BIBFRAME Vocabulary
The BIBFRAME vocabulary uses a Linked Data model and thus leverages the RDF modeling practice of uniquely identifying as Web resources all entities, attributes, and relationships (i.e., properties) between entities. The BIBFRAME Vocabulary is comprised of the RDF properties, classes, and relationships between and among them. In addition to the basic vocabulary linked to below the extension that the Library of Congress established in its work on a BIBFRAME 2.x pilot is specified.
BIBFRAME Examples and Notes
- What's New in BIBFRAME
- RDF Conventions (PDF, 152KB)
- URIs and Labels (PDF, 112KB)
- Notes about Titles (PDF, 157KB)
- Expressing Roles (PDF, 111KB)
- Event Model (PDF, 892KB)
- Notes about Identifiers (PDF, 117KB)
- Notes about Notes (PDF, 107KB)
- Examples of each property and class in the vocabulary can be found in the ontology along with their definition at https://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe.html
Model Analyses and Discussions Papers
- BIBFRAME Pilot (Phase One—Sept. 8, 2015 – March 31, 2016): Report and Assessment (PDF, 159 KB) - June 16, 2016
- BIBFRAME AV Assessment: Technical, Structural, and Administrative Metadata - updated January 4, 2016
- Common Ground: Exploring Compatibilities Between the Linked Data Models of the Library of Congress and OCLC
A co-publication of the Library of Congress and OCLC Research by Carol Jean Godby and Ray Denenberg - BIBFRAME AV Modeling Study (PDF, 2.27 MB) - May 15, 2014
Also: Appendix A (PDF, 58 KB) | Appendix B (PDF, 54 KB) | Appendix C (PDF, 73 KB)