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== The vision for National Bibliographies ==
'''The [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:Main_Page Share Family] supports National Bibliographies''' in adapting to changing technologies, connecting catalogues to create open borders for wider access to knowledge and promote greater equality for the enrichment of the global research community.

The background and principles underlying the National Bibliographies initiative in the Share Family are outlined in the [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/9/9f/National_Bibliographies_Share_Family_initiative_%282022-June%29.pdf '''Executive summary of the National Bibliographies initiative''']. The vision is to:

* reaffirm the role and centrality of authoritative institutions and facilitate the mission of National Bibliographies in curating and providing quality bibliographic data;
* represent world communities, giving democratic visibility and access worldwide to the intellectual and research production of each single country;
* adopt global languages for the expression of local content, maintaining the characteristics that represent the different nature and cultural vitality of each country, its language and its culture.

A diverse community in a shared cultural space, the National Bibliographies (NatBib) tenant [https://natbib-lod.org/ https://natbib-lod.org] builds a shared discovery environment hosting linked open data National bibliographies datasets. At the same time the national bibliographic production of each single country has greater visibility also through a specific skin portal dedicated to each institution.

Early [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/Natbib:Institutions adopters] from Europe include the British Library (see the institutional portal for the British National Bibliography in LOD [https://bl.natbib-lod.org/ https://bl.natbib-lod.org]), and the National Libraries of Norway and of Finland.

The NatBib tenant is part of the [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:Main_Page Share Family tenants].

== Benefits for National Bibliographies in the Share Family ==
Here are just some of the ways the Share Family can help to strengthen interoperability, expand access, and support a sustainable open bibliographic ecosystem for diverse communities in a shared cultural space:

* '''Enhancing Data, Expanding Connections''': partnering with the Share Family enables National Bibliographies to enrich their data with URIs, adopt web standards such as BIBFRAME and RDA, and contribute to shared, interoperable data structures.

* '''From Data to Discovery''': the Share Family provides tools to transform flat records into entity-based models aligned with BIBFRAME and the IFLA Library Reference Model (RDA). This entity-centered approach opens new research perspectives when National Bibliographies are connected and aggregated across countries.

* '''Collaboration that Builds Value''': the Share Family provides a cost-effective, collaborative framework, uniting libraries and bibliographic agencies with expertise in linked data. Through this shared environment, National Bibliographies co-develop data models, workflows, and discovery tools that benefit the whole community.

* '''Shared Goals, Shared Growth''': these collaborations strengthen interoperability, expand access, and support a sustainable open bibliographic ecosystem. By offering authoritative, openly available data, National Bibliographies help build a trusted global knowledge network, empowering users everywhere to connect, reuse, and share information.

== How to join ==
As several national libraries have joined the Share Family community, a specific entity discovery platform has been created to aggregate the data of national bibliographies in a shared discovery environment. '''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/Natbib:Institutions Members] contribute to''' '''a collective, inclusive and [https://www.natbib-lod.org/ global catalogue] of National Bibliographies in linked data''', enriched through the mutual sharing of quality data and representation of diverse descriptions, original languages, alphabets and writing systems.

The [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/Main_Page#How_it_works process for participation] is the same as the one in place for Share-VDE tenant and the other Share Family tenants, as well as the [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform LOD Platform technology adopted].

The [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/Natbib:Institutions NatBib members page] outlines the context around participating institutions.

A '''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareVDE:Members/Share-VDE_working_groups#Share_Family_National_Bibliographies_working_group_(Natbib) dedicated working group]''' has been created to discuss the specific use cases for libraries participating in the NatBib tenant, also open to institutions not yet formally involved.

The NatBib tenant represents a '''diverse community in a shared cultural space''' where:

* infrastructure and '''interoperability''' support the dialogue between different cataloguing traditions such as IFLA LRM, RDA and BIBFRAME.

* '''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform/ClusterKnowledgeBase#Entity_model_and_Cluster_Knowledge_Base Share-VDE Ontology]''' resource description model reconciles IFLA LRM and RDA with BIBFRAME.

* A new '''[https://www.share-family.org/news?id=6800cb2e9b69e Liaison Protocol]''' establishes the relationship between the Share Family and the '''RDA Steering Committee''' (RSC), the managing body for RDA.

* The [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform/EntityEditor JCricket '''co-operative data curation tool'''] enables shared cataloguing and representations of diverse descriptions, original languages and writing systems.
To find out more about the opportunities, options and advantages available and to get involved '''contact us at [mailto:info@share-family.org info@share-family.org]'''.

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== The Share Family and Share-VDE ==
The '''[[ShareFamily:Main Page|Share Family]]''' is a global community built on collaboration that brings together libraries, archives, museums, consortia and Library Service Platforms (LSP) and joins their knowledge in an ever-widening network of interconnected bibliographic data.

'''Share-VDE''' (SVDE) '''is a library-driven initiative''' part of the Share Family which brings together the bibliographic catalogues and authority files of a '''community of libraries in a shared discovery environment''' based on linked data.

Share-VDE, as well as all the initiatives part of the Share Family, implements the BIBFRAME ontology with specific extensions to facilitate the interoperability with IFLA LRM and other widely used ontologies. Share-VDE is supported by an advanced Entity Discovery Portal and Linked Data Management System that can be explored at https://svde.org. The load of Share-VDE libraries’ data is being done progressively while we work towards the production workflow; currently https://svde.org hosts a subset of the data of member institutions. Additionally, an imminent development is the launch of JCricket, a manual entity editor and shared cataloguing tool designed to facilitate the management, editing and creation of entities for bibliographic and authority data within all Share Family environments.

'''Version 3 of the [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform LOD Platform]''' (the technology underlying all Share Family initiatives) is now available for participants to test. More information is provided at https://bit.ly/SF-2025-Press-Release-ENG.

The Share Family adopts an '''[https://bit.ly/ShareFamily-Open-Metadata-Policy Open Metadata Policy]''', approved by its Advisory Council (the previous version of the policy is available https://bit.ly/SVDE-Open-Metadata-Policy). Furthermore, the [https://bit.ly/SF-Executive-Summary-Consortia '''Share Family Executive Summary for Consortia'''] offers additional insights into how the Share Family can assist consortia in transitioning to linked open data, providing valuable strategies and support. Additionally, the [https://bit.ly/SVDE-Executive-Summary '''Executive Summary'''] detailing Share-VDE's role in linked open data for libraries is available, along with the previous [https://bit.ly/SVDE-Statement-2021 Share-VDE Statement 2021], which includes Share-VDE's explanation of position.

