Stanford’s linked data production project focuses on technical services workflows. For each of four key production pathways we will examine each step in the workflow, from acquisition to discovery, to determine how best to transition to a linked data production environment. Our emphasis is on following each workflow from start to finish to show an end-to-end linked data production process, and to highlight areas for future work. The four pathways are: copy cataloging through the Acquisitions Department, original cataloging, deposit of a single item into the Stanford Digital Repository, and deposit of a collection of resources into the Stanford Digital Repository.
- Production workflows for creation of linked data
- Tool recommendations for conversion and original creation of linked data
- Best practices for pre- and post-conversion enhancements
- Linked data descriptions of set of Stanford library and digital repository resources
Linked Data Creation
- Converting set of 38,000 MARC records from Symphony to BIBFRAME and loading to Blazegraph triplestore
- Automating the conversion, authorities, and load-to-discovery pipeline for vendor-supplied copy
Discovery Environment Creation
- Creating Blacklight/solr instance-based discovery environment with source data a mix of linked data and MARC data.
- Developing a mapping from BIBFRAME2.0 to solr document.
Tool Exploration and Development
- Developing validation suite for MARC-to-RDF converters
- Installing local instance of Library of Congress BIBFRAME Editor to test original cataloging
- Investigating discovery environments for linked data
Project Co-Managers
- Philip Schreur, Assistant University Librarian for Technical and Access Services
- Tom Cramer, Assistant University Librarian, Chief Technology Strategist, and Director of Digital Library Systems and Services
Acquisitions Department
- Alexis Manheim, Head of Aquisitions Department
- Linh Chang, Receiving and Access Librarian
Metadata Department
- Nancy Lorimer, Head of Metadata Department
- Joanna Dyla, Head of Medata Development Unit
- Vitus Tang, Head of Data Control and E-resources Unit
- Arcadia Falcone, Metadata Coordinator
Digital Library Systems and Services
- Darsi Rueda, Library Systems Programmer / Analyst
- Naomi Dushay, Digital Library Software Engineer
- Joshua Greben, Library Systems Programmer / Analyst
- Darren Weber, Digital Library Software Engineer
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Analysis/Modeling
- Mapped Stanford's vendor-supplied copy cataloging and original cataloging workflows
- Mapped workflow for converting vendor-supplied records to linked data
Linked Data Creation
- Worked with vendor on improvements to supplied MARC data to enhance conversion to BIBFRAME
Tool Exploration / Requirements Definition
- Gathered requirements for conversion and editing tools
- Set up Registry of Tools
- Evaluated CEDAR template creation and metadata editing tool
Collaboration
Community Engagement
