BIBFRAME and the PCC

PCC and the Library of Congress strongly encourage the PCC membership and the broader library community to become more knowledgeable and attuned to the development and rollout of BIBFRAME and how it fits within libraries and the larger linked data sphere. This site contains documents of interest to PCC members as the BIBFRAME Model develops and integrates into the PCC community.

Announcements:

• PCC and LC Support BIBFRAME for Moving the Library Community into the Linked Data Environment (Dec. 9, 2021)
• BIBFRAME Interoperability Group: Terms of Reference (April 15, 2022; updated Jan. 11, 2024) [PDF, 149 KB]
• Linked Data Summit - Interoperability of Library Data (summary of meeting held at LC on Nov. 7-8, 2022) [PDF, 87 KB]
• PCC BIBFRAME Data Exchange Meeting (Sept. 9-10, 2021)
  • Agenda with links to presentations [PDF, 164 KB]
  • Summary [PDF, 248 KB]
• Library of Congress Announces Report and Assessment of its First BIBFRAME Pilot (June 17, 2016)
  The Library of Congress has completed its first Pilot to test preparing cataloging data as linked data, using the BIBFRAME model developed by the Library over the past several years. We are issuing the Library’s assessment of the Pilot for the benefit of the Library and other institutions and groups interested in linked data, BIBFRAME, and the Library’s experience in using BIBFRAME in daily cataloging and processing activities.
• Statement on the Library of Congress’ Position With Respect to BIBFRAME Development (March 11, 2016)

PCC BIBFRAME 2.0 Mappings

• BIBCO Standard Record (BSR) Mapping to BIBFRAME 2.0 (July 2017) (PDF : 217 KB)
• CONSER Standard Record (CSR) Mapping to BIBFRAME 2.0 (PDF : 756 KB)

BIBFRAME Update Forums

• January 2024 (Jan. 22, 2024)
• June 2023 (June 26, 2023)
• January 2023 (Jan. 30, 2023)
• ALA 2022 Annual) (June 27, 2022)
• ALA 2022 LibLearnX (Jan. 24, 2022)
• ALA 2021 Annual (June 28, 2021)
• ALA 2021 Midwinter (Jan. 24, 2021)
• ALA 2020 Annual (June 24, 2020)
• ALA 2020 Midwinter (Jan. 26, 2020)
• ALA 2019 Annual (June 23, 2019)
• ALA 2019 Midwinter (Jan. 27, 2019)
• ALA 2018 Annual (June 24, 2018)
• ALA 2018 Midwinter (Feb. 11, 2018)
• ALA 2017 Annual (June 25, 2017)
• ALA 2017 Midwinter (Jan. 22, 2017)
• ALA 2016 Annual (June 26, 2016)
• ALA 2016 Midwinter (Jan. 10, 2016)

Papers and Surveys

• BIBFRAME AV Modeling Study: Defining a Flexible Model for Description of Audiovisual Resources (PDF : 2.27 MB) (May 15, 2014)
• BIBFRAME: Why? What? Who? (Word : 628 KB) (May 1, 2014)
• PCC BIBFRAME Survey Results (Word : 115 KB) (July 30, 2014)

Related Websites

• Library of Congress Bibliographic Framework Initiative Website
• Linked Data for Production (LD4P) (external link) LD4P is a collaboration between six institutions to begin the transition of technical services production workflows to ones based in Linked Open Data (LOD)
• Linked Data for Production (LD4P) Cohort Members (external link) (Nov. 1, 2018)
• Linked Data for Production: Pathway to Implementation (LD4P2) (external link)
• Linked Data for Production: Closing the Loop (LD4P3) (external link)
• PCC Sinopia Cataloging Affinity Group (LD4P3) (external link)

Task Groups

• PCC BIBFRAME and linked data task groups and reports

Training Material, Slides, and Videos

• BIBFRAME Selected Readings and Videos, 2019 [PDF 130 KB]
• BIBFRAME Training at the Library of Congress Training materials posted on the Catalogers Learning Workshop. Includes materials used in Library of Congress BIBFRAME Pilot Phase One (2015-2016) and Phase Two (2017- ).
• BIBFRAME Webcasts and Presentations Includes presentations from ALA BIBFRAME Update Forums and BIBFRAME presentations from the LC Digital Futures and You series at the Library of Congress.
• Questions and Answers from the ALCTS webinar Library of Congress BIBFRAME Pilot: Phase Two (March 7, 2018) (part of the series: From MARC to BIBFRAME: Linked Data on the Ground) [Word 39KB]
• Report on Available Linked Data Training Resources (revised April 22, 2016) [Word 25KB]
• Slides from BIBFRAME Update Forums at ALA:
• NACO Lite? -- reimagining name authority work as identity management (PCC Participants Meeting ALA 2016 Midwinter) [PowerPoint: 462KB]

Last update: Feb. 5, 2024