BIBFRAME is a linked data model, developed by the Library of Congress, for expressing and connecting bibliographic data. It was developed by the Library of Congress to eventually replace the MARC format, and to serve as "the library community’s formal entry point for becoming part of a much larger web of data, where the links between things are paramount."
Building on earlier analysis done by the Linked Data for Libraries (2014-2016) project, LD4P and LD4L-Labs conducted an in-depth evaluation of BIBFRAME, developing recommendations for implementing and extending BIBFRAME. Many of these recommendations have already been adopted by the Library of Congress and are reflected in BIBFRAME 2.0.
We are documenting the decisions that came out of this modeling effort, including an LD4P/LD4L-Labs ontology extension to BIBFRAME, application profiles, and mappings; these outputs will be shared with the community in coming months. As work begins on our metadata production projects, we will continue to develop recommendations for best practices in implementing BIBFRAME.
LD4P/LD4L-Labs extension to BIBFRAME, including
- OWL representation
- Application profile
- Mapping from MARC
- Sample RDF
Analysis/Modeling
Collaboration
Link to working documents (for partners only)
Analysis/Modeling
