The Library of Congress has launched 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, the British Library, 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. This web site is the official location for information, announcements, and resources related to this initiative.
New and Noteworthy
- NEW - Webcast of the BIBFRAME Update Forum from the ALA Annual Conference is now available (June 30, 2013)
- BIBFRAME at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (June 29-July 1, 2013)
- The Relationship between BIBFRAME and the Schema.org ‘Bib Extensions’ Model: A Working Paper (June 2013) Carol Jean Godby, OCLC Research
- BIBFRAME.ORG now online, offering a demonstration area, a view of a draft BIBFRAME vocabulary, and transformation services. (January 27, 2013)
- Presentations from ALA Midwinter Conference 2013, Seattle, WA (January 26-28, 2013)
- BIBFRAME Primer Document: "Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data: Linked Data Model and Supporting Services" [PDF, 2.7 MB] (November 21, 2012)
- "A Bibliographic Framework for the Digital Age," Library of Congress issues its initial plans for its Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative (October 31, 2011)
- Presentations from ALA Midwinter Conference 2013, Seattle, WA now available
Contact Us
Email Address: ndmso@loc.gov
BIBFRAME Listserv: Subscribe to the "Bibliographic Framework Initiative Forum" [bibframe@loc.gov]
Network Development and MARC Standards Office (LS/NDMSO)
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20540-4200
