Cross-departmental training and collaboration; Converting BF to MARC
Channel: LD4
Date: 2021-07-22

Cross-departmental training and collaboration: group learning for linked data, BIBFRAME and Sinopia, Charlene Chou and Gioia Stevens
How can linked data training include diverse staff members across the library? How can we help people gain the knowledge they need to transition from MARC to BIBFRAME? Our session will present the lessons we have learned in implementing a holistic cross-departmental linked data training program at NYU Libraries. Our program began as a small spark of an idea shared by our Share-VDE working group members and then grew to create a semester long BIBFRAME study groups The next phase of our program will expand out to create a Sinopia testing and training group.

The BIBFRAME Study Group included participants from four different departments, including catalogers, archivists, acquisitions specialists, research services/subject specialists, and data technologists. We planned it as an informal bi-weekly study group designed to encourage more staff to learn about linked data. For each meeting, we read a chapter from Linked Data for the Perplexed Librarian, did hands-on exercises, and discussed additional examples and resources. Facilitating discussions was challenging but meaningful as we have a diverse group with different levels of experience. In addition to learning about linked data concepts, we focused on real world practical applications of linked data in our work. The BiBFRAME Study Group culminated in a hands-on Sinopia training session.

We plan to invite the study group participants to join our Sinopia testing and training group as phase three of our program. We see enormous possibilities for different projects and task groups to come.

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PUPBtvHlXky52iiOL-EPHiQSyuGi05AZ5AKc2RNXUQk/

Converting BIBFRAME data to MARC, Jodi Williamschen
The Library of Congress plans to transition all cataloging to BIBFRAME this year. One aspect of this transition is the transformation of BIBFRAME data into MARC records that will be added to the Library’s ILS, thus reducing the amount of duplicate data entry. This presentation will outline the steps in the data conversion process, from shaping the RDF data to creating a MARC record, to modifying workflows in multiple divisions, and the pluses and minuses of creating a “practical” MARC record vs. an “ideal” one.