This collaborative endeavour, driven by the requirements and perceptions of libraries, is promoted by the [[ShareVDE:Members/Share-VDE working groups#SVDE Advisory Council (AC)|'''Share Family Advisory Council''']] and advocated by '''[http://www.casalini.it/Index.asp?LINGUA=ING Casalini Libri]''', an international bibliographic agency and member of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging. The technology is developed by '''[http://www.atcult.it/en/ @Cult]''', a provider of ILS, discovery tools and Semantic Web solutions for the cultural heritage sector, with input and active participation from an international group of national and research libraries, and influenced by the vision of the '''[https://searchworks.stanford.edu/catalog?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=ky962tf4069 LD4P project]'''.

After two successful research & development phases launched in 2016 and with the cooperation of the Library of Congress, the Share Family tenants are now going progressively into production '''connecting the catalogues of research and national libraries on various continents, including the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia'''. The collaborative initiative is potentially open to any library and is steered by the library community.

The Share Family technology is also adaptable to the specific needs of '''library consortia''', allowing them to enter the linked open data environment. This integration provides consortium members with access to advanced functions such as collaborative cataloging, automated authority control, URI enrichment, and linked data conversion. Customized integrations are available to connect the bibliographic catalogs and authority files of different libraries, presenting their data in dynamic formats to enhance visibility and engagement with resources and collections.

Building on this global collaboration, the Share Family extends its reach to '''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareVDE:Activities/Integrations Library Service Platforms (LSP)]''', empowering them to seamlessly integrate into the linked open data environment, offering advanced functions like collaborative cataloging and automated authority control. This integration offers advanced functions such as collaborative cataloging and automated authority control, ensuring a smooth transition for libraries from legacy processes to cost-effective, collaborative cataloging models while retaining metadata control. Interoperability with the Share Family enhances the potential of LSP ecosystems and fosters new levels of international cooperation among libraries.

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==How it works==
For an overview of how the ouput of data processes is published, see as example the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UVBWpijaX0 demo of the Share-VDE entity discovery portal] with an introduction on the Share-VDE user experience and user interface design process; [https://bit.ly/SVDE-discovery-demo-slides supporting slides are also available].

The technological components underlying [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:Main_Page#The_Share_Family_branches_(tenants) Share Family tenants] are powered by the '''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform LOD Platform]''', an innovative framework designed for managing bibliographic, archive, and museum catalogues and their conversion to linked data, extensible as needed for specific purposes. The LOD Platform is designed for creating '''scalable''' and configurable linked data management systems and discovery interfaces '''able to adapt to ontologies from different institutions''' from the GLAM domain. It also facilitates the creation and publication of linked open data, regardless of the source data format.

The Share Family infrastructure harnesses the potential of linked data to offer an '''easy and intuitive user experience''' and deliver ever more wide-ranging and detailed search results to library patrons.

Participating libraries’ catalogues are converted from MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) to RDF (Resource Description Framework) using the BIBFRAME vocabulary and other ontologies. This conversion involves processes such as '''entity identification, reconciliation, and data enrichment''' from external sources, in order to form clusters of entities (such as bf:Agent, bf:Instance, svde:Work and svde:Opus). The resulting network of resources is published as linked data and the '''Cluster Knowledge Base named Sapientia''' is compiled to create a common knowledge base of clusters accessible in RDF that still allows participating libraries to continue handling their own data as independently as possible. Members also receive their original records converted into linked data, which can be reused according to local requirements and with no restrictions.

==Main areas of focus==
Building upon previous project phases and continuous R&D activities carried on by ad hoc working groups, the Share Family is now focused on implementing '''production-level processes''' and additional workflows determined by the Share Family community.

The main areas of focus include:

* '''enriching MARC records with URIs''';
* '''converting MARC to RDF using the BIBFRAME vocabulary''' and additional ontologies as needed;
* '''creating a virtual discovery platform''' with a linked data discovery option based on the adapted BIBFRAME data model;
* establishing a '''database of relationships and clusters''' of entities (Sapientia Cluster Knowledge Base) accessible in RDF;
* implementing tools for '''direct interaction with data''', including validation, updates, and long-term control and maintenance of clusters and URIs;
* '''batch/automated data updating''' procedures;
* '''batch/automated data dissemination''' to libraries;
* progressive implementation of '''further use cases''' in the priority order defined by the community.
==Benefits==
The LOD Platform technology increases discoverability of resources in library catalogues, allowing end users to access a wealth of information that may be both imported and exported by participating institutions. This approach fully takes advantage of the potential of linked data, connecting library information to the benefit of scholars, patrons and all library users in a dynamic research environment that unlocks new ways of accessing knowledge.

Among the main benefits: '''enriched library data with URIs''' and additional information previously unexpressed under MARC21; allowing librarians a '''wider and direct interaction with and editing of bibliographic data''' expressed in linked data through '''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform/EntityEditor JCricket]''' (LOD Platform Entity Editor); delivering '''richer and enhanced search results to library patrons''' thanks to the potential of linked data and advanced discovery interfaces; engaging in a '''vibrant community of experienced librarians''' from around the globe, pooling together their diverse skills and know-how; staying '''up-to-date with the latest developments''' and advancements Semantic Web applications; '''collaborating with the Linked Data for Production (LD4P) initiative and the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC)''' on the application and understanding of linked data; '''following developments related to''' the original production of data in '''BIBFRAME''' format and workflows based on linked data.

The '''expansion of branches within the Share Family''' has been driven by the necessity to unite institutions with similar objectives or from related domains into cohesive groups. These branches consist of members who share a common focus on specific types of bibliographic information found within their library catalogues. For instance, libraries that specialize in curating national bibliographies are gathered in the National Bibliographies branch. This organizational approach is ingrained in the Share software architecture, which is built upon a '''tenants infrastructure''', and in the management of library data, which is handled based on similar requirements and characteristics.

From the technical perspective this allows '''more efficient data management and technological sustainability'''. From the service perspective this means that dedicated applications that are out of scope for certain branches can be developed for other groups of institutions. From the users perspective this enables richer and specialized sets of resources to be consulted.

== Accessibility ==
The Share Family Initiative is committed to making its web platform accessible, in accordance with the requirements set out in Appendix A of technical standard UNI CEI EN 301 549:2021 (WCAG 2.1) and the international standard Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, level AA. To this aim, an accessibility audit has been done to the [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform/DiscoveryInterface|LOD Platform Entity Discovery Portal]], and certifications of compliance have been issued. While we are going to publish the certifications on the relevant Share Family Entity Discovery portals, the documents are also available here:

* [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/b/b4/20251210_AccessibilityStatement_ShareFamily.pdf Accessibility statement] in a standard synthetic format;
* [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/a/a8/20251218_VPAT2.5Rev_WCAG_ShareFamily.pdf Accessibility Conformance Report WCAG Edition] based on VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template).

