Cataloger 3.0Competencies and Education for the BIBFRAME CatalogPresented at the 2014 ALA Annual Conference, Competencies and Education for a Career in Cataloging Interest Group Meeting

Catalog 3.0Just in case BIBFRAME flops:

We’ll focus on tools and skills that can be applied in any library metadata and information access scenario that takes advantage of Semantic Web technologies

Thomas Meehan, “Beyond MARC: MARC, linked data, and Bibframe,” http://www.slideshare.net/orangeaurochs/marcld2013

Why BIBFRAME?Because interoperability.

University of Toronto Libraries, “Library Linked Data and the Future of Bibliographic Control,” http://www.slideshare.net/ITSToronto/linked-data-olita-2013

How the Real World Thinks of Book Information

Phil John, “Linked Library Data in the wild,” http://www.slideshare.net/philjohn/linked-library-data-in-the-wild-8593328

The BIBFRAME CatalogAn Introduction

BIBFRAMEModel:

• Creative Work

• Instance

• Authority

• Annotation

Vocabulary:

• http://bibframe.org/vocab/

Eric Miller et al., Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data: Linked Data Model and Supporting Services(Washington, DC: Library of Congress, November 21, 2012)

Thomas Meehan, “BIBFRAME” http://www.slideshare.net/orangeaurochs/cig-tm-bibframe

The catalog is extensibleAnnotation class facilitates access to a variety of data sources outside of the library catalog

The opportunity to imagine new user experiences?

Coyle’s InFormation, “BIBFRAME Authorities” (March 14, 2013) http://kcoyle.blogspot.com/2013/05/bibframe-authorities.html

Holdings are an Annotation

<rdf:Description rdf:about= "http://xyz.org/bibframeTestCases/Annotations/Annotation/Holding">

<bf:callNumber>PS3572.O5 B5 1987C</bf:callNumber>

<bf:heldBy rdf:resource="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/organizations/dlc"/>

<bf:dateOfAssertion>20130807</bf:dateOfAssertion>

<bf:holds rdf:resource= "http://xyz.org/bibframeTestCases/Annotations/Instance/Bluebeard"/>

<bf:copyNote>Signed by the author.</bf:copyNote>

<rdf:type rdf:resource="http://bibframe.org/vocab/Holding"/>

<bf:accessCondition>Access is restricted; consult library for details </bf:accessCondition>

<bf:copyNote>copy 157</bf:copyNote>

<bf:subLocation>Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms</bf:subLocation>

<bf:copyId>71234</bf:copyId>

<bf:circulationStatus>non-circulating</bf:circulationStatus>

<bf:annotationAssertedBy rdf:resource= "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/organizations/dlc"/>

</rdf:Description>

(The de-integrated library system?)

The opportunity for really awesome item-level description!

Linked Data is a thingThe catalog is made up of data, not documents

That data is on the (surface) Web

Authority Control Finally Gets AwesomeWe switch from strings to things (proper identifiers)

Authority control is achieved with URIs that can be de-referenced

Might we pay a little more attention to our Authority records? Might they become info resources in their own right?

“The most basic unit of Linked Data value is the hyperlink. The most powerful aspect of hyperlinks is their ability deliver combined denotation (naming) and access (de-reference) services for data objects that represent entities (real-world, web, and other realms).” Kingsley Idehen, “Linked Data’s Follow-Your-Nose Pattern,” https://plus.google.com/+KingsleyIdehen/posts/KWXYFFvMw8g

Encoding is human-readableBIBFRAME can serialized in human-readable markup languages, like rdf/xml or json

Does the dichotomy between “copy catalogers” and “original catalogers” still make sense?

Screenshot of the BIBFRAME Editor, http://bibframe.org/tools/editor/

Everything is Non-MARCDoes the dichotomy between the “catalog librarian” and the “metadata librarian” still make sense?

User Interface Design is OursDeath of the out-of-the-box library catalog?

Browsing experiences?

Custom-tailored search features?

Micro-catalogs for specific purposes?

Screenshot from University of Miami Libraries, “UDVD,” https://library.miami.edu/udvd/

New User TasksMaybe we’ll stop giving them so much work

User Task:BrowseHyperlinks facilitate follow-your-nose browsing

Jackie Shieh, “Bib Data Experiment – the GW Journey,” http://www.slideshare.net/jshieh/bib-data-experiment-the-gw-journey

User Task:Re-purposeMash & Re-mix

“Digital Scholarship”

Visualize

Play

Data Visualization from the Book Artists Unbound project, http://eac.allisonjai.com

The BIBFRAME Catalog LibrarianResource Description Librarian?Metadata Librarian?

Toolkit for Cataloger 3.0NEW STUFF

Variety of markup languagesRDF & Semantic Web toolsItem-level descriptionLicenses and copyright for dataResearchInteroperability External collaborations

SAME OLD STUFF

Authority control

Cooperative content creation, sharing, and use

Database management

Entity-relationship model

User experience design

Education for Cataloger 3.0CATALOGER 2.0 LEARNED

Principles of information organization in libraries

Classification schemes

MARC formats

Content guidelines (RDA, AACR2)

CATALOGER 3.0 SHOULD LEARN

New principles of information organization for the Semantic Web

(OWL, SKOS, RDF)

Data transfer and transformationsTransmission (JSON, XML)Styling (CSS, XSLT)Querying (SQL, SPARQL)Reporting (PERL, Python)

The BIBFRAME Catalog LibrarianOur old labor paradigms don’t apply:Professional Librarian |= Original Cataloger

Paraprofessional Librarian |= Copy Cataloger

Metadata Librarian |= Digital Collections

Who is Cataloger 3.0?Database Manager? Discovery Interface Designer? Policy Setter?Usability Tester? Data Curator? Infographic Designer? Web Content Writer? Crosswalk Guru? Research Analyst?

Danke!Allison Jai O’DellSpecial Collections Cataloging & Metadata Librarian | University of Miami Libraries

a.odell@miami.edu | @AllisonJaiODell | umscc.tumblr.com

Resources•Eric Miller et al., Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data: Linked Data Model and Supporting Services(Washington, DC: Library of Congress, November 21, 2012)

•Thomas Meehan, “Linked Data: What cataloguers need to know” http://www.slideshare.net/orangeaurochs/cig-tm-bibframe

•Thomas Meehan, “Beyond MARC: MARC, linked data, and Bibframe” http://www.slideshare.net/orangeaurochs/marcld2013

•Kai Li, “Introduction to BIBFRAME” http://www.slideshare.net/islanderlee/introduction-to-bibframe

•Dorothea Salo, “MARC and BIBFRAME: Linking libraries and archives”http://www.slideshare.net/cavlec/marc-and-bibframe-linking-libraries-and-archives

•Karen Coyle, “Bibframe Experiments,” http://kcoyle.net/bibframe/

•Allyson Carlyle, “Cataloging Competencies for a Dynamic Professional,” http://connect.ala.org/files/25915/AllysonCarlyleALAMidwinter2013.ppt.pdf

•Lukas Koster, “Linked Open Data for Libraries,” http://www.slideshare.net/lukask/linked-open-data-for-libraries

• Jackie Shieh, “Bib Data Experiment – the GW Journey,” http://www.slideshare.net/jshieh/bib-data-experiment-the-gw-journey

•University of Toronto Libraries, “Library Linked Data and the Future of Bibliographic Control,” http://www.slideshare.net/ITSToronto/linked-data-olita-2013