MacKenzie Smith
University Librarian
University of California, Davis
Carl G. Stahmer
Director of Digital Scholarship
University of California, Davis
Eric Miller
Co-Founder
Zepheira
BIBFLOW is an Institute of Museum and Library Services supported project that aims to document the internal effects of the conversion of library records to Linked Data, with a particular focus on the forthcoming BIBFRAME framework. While many projects have, or are currently, focused on how Linked Data will transform the library catalogue and discovery of library resources, BIBFLOW is focused on how Linked Data will transform the inner-workings of the library itself to support the vision of Linked Data-driven discovery as well as streamline operations. To this end, the project is implementing a modified, Linked Data native version of the Kuali-OLE library management system in order to test and document the ways in which library workflows are impacted by Linked Data implementation. We are also evaluating the plans of library-related organizations that deal in bibliographic data to assess their readiness to support Linked Data. The final deliverable of the project will be a “road map” that library administrators and staff can use as a practical guide to navigating the transition to Linked Data at their own institution. At the briefing, the project’s primary partners, the University Library of the University of California, Davis and Zephiera, Inc., will demonstrate their Linked Data cataloguing system, discuss workflows being tested, and deliver preliminary results of the testing. Briefing attendees will also be provided with information on how their institutions can virtually participate in the ongoing testing effort.
http://lib.ucdavis.edu/bibflow
http://lib.ucdavis.edu
http://zepheira.com
http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/about/meetnewul.php
http://www.carlstahmer.com
http://zepheira.com/about/people/eric-miller/