==Info and contacts==
'''<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#252525;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">For more information about the Share Family - Linked Data Ecosystem please refer to:'''
*[http://www.share-family.org/ Share Family website]
*series of informative videos about the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHVJTjyBM-w&list=PLByj3df0D9a3r75rVYgjxb1Yr4UM4gby4 Share Family: Linked Data for Libraries, by Libraries]
*[https://bit.ly/Share-Family_brochure_2023-June Share Family brochure]
*[https://bit.ly/SF-2025-Press-Release-ENG Press release - Share Family LOD Platform Version 3]
*[http://bit.ly/SF-Executive-Summary-Consortia Share Family Executive Summary for Consortia]
*[https://bit.ly/ShareFamily-Open-Metadata-Policy Share Family Open Metadata Policy]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UVBWpijaX0 Demo of the Share-VDE entity discovery portal]
* [https://bit.ly/SVDE-Executive-Summary Share-VDE Executive Summary]

For more information on '''how''' '''to join''' the Share Family, '''contact us at [mailto:info@svde.org info@share-family.org.]'''

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This page presents resources about the [https://www.share-family.org/ Share Family Linked Data Ecosystem] and one of its initiatives [https://www.svde.org/about/about-share-vde Share-VDE], including materials for dissemination and public distribution. If after clicking on a link to a page or a file you are requested to input your credentials, it means that the resource is available to members only.

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==Materials for public dissemination==

*The '''high level''' '''documents''' publicly available for promoting Share-VDE and the Share Family are:
**[https://bit.ly/SVDE-Executive-Summary Share-VDE Executive Summary], following the [https://bit.ly/SVDE-Statement-2021 Share-VDE Statement] that describes the role of the initiative in the context of Library Linked Open Data
**[https://bit.ly/SF-Executive-Summary-Consortia Share Family Executive Summary for Consortia]
**[https://bit.ly/ShareFamily-Open-Metadata-Policy Share Family Open Metadata Policy]
**[https://bit.ly/Share-Family_brochure_2023-June Share Family brochure]
**Share Family website https://www.share-family.org/
**[https://bit.ly/SF-2025-Press-Release-ENG Press release announcing the 3.x version of the LOD Platform]
***French version: https://bit.ly/SF-2025-Communiqué-FRE
***German version: https://bit.ly/SF-2025-Pressemitteilung-DEU
***Italian version: https://bit.ly/SF-2025-Comunicato-ITA
***Spanish version: https://bit.ly/SF-2025-Comunicado-ESP
**[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/5/5e/Share-VDE_2.0_EN.pdf Press release announcing Share-VDE 2.0]
*'''Videos and general presentations'''
**Check out our [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHVJTjyBM-w&list=PLByj3df0D9a3r75rVYgjxb1Yr4UM4gby4 presentation video] and learn more about the Share Family mission on Youtube: [https://youtu.be/MswOgMsiRns COOPERATION], [https://youtu.be/wJDqEeB0wNk SUSTAINABILITY], [https://youtu.be/PLNP6G0Ml8U OPENNESS], [https://youtu.be/tf0YGV5Sk14 INCLUSIVITY], [https://youtu.be/KjI648JXpn0 DYNAMISM].
**[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/5/5e/SFAMILY_-_master_presentation.pdf Share Family comprehensive presentation]. Previous updates:
***May 2024 - [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/a/a2/Share_Family_update_-_May_2024.pdf slides]
***November 2023 - [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/5/5e/Share_Family_-_November_17th_2023.pdf slides]
***July 2023 - [https://bit.ly/Share-Family_update_2023-Jul-12_slides slides] and [https://bit.ly/Share-Family_update_2023-Jul-12_rec video]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UVBWpijaX0 Demo of the Share-VDE entity discovery portal] with an introduction on the Share-VDE user experience and user interface design process; [https://bit.ly/SVDE-discovery-demo-slides supporting slides available] (December 2022)
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjkKVLueLnk Share-VDE user interface walk through]: demo of Share-VDE web portal search features (February 2022)
**[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/7/74/JCricket_overview_-_2023-Jan-26.pdf JCricket linked data entity editor overview] (January 2023, [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/c0/JCricket_-_panoramica_-_2023-Mar-24.pdf Italian version] available)
**[https://youtu.be/sD3qYbx0n0Q JCricket demo] (September 2024)
**[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/1/18/Share-VDE_general_presentation_2022-11.pdf Share-VDE general presentation] (November 2022)
**Video about [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ADWS-qbMk Linked Data for libraries - Casalini Libri and the Evolution of Cataloguing] (June 2022)
**[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/8/87/ShareVDE_video.mp4 Video introducing Share-VDE] (January 2020)
**Jacquie Samples and Ian Bigelow recorded the webinar “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO-Z24PL2jg&t=3s The Share Virtual Discovery Environment]”.
*'''Summary documents''' describing Share-VDE features and processes
**[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/5/59/Share-VDE_Short_overview_2021_EN.pdf Share-VDE: Short overview]
**[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/1/1e/Linked_data_and_SVDE_Executive_summary_2021_EN.pdf Linked data and SVDE: Executive summary]

==Bibliographic references==
''New Pathways for Resource Description and Interoperability: Innovative Strategies from the Share Family Ecosystem'', by Nina Servizzi, Tiziana Possemato, Jeanette Norris, Sebastian Hammer, in «Charleston Conference Proceedings, 2024», 298-314 (2025) https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.13235636.

''Smithsonian Libraries & Archives: BIBFRAME linked data experiment with the Share Family technology'', by Jackie Shieh, in «Art Libraries Journal»; 50:1, 12 - 18 (April 2025); online access https://doi.org/10.1017/alj.2025.5.

''Leveraging Linked Data Fragments for enhanced data publication: the Share-VDE case study'', by Andrea Gazzarini, in «International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, 2024»; free online access https://doi.org/10.23106/dcmi.952407512.

''Share-VDE and Beyond: Cooperation and Innovation to Bring Linked Open Data into Practice'', by Jim Hahn, Sebastian Hammer, Tiziana Possemato, Nina Servizzi, in «Charleston Conference Proceedings, 2023», 309-333 (2024) https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.14509768.

