Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Going Beyond MARC: Semantic Frameworks & Data Models
$250.00
Dates: August 3 - August 30Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
This course examines the evolution of library data beyond the MARC format, tracing a
path from the legacy of the card catalog through modern semantic frameworks and
knowledge graph technologies. Students will explore why MARC has defined library
data for decades, how it is being transformed and extended through formats like
MARCXML, and where the field is heading as linked data and BIBFRAME reshape
bibliographic description. The course culminates in an exploration of knowledge graphs
and emerging data models that are redefining how library and cultural heritage data
connects with the broader web of information.
Students will develop a critical understanding of MARC's history and limitations, gain
practical familiarity with transformation and conversion workflows, and build a
conceptual foundation for working with semantic web technologies and modern data
models in library and metadata contexts.
Course Objectives and Goals
By the end of the course students will:
• Understand the origins, structure, and ongoing role of MARC within the broader
history of library cataloging
• Explore MARCXML and tools and approaches for transforming and converting
MARC data
• Examine the BIBFRAME model and its relationship to semantic web principles
and linked data
• Survey knowledge graphs and emerging data models shaping the future of
library and cultural heritage metadata
Course Description
This course examines the evolution of library data beyond the MARC format, tracing a
path from the legacy of the card catalog through modern semantic frameworks and
knowledge graph technologies. Students will explore why MARC has defined library
data for decades, how it is being transformed and extended through formats like
MARCXML, and where the field is heading as linked data and BIBFRAME reshape
bibliographic description. The course culminates in an exploration of knowledge graphs
and emerging data models that are redefining how library and cultural heritage data
connects with the broader web of information.
Students will develop a critical understanding of MARC's history and limitations, gain
practical familiarity with transformation and conversion workflows, and build a
conceptual foundation for working with semantic web technologies and modern data
models in library and metadata contexts.
Course Objectives and Goals
By the end of the course students will:
• Understand the origins, structure, and ongoing role of MARC within the broader
history of library cataloging
• Explore MARCXML and tools and approaches for transforming and converting
MARC data
• Examine the BIBFRAME model and its relationship to semantic web principles
and linked data
• Survey knowledge graphs and emerging data models shaping the future of
library and cultural heritage metadata
Robin Fay
Robin Fay is a Cataloging/Metadata Librarian and Trainer who has worked with academic, public, community college libraries and multistate consortias on cataloging and metadata projects, among those are the Orbis Cascade Alliance, the University System of Georgia, and SkillsCommon.
Robin is both a practitioner with over 10 years of cataloging and a trainer. She is a frequent guest on WREK’s Lost in the Stacks discussing metadata and semantic web topics. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Georgia; a MLIS from the University of South Carolina; certificates in Project Management (University of Georgia), and a Yellow Belt in Six Sigma (a quality and processes control standard). Her book, Semantic Web Technologies and Social Searching for Librarians, was published in 2012.
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