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Harvard will assess BIBFRAME's effectiveness as a data model for describing moving image materials for research needs, and identify domain-specific extensions to BIBFRAME, as well as vocabularies for description of these materials in a linked data environment.

Harvard project proposal

April 2017 project update

For questions or comments, please contact Christine Fernsebner Eslao, Metadata Management, Harvard Library: eslao [ at ] fas [ dot ] harvard [ dot ] edu or submit issues via https://github.com/HLITS/LD4L_Film_Ontology

• Extension to BIBFRAME for moving image materials
• BIBFRAME profile for moving images descriptions
• Set of published BIBFRAME descriptions for a variety of moving image resources
• Written evaluation of the project and set of recommendations for future research and development
• Presentation of project findings to appropriate communities.

Analysis/Modeling

• Discussion papers and recommendations 
• Ontology extension files
• Application profile and conversion mappings 
• Survey of related ontologies and linked data efforts
• Pattern documents for types of moving image resources, extending shared activities model, modeling physical details (durations, defects, sound, color, relationships between works and expressions, item history)
• Ontology file with extension terms

See Harvard LD4L Labs wiki for documents

Linked Data Creation

• Creation of ISNI identifiers for named entities, beginning with directors

Tool Exploration / Requirements Definition

• Vitrolib custom forms
• Lookups/caching specs
• Reconciliation tools 

Community Engagement

• Discussions with Harvard Film Archive and Northeast Historic Film staff

Link to working documents (for partners only)

Analysis/Modeling

• Core ontology contributions 
• Moving image use cases
• Analysis of Harvard Film Archive data sources
• Initial moving image modeling sprint  

See Harvard LD4L Labs wiki for documents

Tool Exploration / Requirements Definition

• Vitrolib custom forms

Collaboration

• Discussions with Library of Congress BIBFRAME pilot participants
• Pattern documents for LD4P/LD4L Labs BIBFRAME extension group
• LD4P/LD4L ontology extension meeting  

Community Engagement

• Interviews with Harvard Film Archive and Northeast Historic Film staff