''Un esempio di entity modeling: l’Opus in Share-VDE, Proprietà delle entità svde:Opus, svde:Work'' e ''bf:Hub'', ''L’ontologia Share-VDE: un’estensione di BIBFRAME per la discovery dei linked data'', ''L'ontologia di Share-VDE come estensione di BIBFRAME'', by Tiziana Possemato, in «Entity modeling: la terza generazione della catalogazione», 112-138, 281-302 (2024); free online access https://doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0393-7.

''A Comparative Evaluation of the Share-VDE Search System'', by Jim Hahn, Kayt Ahnberg, Liliana Giusti Serra (2024); free online access https://repository.upenn.edu/entities/publication/650624f3-9d82-43d8-b268-04dfe33c636b, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2024.2372680.

''Parsifal: un modello di collaborazione bibliotecaria per condividere la conoscenza registrata'', edited by Silvano Danieli; introduced by Mauro Guerrini (2024) https://doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0356-2.

Highlighted articles:
* [[doi:10.36253/979-12-215-0356-2.07|''Parsifal: an innovative and powerful bibliographic research tool'']] by Mauro Guerrini (in English);

* [[doi:10.36253/979-12-215-0356-2.12|''Parsifal: Harmonizing tradition with modernity. The shared Authority File of URBE as a new ground for collaboration'']] by Tiziana Possemato, Annalisa Di Sabato, Alessandra Moi (in Italian);
* [[doi:10.36253/979-12-215-0356-2.14|''SHARE Catalogue’s new LOD Platform: an evolution marked by the collaborative practices of the Share Family'']] by Claudio Forziati, Annalisa Di Sabato, Rossella Molisso, Chiara Mugnano (in Italian);
* [[doi:10.36253/979-12-215-0356-2.17|''History of the collaboration between Wikidata and URBE Network Libraries in Authority Control'']] by Camillo Carlo Pellizzari di San Girolamo (in Italian);
* [[doi:10.36253/979-12-215-0356-2.19|''Parsifal’s web portal: structure and communication of bibliographic data and the Authority file'']] by Stefano Bargioni, Giuseppina Manuli, Marcello Sardelli, Tiziana Selvaggio (in Italian).

''The Share-VDE ontology: a BIBFRAME extension for linked data discovery (1.0.0-beta)'', by Jim Hahn and Tiziana Possemato (2023) https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.8332350.

''Unifying Biodiversity Knowledge to Support Life on a Sustainable Planet. A Wikimedia Projects Whitepaper'', by Jacqueline Dearborn (2023) https://doi.org/10.21428/bcf8962c.699434fb.

''From Idea to Implementation: BIBFRAME Becomes Reality'', by Ian Bigelow, Sally H. McCallum, Beth Picknally Camden, Tiziana Possemato, Simeon Warner, in «Charleston Conference Proceedings 2022», 810-835 (2023) https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.14369519.

''Share Family: British National Bibliography (Beta) service is live'', by Alan Danskin, post on The British Library's Digital Scholarship blog (July 2023) https://blogs.bl.uk/digital-scholarship/2023/07/share-family-british-national-bibliography.html.

''[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-16802-4_30 Conducting the Opera: The Evolution of the RDA Work to the Share-VDE Opus and BIBFRAME Hub]'', by Ian Bigelow, In: Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries. TPDL 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 13541, Springer (September 2022) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16802-4_30.

''Library Descriptive Data Unleashed in SVDE: Making Data More Meaningful'', by Jackie Shieh, post on Smithsonian Institution's blog (September 2022) https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/tag/shared-virtual-discovery-environment.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/3/34/062-hahn-en.pdf Cataloger acceptance and use of semiautomated subject recommendations for web scale linked data systems]'', by Jim Hahn, paper submitted for the IFLA WLIC 2022 https://repository.ifla.org/handle/123456789/1955.

''Semi-Automated Methods for BIBFRAME Work Entity Description'', by Jim Hahn, in «Cataloging & Classification Quarterly», 59:8, 853-867 (April 2021) https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2021.2014011.

''Data reuse in linked data projects: a comparison of Alma and Share-VDE BIBFRAME networks'', by Jim Hahn, in «Code4Lib journal» (August 2020) https://journal.code4lib.org/articles/15424.

''Report of the ALCTS Bibliographic Conceptual Models Interest Group (IG) Forum Meeting'', American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Philadelphia, January 2020, by Thomas M. Dousa and Beth Guay, in «Technical Services Quarterly» (July 2020) https://doi.org/10.1080/07317131.2020.1768707.

''MARC to BIBFRAME: Converting the PCC to Linked Data'', by Jacquie Samples and Ian Bigelow, in «Cataloging and Classification Quaterly journal» (April 2020) https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2020.1751764.

''Who Will be Our bf: Comparing techniques for conversion from MARC to BIBFRAME'', by Ian Bigelow, Danoosh Davoodi, Sharon Farnel, Abigail Sparling, at IFLA World Library and Information Congress (August 2018) http://library.ifla.org/2194/1/141-bigelow-en.pdf.

==Presentations and events==

=== Year 2026 ===
[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/7/70/LC_BF_Forum_January-2026_static_version.pptx.pdf ''BIBFRAME in Practice: Powering a Collaborative Share Family Community with JCricket''], at LC BIBFRAME Update Forum, 9 February 2026, by Tiziana Possemato and Anna Lionetti.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/5/5a/CCA26-Share_Family_2025-Jan-28_accessible.pptx.pdf The Share Family initiative: enabling a new level of cooperation for authoritative linked open data to support research, teaching, and AI]'', at Charleston Conference Asia, 28 January 2026, by Nina Servizzi, Roberto Delle Donne, Sebastian Hammer, Michele Casalini.

=== Year 2025 ===
''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/b/bb/estratto_Final_ELUNA_Learns_Linked_Data_Knowledge_Graphs_and_Agentic_AI_for_Library_Innovation-20251217.pdf Agentic AI and AI Agents in Practice]'', at ELUNA Learns, 17 December 2025, by Jim Hahn.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/1/10/semantic_web_agents_redux.pdf Semantic Web Agents Redux: From Knowledge Representation to AI-Driven Discovery]'', at SWIB 2025 Conference, 19 November 2025, by Jim Hahn; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIDuavwrpQ0&t=63s recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/2/2d/DCMI2025_P3_Open_borders_for_wider_access_to_knowledge.pptx.pdf Open borders for wider access to knowledge: connecting National Bibliographies in Linked Open Data]'', at DCMI 2025 Conference, 21 October 2025, by Tiziana Possemato.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/8/8c/DCMI2025_P2_SVDE_Economics_%26_Sustainability.pptx.pdf Share-VDE Economics & Sustainability]'', at DCMI 2025 Conference, 21 October 2025, by Tiziana Possemato.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/9/97/DCMI2025_P1_SVDE_as_Open_Metadata_Service.pptx.pdf Open Metadata in the Share Family]'', at DCMI Open Metadata Clinic, at DCMI 2025 Conference, 21 October 2025, by Tiziana Possemato.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/7/71/Convegno_Nilde_Ottobre_2025_Possemato%26Forziati.pdf SHARE Catalogue e la Share Family: una rete di competenze e risorse per l’innovazione sostenibile dei servizi bibliotecari]'', at Nilde 2025 XII national conference on document delivery and interlibrary cooperation, 2 October 2025, by Tiziana Possemato and Claudio Forziati.

