National Diet Library, January 2018 Overview on the French data landscape And there was RDA «Bibliographic transition» national programme Towards a step-by-step implementation 1
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First issue of the national bibliography, 1811 National Library Legal deposit since 1537 National bibliography since 1811 +/- 85 000 books in a year Current national bibliography website Links Persistent identifiers Codes for roles PERSON WORK 1xx (creator of) INTERMARC INTERMARC FRBNF11967514 MANIFESTATION FRBNF11896956 EAD 0070 (author) INTERMARC FRBNF37465618 3
Structured data since 1380 vintage linked data since 1987 Trusted identifiers CATALOGERS AND CATALOGUE QA TEAM - INTELLIGENT DATA - CONSISTENCY - LINK CURATION https://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/439490168 9 National Library Bibliographic agency for Higher education 4
National Library Bibliographic agency for Higher education dataflow National Library Book supply chain Bibliographic agency for Higher education dataflow Public libraries 5
Other endusers National Library Book supply chain Bibliographic agency for Higher education dataflow Public libraries Other endusers New data flows Open data licence National Library Book supply chain Bibliographic agency for Higher education dataflow Public libraries 6
Other endusers New data flows Open data licence National Library Book supply chain Bibliographic agency for Higher education dataflow Public libraries Other endusers New data flows Open data licence National Library Book supply chain Bibliographic agency for Higher education dataflow Public libraries 7
International common framework Open, free standards A key point for disseminating data on the Web National applications, National cataloguing codes International standards IFLA International principles ISBD (International standard bibliographic description) Guidelines for access points (for persons, works ) Conceptual model LRM (published in 2017) International exchange format UNIMARC ISO Vocabularies for Countries names, writings, languages Transliteration of non-latin writings into Latin alphabet International identifiers (ISBN, ISSN, ISNI) 8
National applications AFNOR (French agency for standardizing) French standards for bibliographic description : FD 44-050 : printed books FD Z 44-065 : video materials FD Z 44-069 : printed music etc. Access points: NF Z 44-060 : corporate bodies NF Z 44-061 : names of persons, titles NF Z 44-079 : musical titles NF Z 44-081 : geographic names etc. Please keep us informed on your changes and please be transparent Please be aware of our ILS And where is my favorite standard? I need training! Your are a public institution, so you are a trusted third party. Please use clear standards so that we know what we can reuse 9
Initial evaluation phase 2015 Joint statement by BnF and ABES France does not adopt RDA as it is for the moment France advocates for improving RDA within the RDA European Users Group (EDUG) France is waiting for changes in RDA to adopt it 10
Internal contradictions : RDA and FRBR Conceptual Models Underlying RDA (0.2.1) «A key element in the design of RDA is its alignment with the conceptual models for bibliographic and authority data developed by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR ) Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD) Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data (FRSAD). The FRBR, FRAD, and FRSAD models provide RDA with an underlying framework that has the scope needed to support: a) comprehensive coverage of all types of content and media b) the flexibility and extensibility needed to accommodate newly emerging resource characteristics c) the adaptability needed for the data produced to function within a wide range of technological environments d) coverage of all types of subjects» Relationship to Other Standards for Resource Description and Access (0.3) RDA is built on foundations established by the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR) and the cataloguing traditions on which it was based. Instructions derived from AACR have been reworked to produce a standard that will be easier to use, more adaptable, and more cost-efficient in its application. A key factor in the design of RDA has been the need to integrate data produced using RDA into existing databases developed using AACR and related standards Internal contradictions : RDA and other cultural heritage communities Relationship to Other Standards for Resource Description and Access (0.3) The metadata standards used in other communities (archives, museums, publishers, semantic web, etc.) were taken into consideration in the design of RDA. The goal was to attain an effective level of interoperability between those standards and RDA. Description of a manuscript? References to international archival standards? (e. g. ISAD-G) 11
Taking into account FRBR entities and relationships Enlarging the scope of authority data Not only rules for establishing a standardized access point but also rules for attributes related to a person or a work RDA has many positive aspects Chap. 9 : identifying a person Alexis ou le traité du vain combat, by Marguerite Yourcenar, published in 1929, illustrated by Salvador Dali 12
Augmented Works according to RDA Augmented Works according to the French analysis Catalogues towards Web of data Adapting RDA to the French context and analysis 13
