[SigLT-L] NISO/DCMI Webinar: Translating the Library Catalog from MARC into Linked Data: An Update on the Bibliographic Framework Initiative

[Cynthia Hodgson]

Join NISO and DCMI for the first in their joint webinar series for 2013.

Webinar: Translating the Library Catalog from MARC into Linked Data: An
Update on the Bibliographic Framework Initiative
Date: January 23, 2013
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (Eastern time)
Event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/dcmi/bibframework
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ABOUT THE WEBINAR

In May 2012, the Library of Congress announced a new modeling initiative
focused on reflecting the MARC 21 library standard as a Linked Data model
for the Web, with an initial model to be proposed by the consulting company
Zepheira. The goal of the initiative is to translate the MARC 21 format to a
Linked Data model while retaining the richness and benefits of existing data
in the historical format. 

In this webinar, Eric Miller of Zepheira will report on progress towards
this important goal, starting with an analysis of the translation problem
and concluding with potential migration scenarios for a broad-based
transition from MARC to a new bibliographic framework.

SPEAKER

Eric Miller is co-founder and president of Zepheira, which provides
solutions for managing information across boundaries of person, group, and
enterprise. Until 2007, Eric led the Semantic Web Initiative for the World
Wide Web Consortium (W3C) at MIT and was one of the key leaders in the
development of the Resource Description Framework and other Semantic Web
technologies. Prior to his work at W3C, Eric was a Senior Research Scientist
at OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. in Dublin, Ohio, where he
served as the co-founder and Associate Director of the Dublin Core Metadata
Initiative.

REGISTRATION

Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm
Eastern on January 23, 2013 (the day of the webinar). Discounts are
available for NISO and DCMI members and students.

Can't make it on the webinar date/time? Register now and gain access to the
recorded archive for one year.

Visit the event webpage to register and for more information: 
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/dcmi/bibframework


Cynthia Hodgson
Technical Editor / Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
chodgson at niso.org
301-654-2512