''Building Bridges Between Library Communities: Ongoing Integration of FOLIO with JCricket as an Entity Editor'', at the WOLFcon, September 25 2025, by Lisa McColl and Anne Winkler; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmpXtYrLtNE&list=PLFfQUfD45HZZiuDdU4_zNP7dVxo0LczdG&index=7 recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/d/d8/WOLFCon_2025_Share_Possemato.pdf Linked Data in FOLIO: From Models to Workflows]'', at the WOLFcon, 22 September 2025, by Tiziana Possemato.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/ce/bfwe25-2-05-possemato.pdf Share Family linked data editors. Evolving Models of Cataloging Practice: From Local to Shared Approaches]'', at the BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe, 17 September 2025, by Tiziana Possemato and Annalisa Di Sabato; [https://youtu.be/86mpENSDeYY recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/8/84/bfwe25-1-12-hahn.pdf BIBFRAME Discovery Using Generative AI]'', at the BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe, 16 September 2025, by Jim Hahn; [https://youtu.be/uRaANa4t5o0 recording available].

''Bibliographic Database of Interactive Books'', at the BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe, 16 September 2025, by Gianfranco Crupi, Michela Giacomelli, Alice Guercio, Annalisa Di Sabato; slides to the [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/File:bfwe25-1-05-crupi.pdf introduction to the project] and [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/File:bfwe25-1-06-disabato-guercio_(1).pdf demo of the portal] available, [https://youtu.be/OTCTnaVIOAk recording available].

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/1/17/Leveraging_Linked_Data_Fragments_for_enhanced_data_publication.pdf ''Leveraging Linked Data Fragments for enhanced data publication''], at LD4 2025, July 29 2025, by Andrea Gazzarini; [https://www.youtube.com/live/zttp0H1ao5k?feature=shared&t=876 recording available].

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/b/ba/Evolving_Bibliographic_Services_by_Leveraging_Open_Data_the_Casalini_Libri_Experience.pdf ''Evolving Bibliographic Services by Leveraging Open Data: the Casalini Libri Experience''], at the webinar Driving Innovation in Bibliographic Services: Strategies and Projects in Focus, July 15 2025, by Patricia O'Loughlin; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-pJN5EQb1Q&t=2599s recording available].

''[https://bit.ly/SF-ALA-2025-slides Share Family Workshop]'', at ALA Annual, June 30 2025, by various speakers; [https://youtu.be/tgm3rGdrbuo?feature=shared recording available]:

* ''BIBFRAME has Entered the Chat'', by Jim Hahn;
* ''BIBFRAME at Last!'', by Lisa McColl;
* ''How to improve the dialogue and interaction between JCricket and FOLIO'', by Tiziana Possemato;
* ''Consortia Perspectives'', by Kirsten Leonard, Tina Baich, Jill Morris;
* ''Share Family Response'', by Nina Servizzi

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/b/ba/ESS_at_ALA_2025-Jun-29.pdf Open borders for wider data sharing: the Share-VDE and Share Family international initiatives]'', at Topics in European Studies meeting of the European Studies Section (ESS) of ACRL, 29 June 2025, by Anna Lionetti.

''[https://annual2025.eventscribe.net/fsPopup.asp?PresentationID=1577587&mode=presInfo BIBFRAME in Production: Practical Insights and Case Studies from UC Davis and Penn Libraries]'', at ALA Annual, June 29 2025, by Jim Hahn, Eun Lee, TJ Kao.

''[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dlrpCT-bywNAOkEJO0SSxJkNh5U-FQwX/view Mapping UNIMARC to BIBFRAME: The SHARE Catalogue Knowledge Base on Wikibase.cloud | OpenReview]'', at Wikidata and research, 5-6 June 2025, by Claudio Forziati and Alessandra Moi.

''[https://arlisna53rdconference.sched.com/event/1x5y4/breaking-barriers-using-art-and-architectural-data Data Unleashed: Smithsonian Library Data for Artists and Artwork in Share-VDE BIBFRAME]'', at ARLIS/NA Annual Conference, 16 May 2025, by Jackie Shieh and Anne Evenhaugen.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/cb/Metadata_Symposium_20250319_BIBFRAMEInteroperability_Possemato.pdf BIBFRAME Interoperability Group - Tackling Implementation Challenges Across Institutions]'', at IFLA Metadata Standards Symposium, 19 March 2025, by Xiaoli Li, Kalli Mathios, Tiziana Possemato.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/6/63/Forziati_Share_Catalogue_12_marzo_2025.pdf Linked data e linked libraries – Esperienze di collaborazione tra reti di biblioteche e nuovi modelli bibliografici]'', at Convegno Stelline 2025, 12 March 2025, by Claudio Forziati and Anna Lionetti.

=== Year 2024 ===
''The Share Family initiative for National Bibliographies in Linked Open Data: a global hub for authoritative knowledge sharing'', at System librarianship 2024, 13 December 2024''',''' by Tiziana Possemato.

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/9/9b/IFLA_Webinar_2024-Nov-27-_BNB-Share-Family.pdf ''The British National Bibliography Experience in the Share Family Linked Open Data Environment'',] at the webinar Linked Open Bibliographies: Exposing, Linking, Reusing, 27 November 2024, by Thurstan Young and Anna Lionetti; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GZlPbhOoDw&t=457s recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/3/39/SWIB_2024_Jim_Hahn_browser-plugin-linked-data-find.pdf Browser plugin to enable linked data discovery in a Blacklight Catalog]'', at SWIB Conference 2024, 27 November 2024, by Jim Hahn.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/e/ef/Leveraging_Linked_Data_Fragments_for_enhanced_data_publication_the_Share-VDE_case_study.pdf Leveraging Linked Data Fragments for enhanced data publication: the Share-VDE case study]'', at SWIB Conference 2024, 27 November 2024, by Andrea Gazzarini; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnN3lco3tYU recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/c0/Share_Family_-_Charleston_2024.pdf New pathways for resource description and interoperability: innovative strategies from the Share Family Ecosystem],'' at Charleston Conference 2024, 14 November 2024, by Nina Servizzi, Jeanette Norris, Sebastian Hammer, Tiziana Possemato.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/c4/10_Possemato_Forziati.pdf UNIMARC-BIBFRAME Mapping: Evolving Interoperability in Data Modelling],'' at the 6th IFLA UNIMARC Users Meeting, 12 November 2024, by Tiziana Possemato and Claudio Forziati; [https://youtu.be/uNpQXHTS3pw?feature=shared&t=3561 recording available].

