Representing the FR Family in the Semantic Web (2012)

Abstract Each of the FR family of models has been represented in Resource Description Framework (RDF), the basis of the Semantic Web. This has involved analysis of the entity-relationship diagrams and text of the models to identify and create the RDF classes, properties, definitions, and scope notes required. The work has shown that it is possible to seamlessly connect the models within a semantic framework, specifically in the treatment of names, identifiers, and subjects, and link the RDF elements to those in related namespaces. KEYWORDS: cataloging standardsmetadata standardsbibliographic data, interoperabilitydata models, cataloging researchentity-relationships models Notes 1. IFLA Cataloguing Section. FRBR Review Group. “Meeting Report Durban, August 21, 2007,” http://www.ifla.org/files/cataloguing/frbrrg/meeting_2007.pdf 2. British Library Metadata Services Standards. “Data Model Meeting, British Library, London 30 April–1 May 2007,” http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/meeting.html 3. Resource Description and Access. (Chicago: American Library Association; Ottawa: Canadian Library Association; London: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), 2010–). In RDA Toolkit: http://www.rdatoolkit.org 4. W3C RDF Working Group. “Resource Description Framework (RDF)” (2004), http://www.w3.org/RDF/ 5. W3C. “RDF primer: W3C Recommendation 10 February 2004,” http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-primer/ 6. W3C. “ RDF Vocabulary Description Language 1.0: RDF Schema: W3C Recommendation 10 February 2004,” http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-schema/ 7. W3C Provenance Incubator Group. “Provenance XG final report: W3C Incubator Group report 08 December 2010,” http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/prov/XGR-prov-20101214/ 8. “FRBRer Model,” http://metadataregistry.org/schema/show/id/5.html 9. “FRAD Model,” http://metadataregistry.org/schema/show/id/24.html 10. “FRSAD Model,” http://metadataregistry.org/schema/show/id/26.html 11. Gordon Dunsire and Mirna Willer, “Standard Library Metadata Models and Structures for the Semantic Web,” Library Hi Tech News 28, no. 3 (2011), http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07419051111145118 12. Gordon Dunsire, “Interoperability and Semantics in RDF Representations of FRBR, FRAD and FRSAD,” Concepts in Context: Proceedings of the Cologne Conference on Interoperability and Semantics in Knowledge Organization, July 19th–20th, 2010. (Ergon Verlag, 2011). [In print] 13. Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records. Final Report. Approved by the Standing Committee of the IFLA Cataloguing Section on September 1997 as amended and corrected through February 2009, http://www.ifla.org/files/cataloguing/frbr/frbr_2008.pdf 14. “MARC21-008: Target Audience,” http://metadataregistry.org/vocabulary/show/id/277.html 15. “Element Sets: RDA Relationships for Works, Expressions, Manifestations, Items: Elements: Dramatization of (Work),” http://metadataregistry.org/schemaprop/show/id/423.html 16. “Element Set: RDA Group 1 Elements: Elements: Place of Origin of the Work,” http://metadataregistry.org/schemaprop/show/id/19.html 17. W3C. “SKOS Simple Knowledge Organization System Namespace Document—HTML Variant: 18 August 2009 Recommendation Edition,” http://www.w3.org/2009/08/skos-reference/skos.html 18. “ISBD: International Standard Bibliographic Description.” Consolidated ed. (Berlin; München: De Gruyter Saur, 2011) (IFLA series on bibliographic control; vol. 44). ISBN 978-3-11-026379-4 19. Gordon Dunsire, “UNIMARC, RDA and the Semantic Web. Meeting: 135. UNIMARC. World Library And Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference And Council, 23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy,” http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla75/135-dunsire-en.pdf 20. “ISBD Elements,” http://metadataregistry.org/schema/show/id/25.html 21. Gordon Dunsire and Mirna Willer, “UNIMARC and Linked Data. Meeting: 187—Advancing UNIMARC: Alignment and Innovation, IFLA UNIMARC Programme (UNIMARC), World Library And Information Congress: 77th IFLA General Conference And Council, 13–18 August 2011, San Juan, Puerto Rico,” http://conference.ifla.org/past/ifla77/187-dunsire-en.pdf 22. “Scholarly Works Application Profile,” http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/repositories/digirep/index/Scholarly_Works_Application_Profile 23. “Eprints Entity Type Vocabulary Encoding Scheme,” http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/repositories/digirep/index/Eprints_EntityType_Vocabulary_Encoding_Scheme 24. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. “DCMI Metadata Terms.” 2010, http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/ 25. Gordon Dunsire, Diane Hillmann, Jon Phipps, and Karen Coyle, “A Reconsideration of Mapping in a Semantic World,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications 2011, http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2011/paper/view/52/6