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BIBFRAME (Conceptual model)


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    • Bibliographic Framework (Conceptual model)
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    • found: Work cat.: Godby, C.J. Common ground : exploring compatibilities between the linked data models of the Library of Congress and OCLC, 2015:p. 4 (In 2011, BIBFRAME was launched by the Library of Congress (LC) as an initiative to develop a linked data alternative to MARC, building on the Library's experience providing linked data access to its authority files which began in 2009. Among BIBFRAME's aims were (1) to supply search engines with descriptions of library resources in a form they could use, (2) to promote the application of concepts defined in the FRBR and RDA models, and (3) to offer an extensible solution for the description of resources in the broader cultural heritage community. A BIBFRAME high-level model was developed to provide a framework for development) p. 5 (the BIBFRAME model)
    • found: Bibliographic Framework Initiative website, Jan. 28, 2015:home page (Initiated by the Library of Congress, BIBFRAME provides a foundation for the future of bibliographic description, both on the web, and in the broader networked world. In addition to being a replacement for MARC, BIBFRAME serves as a general model for expressing and connecting bibliographic data. A major focus of the initiative will be to determine a transition path for the MARC 21 formats while preserving a robust data exchange that has supported resource sharing and cataloging cost savings in recent decades) Overview of the BIBFRAME model (In translating the MARC 21 format to a Linked Data model it is important to deconstruct and then reconstruct the informational assets that comprise MARC. The BIBFRAME Model consists of the following core classes: Creative Work; Instance; Authority; Annotation)
    • found: Wikipedia, Jan. 28, 2015(BIBFRAME (Bibliographic Framework) is a data model for bibliographic description. BIBFRAME was designed to replace the MARC standards, and to use linked data principles to make bibliographic data more useful both within and outside the library community. BIBFRAME is expressed in RDF. The model centers around four main classes: Creative works, Instances, Authorities, and Annotations)
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    • 2015-01-28: new
    • 2015-05-08: revised
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