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/e/ef/Leveraging_Linked_Data_Fragments_for_enhanced_data_publication_the_Share-VDE_case_study.pdf ''Real-Time “RDFization”. Leveraging Linked Data Fragments for enhanced data publication: the Share-VDE case study''], at DCMI 2024, 23 October 2024, by Andrea Gazzarini.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/3/3a/Integration_of_The_Share-VDE_Entity_Editor_and_Alma.pdf Integration of the Share Family Entity Editor and the Alma ILS]'', at the LD4 Conference, 11 October 2024, by Jim Hahn; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRhzJCkOML4 recording available].

''MARC My Words: Navigating the BIBFRAME Frontier'', at the WOLFcon 2024, 26 September 2024, by Wayne Schneider, Charlotte Whitt, Tiziana Possemato, Nate Trail, Boaz Nadav Manes, Lisa McColl; slides:

* [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/8/86/MARC_My_Words.pdf MARC My Words];
* [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/b/b8/BIBFRAME_in_Production2.pdf BIBFRAME in production].

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/0/00/bfwe24-forziati.pdf ''The UNIMARC-BIBFRAME mapping in SHARE Catalogue: an evolving path''], at the BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe, 18 September 2024, by Claudio Forziati; [https://youtu.be/8FRsKgB3chs recording available].

''Practical use cases for shared bibliographic infrastructure'', at the BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe, 18 September 2024, by Tiziana Possemato and Sebastian Hammer; [https://youtu.be/VxX24s7EssY recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/6/6c/day1_004_SFamily_BFWE_2024.pdf Share Family - Advancements in linked data collaboration]'', at the BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe, 17 September 2024, by Tiziana Possemato and Serena Cericola; [https://youtu.be/sD3qYbx0n0Q recording available].

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/e/ec/LD4-_SVDE_UX-UI_Testing_9_24_.pdf ''A Comparative Evaluation of the Share-VDE Search System''], at LD4 Discovery Affinity Group, September 10 2024, by Kayt Ahnberg, Liliana Giusti, Jim Hahn; link to original paper https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/60311.

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/5/5c/LC_BIBFRAME_Update_Forum_July2024.pdf ''Fostering BIBFRAME collaboration: interoperability and data curation with the Share Family''], at BIBFRAME July 2024 Update Forum, July 1 2024, by Tiziana Possemato; [https://loc.zoomgov.com/rec/play/8-Xwb6Kg0gsgI0BuVSnGHWPupibYOVaStNZVId7WPBCtJKkRXD2o2tmZlUMvlNV8S3est-LVRIwCW661.WJBqYAqTv-dfHEb9?canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&continueMode=true&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Floc.zoomgov.com%2Frec%2Fshare%2FQPuMaqPt6-l3A3-sDcRy7TqKYcm7Zcpekmkq8G_VfLnpdZDvgHzw8VA7LewQGqvA.rbGmRYjCuVc9zhkB recording available].

''[https://bit.ly/SVDE_Workshop2024_slides Share Family Workshop]'', at ALA Annual, July 1 2024, by various speakers; [https://youtube.com/live/8xBeGB3Npls recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/9/9d/Share_Family_-_DGBSDI-UNAM_Forum_-_2024-May-30_%282%29.pdf The Share Family initiative: Cooperation and interconnection for a sustainable Linked Open Data ecosystem]'', at DGBSDI-UNAM Forum Conectando conocimiento: datos vinculados en bibliotecas universitarias, May 30 2024, by Tiziana Possemato and Anna Lionetti; recording will be posted.

[[:File:Lionetti ShareFamily slides May24-Anna-Lionetti.pdf|''The Share Family: Cooperation and Interconnection for a Sustainable Linked Open Data Ecosystem'']], at CNI Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series, May 2024, by Nina Servizzi, Martin Knott, Jacquie Samples; [https://www.cni.org/topics/metadata/share-family-cooperation-and-interconnection-for-a-sustainable-linked-open-data-ecosystem recording and presentation available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/7/7d/ld4-discovery-affinity-group_JimHahn.pdf Penn Libraries Hybrid Linked Data Updates]'', at LD4 Discovery Affinity Group, April 9 2024, by Jim Hahn; [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jw5lPZhp2xZLf5YriCRBi54lViSdt1VG/view recording available].

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/b/ba/Share_Family_-_Vaticana_-_2024-Mar-22_WIKI-min.pdf ''The Share Family initiative to bring Linked Open Data into practice''], at IFLA Midterm meeting of the IFLA Section Preservation and Conservation (PRESCONS), March 22 2024, by Tiziana Possemato.

===Year 2023===
''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/c4/AIB_2023_AI-Possemato-Gazzarini.pdf Quel che fa e quel che farà lʼIntelligenza Artificiale nei processi di pubblicazione dei dati bibliografici dellʼiniziativa Share (What AI does and what it will do in the bibliographic data publication processes for the Share initiative)]'', at AIB Conference 2023, November 17 2023, by Andrea Gazzarini and Tiziana Possemato.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/4/42/Share_Family_-_Charleston_2023_statica.pdf Share-VDE and beyond – Cooperation and innovation to bring Linked Open Data into practice]'', at Charleston Conference 2023, November 9 2023, by Jim Hahn, Sebastian Hammer, Tiziana Possemato and Nina Servizzi; [https://youtu.be/FHXNPrlTxYg?si=xKWLyI3esKrtEQOi recording available].

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/6/6c/Share_Family_-_Linked_Data_Taiwan_conference_-_2023-Oct-5.pdf ''The Share Family initiative to bring Linked Open Data into practice''], at Linked Data Taiwan conference, October 5 2023, by Anna Lionetti.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/1/17/004_I_Lionetti.pdf Share-VDE and the Share Family - Advancements towards production]'', at BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe 2023, September 19 2023, by Tiziana Possemato, Jim Hahn and Anna Lionetti; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIMno7OoRXA recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/9/90/development-of-SVDE-ontology.pdf Development of the Share-VDE ontology: goals, principles, and process]'', at SWIB 2023, September 12 2023, by Jim Hahn, Oddrun Ohren and Tiziana Possemato; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyrVaKJYt7w recording available].

