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- Evaluate the suitability of the BIBFRAME model and vocabulary for describing art objects, both two-dimensional (e.g. paintings, photographs) and three-dimensional (e.g. sculptures, ceramics).
- Identify and document any descriptive needs of art objects that are currently not covered by BIBFRAME.
- Evaluate other linked data ontologies and initiatives in the art domain.
- Develop a profile for the description of art objects.
- Convert a selection of art resources cataloged according to the Art Properties collection's local schema to the profile.
- Engage with related projects in the museum/art library domain, including the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
- Participate in data exchange with other partners.
- Develop workflow to connect public facing linked data to MARC circulation and other inventory data in spreadsheets or other sources.
- Evaluate the project and share recommendations.
Community
- Columbia’s LD4P team (consisting of librarians from Columbia University Library’s Original & Special Materials Cataloging Division, the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, and the curator of the Art Properties collection).
Colleagues from the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
LD4P partner institution members.
Interested members of the art and art library community.