|| About the Initiative ||
The Library of Congress is launching a review of the bibliographic framework to better accommodate future needs. A major focus of the initiative will be to determine a transition path for the MARC 21 exchange format in order to reap the benefits of newer technology while preserving a robust data exchange that has supported resource sharing and cataloging cost savings in recent decades. This work will be carried out in consultation with the format's formal partners -- Library and Archives Canada and the British Library -- and informal partners -- the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and other national libraries, the agencies that provide library services and products, the many MARC user institutions, and the MARC advisory committees such as the MARBI committee of ALA, the Canadian Committee on MARC, and the BIC Bibliographic Standards Group in the UK.
This web site will be the official location for information, announcements, and resources related to this initiative.
|| News & Announcements ||
Minutes from the Library of Congress Bibliographic Framework Initiative Update Forum at ALA Midwinter Meeting, Dallas, Texas (January 22, 2012)
The Library of Congress issues its initial plan for its Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative for dissemination, sharing, and feedback (October 31, 2011)
The Library of Congress to issue next steps in the Bibliographic Framework Initiative (October 21, 2011)
Planning for Future Distribution of Cataloging Data and Products (October 21, 2011)
Library Journal Newsletter article 
(May 26, 2011)
Join the discussion! Subscribe to the new Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative Forum [bibframe@loc.gov] (May 26, 2011)
Transforming our Bibliographic Framework: A Statement from the Library of Congress (May 23, 2011)
|| Contact Us ||
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Network Development and MARC Standards Office
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20540-4200
Last Updated: February 3, 2012