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/7/74/ShareVDE_meets_FOLIO_Collaborative_Entity_Editing.pdf ''Share-VDE meets FOLIO - Collaborative Entity Management Workflows''], at WOLFcon 2023, August 24 2023, by Andrea Gazzarini and Sebastian Hammer; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHoarryqPCU recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/8/8c/IFLA2023WLIC.pdf The Share Family technology - concrete benefits to increase discovery experience and linked data curation in the art domain]'', at IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2023 - Art Libraries Section, August 19 2023, by Jackie Shieh.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/b/ba/IFLA_2023_Satellite_Conference_Art.pdf The Share Family initiative - enabling connections for the cultural heritage]'', at IFLA 2023 Satellite Conference – Art Libraries Section, August 17 2023, by Michele Casalini.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/7/71/JCricket_overview_-_LD4P_-_2023-July-12.pdf JCricket - a concrete case of entity management for Share-VDE and beyond]'', at 2023 LD4 Conference on Linked Data, July 12 2023, by Tiziana Possemato; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbrqvWGnvfI&list=PLx2ZluWEZtIAwEyTn6ci7gZIGmJKPezV0&index=11 recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/8/8c/Hybrid_linked_data_approaches.pdf Hybrid linked data approaches in traditional discovery environments using Share-VDE linked data]'', at 2023 LD4 Conference on Linked Data, July 11 2023, by Jim Hahn; [https://www.youtube.com/live/unAMoqloNnc?feature=share&t=1693 recording available].

''[https://www.loc.gov/bibframe/news/source/ala2023-june-LC_BIBFRAME_UPDATE_2023_TPossemato.pptx Catering for consortia in the BIBFRAME environment - case histories from the Share Family]'', at BIBFRAME June 2023 Update Forum, June 26 2023, by Tiziana Possemato; [https://www.loc.gov/bibframe/news/source/ala2023-june-video2989910376-20230626.mp4 recording available].

''[https://bit.ly/SVDE_Workshop2023_slides Share-VDE Workshop]'', at ALA Annual, June 26 2023, by various speakers; [https://bit.ly/SVDE_Workshop2023_recording recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/3/3a/NYTSL_SVDE_presentation_2023-06-06.pdf Share-VDE: Library Linked Open Data in Action]'', at New York Technical Services Librarians meeting , June 6 2023, by Beth Picknally Camden and Michele Casalini.

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/c8/Fiesole_Retreat_maggio2023.pdf ''Linking entities for connecting content - Facilities of linked open data''], at the Fiesole retreat 2023, May 2 2023, by Tiziana Possemato.

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/a/a3/Share-VDE_e_Share_Family_-_Convegno_Stelline_2023-Mar-31.pdf ''Share-VDE e la Share Family - Un ecosistema fondato sulla cooperazione della comunità per la gestione di piattaforme linked data''], at the conference Convegno Stelline, March 31 2023, by Tiziana Possemato, Alessandra Moi, Anna Lionetti, Michele Casalini.

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/6/6d/JCricket_An_Editor_for_Share-VDE_and_Beyond_2023-03-07.pdf ''JCricket: An Editor for Share-VDE and Beyond''], at ALA Core - Linked Data Interest Group, March 7 2023, by Andrea Gazzarini; [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nuzl8JQ6m0ORqWCOXMDO1rXDmTgfHbI8/view?usp=sharing recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/0/0a/AIB-ISKO_Febbraio2023.pdf Le stringhe e la loro semantica - Il trattamento dei soggetti nei processi di modellamento delle entità (Strings and their semantics - The treatment of subjects in entity modelling processes)]'', at the conference Look beyond - Subject indexing of non-book resources, organised by AIB CILW - Italian Library Association and ISKO - International Society for Knowledge Organization, February 6 2023, by Tiziana Possemato; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHNQOdxXG3k&list=PLHV5yCVkreRw5cKzNvZsVR7OVJCapuALC&index=5 recording available].

''Demo of Share-VDE Entity Discovery Portal'', at BIG Discovery Session, February 2 2023, by Filip Jakobsen; [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gP6K1guQti23fd0rjvfEUjZAUYZj8fgA/view?usp=share_link recording available].

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/9/91/PCC_Sinopia_Cataloguing_Affinity_Group_-_Jan_26_2023.pdf ''Sinopia, PCC data pool and Share-VDE interaction''], at PCC Sinopia Cataloging Affinity Group meeting, January 26 2023, by Tiziana Possemato and Anna Lionetti.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/2/27/BF_Interlingua_2023-Jan-19.pdf BF Interlingua - Interoperability among BIBFRAME linked data vocabularies]'', at ALA Core/Linked Data Interest Group, January 19 2023, by Jim Hahn; [https://drive.google.com/file/d/19SZ6cnAbWmpW5vVdk8Lqv40LnvV0VbwE/view recording available].

===Year 2022===
[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/a/a0/SWIB_2022_Evaluation_and_evolution_of_the_Share-VDE_2.0_linked_data_catalog_%281%29.pdf ''Evaluation and evolution of the Share-VDE 2.0 Linked Data Catalog''], at SWIB conference 2022, November 29 2022, by Beth Camden, Jim Hahn, Kayt Ahnberg, Filip Jakobsen; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE4i7GItKEA recording available].

''[https://chsconf.cadmore.media/Category/11b7d5a6-d6c1-4483-8811-57460f26d08b From idea to implementation: BIBFRAME becomes reality]'', at Charleston Conference 2022, November 14 2022, by [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/0/00/2.Charleston_conf_Practice_to_Production-exp.pdf Sally H. McCallum], [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/c3/3.Charleston_conf_Sinopia.pdf Ian Bigelow], [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/d/de/4.Charleston_conf_Warner_QA_Lookups.pdf Simeon Warner], [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/f/f0/5.Charleston_Camden_2022_SVDE_UX_testing.pdf Beth Picknally Camden], [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/a/a0/6.Charleston_Possemato_ShareFamily.pdf Tiziana Possemato]; [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1spWI-lX5LvTojzHodWHPIwYOgrnX5nn4/view recording available].

''[https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2022/sessions/panel-bibframe-implementation/#recPWWzu23Mw3KdIn BIBFRAME Implementation Experiences]'', at DCMI 2022 – Dublin Core Metadata Initiative conference, October 4 2022, by Sally McCallum, Niklas Lindström, Tiziana Possemato; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9RdgOFxbSo recording available].

