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ISBD and the Semantic Web

This paper describes activities which are developing a representation of International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) in Resource Description Framework (RDF), that is, the research, technical and administrative activities undertaken to make bibliographic metadata authorized by the IFLA standard available to the Semantic Web as trustworthy information. A brief introduction to recent initiatives within IFLA to develop representation of its models and standards in RDF, as well as an administrative and technical infrastructure to support such initiatives will be given as a background to the work on ISBD. Reference will also be made to related projects in the field. The ISBD/XML Study Group was formed by the IFLA Cataloguing Section's ISBD Review Group in 2008 with the task of investigating the possibilities for representing ISBD in web technologies and services, and of providing means to librarians for preparing their metadata for an environment in which users will be enabled to perform tasks according to their specific needs, and not necessarily only those traditionally envisioned by librarians. Therefore the Study Group started to review ISBD concepts and structure, with the primary objective of positioning the ISBD as a relevant factor, under the IFLA brand, in assessing structured bibliographic information in the global information environment. The project proposed by the Study Group was accepted in 2008 by the IFLA Professional Board, and is now in its second year, with an extension for another year accepted by the ISBD Review Group and Cataloguing Section. The paper discusses the ongoing representation of elements in RDF in the ISBD namespace, the treatment of aggregated statements composed of multiple elements, and the development of a Dublin Core Application Profile for ISBD. The utility of this work is also discussed.

International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD); Resource Description Framework (RDF); Semantic Web; Dublin Core Application Profile (DCAP); namespaces; International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

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