Bibframe
Resources are the things that Library.Link connects
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Resources are the things that Library.Link connects
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The Library.Link Network creates Bibframe resources and describes how they connect using Bibframe relationships. A resource is the most generic Bibframe entity. Key Bibframe resource types include:
are distinct intellectual or artistic creations
are resources that reflect an individual, material embodiments of works
are specific, individual, material embodiments of distinct instances
are resources associated with Works, Instances, Items, and Events. Agent types include Person, Family, Organization, Meeting, Archive, Museum, Library.
are significant occurrences or happenings
is a data model used for bibliographic description. The Library of Congress began the Bibliographic Framework Initiative to make library data accessible on the open Web.
The Library.Link Network uses a modular, layered approach with and extends Bibframe for specific purposes. Extensions include:
Used to express classes and properties found in library data. This extension drives many of the rules in Library.Link's MARC to Bibframe transformation pipeline.
Used to express relationships between works, people, and other resource types. Primarily derived from MARC relator codes ().
Used to describe collections managed by archives
The Zepheira team at EBSCO updates these data models in partnership with Library.Link Network participants who provide feedback and propose new use cases.
Identifiers are strings or numbers that identiy either a unique resource or class of resources (example IDs include ISBN, ISSN, and MESH)
Postal Address
Series
Unique fingerprints are created for each person using a set of variables including the person's name. If there are any differences in names or birth/death dates then different resource IDs are created. Common differences in person resources include punctuation, capitalization, and spelling of names as well as any differences in birth or death dates.
Let's look at a few examples from the University of Melbourne's data graph.
Notice how these two resource IDs are different. To make connections between two resource IDs that refer to the same person, libraries use alternativeID relationships:
are entities associated with a resource (Person, Family, Organization, Meeting, Archive, Museum, Library)
are loosely attached information about a resource
are organizations responsible for the documents, photos, rare books, and artifacts selected for access and preservation
are credible, curated description of a resource (People, Places, Concepts, etc.)
are groups of things regarded as having particular shared characteristics
are aggregations or gatherings of works
are terms describing the subject, aboutness, idea or notion of a resource
are when copyright registration occurs
are significant occurrences or happenings
are social groups related by birth, marriage, adoption, civil union, or similar relationship
are categories or genres that describes what a resource is (example Forms include art, books, biographies, and academic theses)
are resources that reflect an individual, material embodiments of works
are specific, individual, material embodiments of distinct instances
are lists or controlled vocabularies used to describe languages
are organizations responsible for the care of a collection of literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials, such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films
are ordered or unordered groups of related resources
happen when people gather for a particular purpose
are organizations that hold artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, historical, or other importance
are units of people (like an institution, association, or corporate body)
are individuals (alive, dead, undead, or fictional) that are related to resources
are geographic locations
are associated with the publication, printing, distribution, issue, release or production of an instance
resources denote context for the chronological continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future
are specific subject terms describing the aboutness of a resource
are distinct intellectual or artistic creations
Each Bibframe resource in the Library.Link Network has a resource ID. For example, the fingerprint for this Person bell hooks is
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Each resource ID is generated based on a group of properties. Fingerprints for bf:Person include bf:type () bf:date and bf:name.
The author bell hooks with an LCNAF authority link and no death date:
The author bell hooks with an occupation and a death date:
Libraries also map resources to WikiData entities to cluster groups of resources. To see bell hook's alternativeIDs and WikiData mapping, view her Network level data here: