage of Linked Data
Archives:
Linked Archival Metadata: A Guidebook / Eric Lease Morgan

16. EUCLID

18. Summary
● Too much to choose from!
● Fewer learning resources for the “intermediate” learner, few sandboxes
● More BIBFRAME specific training needed
Status: Initial environment scan is now published: www.loc.
gov/aba/pcc/sct/documents/PCCSCTFinalReportonAvailableLinkedDataTrainingResources.docx

19. Next Steps
Timeline for next steps: SCT is charged with continuing to keep this scan up-to-date over time, and
actively keeping the cataloging community informed of training opportunities, especially in those areas
where new training materials have not yet been developed. SCT should also assess opportunities for
future collaboration with other related initiatives.

23. PCC Strategic Directions
1.2 Work with CONSER and other potential partners to provide discussion
platforms, sandboxes, and testbeds for experimentation with linked data
standards and applications (e.g., BIBFRAME profiles and editors).
Who: Standing Committee on Training; Standing Committee on Automation.

24. Questions?
mw2064@columbia.edu