2015 Joint statement by BnF and ABES FRBRising French catalogues using automatic data processing as well as the technologies and standards of the semantic web. Deriving new cataloguing rules from RDA in RDA- FR: A French Transposition of RDA, which might prefigure a French application profile of RDA. These new rules have been implemented gradually since 2015. Launching a national Bibliographic Transition Program, which aims at supporting all stakeholders in France through the drastic changes induced by such a major normative and technological evolution. First point : FRBRising catalogues using automatic data processing 14
PERSON WORK 1xx (creator of) INTERMARC INTERMARC FRBNF11967514 MANIFESTATION FRBNF11896956 EAD 0070 (author) INTERMARC FRBNF37465618 15
PERSON dc:creator RDF triples WORK http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb1196 7514v http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb118969 563 RDF triples dc:creator rdarelationships:workmanifest ed PUBLICATION RDF triples http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37465 6186 PERSON dc:creator RDF triples WORK http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb1196 7514v http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb118969 563 RDF triples dc:creator rdarelationships:workmanifest ed PUBLICATION RDF triples http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37465 6186 16
Automated links created by data.bnf.fr between manifestations and works How to make it visible in catalogues? In our catalogues (source data) : Existing link Authority data for work Authority data for authors Link to be created Existing link Description of a given manifestation 17
In our catalogues (source data) : Authority data for authors Existing link Authority data for work Not only text string But also : - Codes for roles - Catalogue identifier for musical works - And, last but not least : the cataloguer s sharp eye Link to be created Existing link Description of a given manifestation By maintaining the data curation : intensive tests with catalogue experts Theoretically 150 000 links : textual and musical works, performances, choreographic works and movies A step forward for the FRBRization and transposition of RDA in France 18
Controlled scope : textual works of the 20th century Controlled data processing : using data from bibliographic records Author s name Title Language Date of publishing Alternative forms of title (e. g. translations) Controlled schedule : around summer of 2018 And after that: enlarging the scope to other types of documents and/or to older documents Second point : Deriving new cataloguing rules from RDA in RDA-FR: A French Transposition of RDA 19
National strategic bibliographic committee BnF, ABES, Ministery of Culture, Ministery of Higher Education «Bibliographic transition» national programme Operational pilots Standardizing working group «RDA in France» Working group on persons Working group on corporate bodies Working group on works Standardizing working group «RDA in France» Working group on manifestations Working group on relationship Working group on music 20
Published and implemented step by step Web site https://www.transiti onbibliographique.fr/ Manifestations and item (section 1) Transcription rules General guidelines for sources Bibliographic adress Material description (types of documents) Electronic resources 21
Works and expressions (section 2) General guidelines for recording works and expressions Identifying works and expressions Agents :persons, families, corporate bodies (section 3) Persons 22
2017 : types of documents 2018 : bibliographical adress 2019 : works and persons Before 260 ## $a London $c Longman $a Paris $c diff. A. Colin $d 1980 After Publisher 260 #1 $a London $c Longman $d 1980 260 #2 $a Paris $c Armand Colin Commercial distributor 23
Source : http://xkcd.com/ MARC is a well-known and widely used format MARC is built on an entity-relations model MARC is well structured But : MARC has to implement LRM data model But : MARC has to avoid multiple data entry But : MARC has to be more well structured For instance : how to link a given data with a given source? 24
Intermarc is the special MARC format used by BnF Close to Unimarc A «statement of Principles» for reloading INTERMARC is going to be published Third point : Making change sustainable 25
National strategic bibliographic committee BnF, ABES, Ministery of Culture, Ministery of Higher Education «Bibliographic transition» national programme Operational pilots Standardizing working group «RDA in France» National strategic bibliographic committee BnF, ABES, Ministery of Culture, Ministery of Higher Education Training working group «Bibliographic transition» national programme Operational pilots ILS and data working group Standardizing working group «RDA in France» 26
Coordinating French training on the evolution of library catalogues and cataloguing rules, relying on a national network of trainers awareness sessions providing general information on the evolution of catalogues training sessions offering hands-on implementation of the newly published rules providing technology intelligence and consulting, particularly on the evolution of integrated library systems and data conversion Dialogue between standardization experts, information professionals, ILS managers and providers of software solutions. Annual national meetings with ILS managers 27
National Library of France Vincent.boulet[at]bnf.fr 28