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/0/02/KBR_conference_-_Bruxelles%2C_2022-Sep-13_-_Possemato.pdf ''The Share family, a shared and integrated ecosystem for library linked data''], at Linked Data and International Standards for Cultural Heritage, September 13, by Tiziana Possemato; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FovwIh3eQ44&list=PL8up4uPxAXo95_w9wymeWaFC1mVQH8Ubh&index=4 recording available].

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/9/92/WOLFcon_Possemato_2022-Sep-02.pdf ''Share-VDE and FOLIO cooperation''], at WOLFcon 2022, September 2 2022, by Tiziana Possemato.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/d/d5/The_Share_Family%E2%80%94One_Project%2C_Many_Tenants.pdf The Share Family—One Project, Many Tenants]'', at LD4 Conference 2022, July 15 2022, by Beth Picknally Camden, Alan Danskin, Abigail Sparling, Roberto Delle Donne; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgnJFyC_w4c recording available].

''Share-VDE Workshop'', at ALA Annual, June 27 2022, by various speakers; the agenda including the link to the presentations and the recording is available at https://bit.ly/SVDE_workshop_2022-Jun-27; [https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10468/ recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/ce/Penn_SVDE_Evaluation_Presentation_2022-06-25.pdf A Comparative Evaluation of Linked Data Discovery in the Share-VDE 2.0 Catalog]'', at ALA Annual, June 25 2022, by Jim Hahn, Beth Camden, Kayt Ahnberg.

''Linked Data: un’opportunità per il riuso'', at Fare per non sprecare. Nei laboratori del riuso digitale, June 10, 2022, by Tiziana Possemato; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q-9-ghXnMQ recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/c8/GWMAB_presentazione_marzo2022.pdf La Share Family - Opportunità e sfide dell’evoluzione dalla catalogazione all’entity modeling]'', at GWMAB - Wikidata Group for Museums Archives and Libraries, March 30 2022, by Tiziana Possemato and Alessandra Moi; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVpHdphLvCU recording available] in Italian.

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/b/b2/Modelling_sequential_relationships_beyond_MARC_21_.pdf ''Modelling sequential relationships beyond MARC 21''], at Bibliographic Conceptual Models Interest Group, March 10 2022, by Abigail Sparling, Charlene Chou, Ian Bigelow, Julian Everett Allgood; [https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/play/uwVWi-NOS7VOyknb0ERIHCUBHGNFqYgDHLUtpkYoxBrtYjJVUGoP86tSZQ4ETPc9UXsjNtOYEyb8nZJn.DbKMFviFU9DtAiy0?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=tpAHYt1hQNSTs5N8K-Qn_g.1647444620615.679cd18c85b9e60d137b66f5385c105c&_x_zm_rhtaid=174 recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/6/6e/Interchangeable_Entities_-_2022-03-15.pdf Interchangeable Entities: BIBFRAME Implementation, Interoperability, and Metadata Reuse]'', at Bibliographic Conceptual Models Interest Group, March 8 2022, by Ian Bigelow; [https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/play/Lxi3o7FjjXQNitb9i2slxy8dQq5GrD0G7lEs2iS3458Mg5ZHtu4dxNf_18rGeydesrhX8S2bax5LhoMP.OZqtHbulMJKiUwmd?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=tpAHYt1hQNSTs5N8K-Qn_g.1647444620615.679cd18c85b9e60d137b66f5385c105c&_x_zm_rhtaid=174 recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/1/15/Re-use_or_Copy_.pdf Re-use or Copy? Redefining copy cataloging in a linked data environment]'', at Bibliographic Conceptual Models Interest Group, March 8 2022, by Nancy Lorimer; [https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/play/Lxi3o7FjjXQNitb9i2slxy8dQq5GrD0G7lEs2iS3458Mg5ZHtu4dxNf_18rGeydesrhX8S2bax5LhoMP.OZqtHbulMJKiUwmd?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=tpAHYt1hQNSTs5N8K-Qn_g.1647444620615.679cd18c85b9e60d137b66f5385c105c&_x_zm_rhtaid=174 recording available].

===Year 2021===
''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/6/68/DCMI_2021_-_Panel_Bibframe_Implementation.pdf Share-VDE: interoperability in practice]'', at DCMI Conference, October 5 2021, by Tiziana Possemato; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecSIdJr9fJ0 recording available].

''Share-VDE 2.0: latest advancements of the Linked Data Management and Discovery ecosystem'' (multiple presentations: [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/8/80/BIBFRAME_workshop_2021-Sep-21_SVDE_progress_status.pdf Progress status of new developments], [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/1/17/BIBFRAME_workshop_2021-Sep-21_SVDE_back-end_presentation.pdf Share-VDE back-end status] and live demo recorded), at BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe, September 21 2021, by Tiziana Possemato, Anna Lionetti, Filip Jakobsen, Andrea Gazzarini; [https://www.casalini.it/bfwe2021/ recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/e/e5/NLNow_2021_Possemato.pdf Experience of International Cooperation: Towards a Collective and Global Catalog of National Bibliographies]'', at National Libraries Now 2021 Conference, September 16 2021, by Tiziana Possemato.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/e/e9/SVDE-LD4-panel-2021.pdf Share-VDE 2.0: a panel discussion among the Share-VDE working group chairs]'', panel at the LD4 2021 conference, July 22 2021, by Beth Picknally-Camden, Ian Bigelow, Jim Hahn, Martin Knott, Erik Radio, Filip Jakobsen; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avO1jLHKDbY recording available].

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/f/f2/PCC_OpCo_2021-May-7_SVDE.pdf ''PCC and the transition to Linked Data - implementation during LD4P3''], at PCC Joint Operations Committee Meeting, May 7 2021, by Michele Casalini.

[https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/documents/OpCo-2021/PresentationsPDF/LD4P3-Update.pdf ''Linked Data for Production 3: closing the loop update''], at PCC Joint Operations Committee Meeting, May 7 2021, by Philip Schreur.

[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/4/4d/Jio_Institute_Library_Workshop_2021-Apr-9_Possemato-Casalini.pdf ''Bringing an interoperable model to collaborative research catalogues''], at Jio Institute International Workshop, April 9 2021, by Tiziana Possemato and Michele Casalini

International conference on Bibliographic control in the digital ecosystem, February 8-12 2021:
*Ian Bigelow - Abigail Sparling, [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/4/4a/Bigelow_Sparling_Control_or_Chaos_Slides.pdf ''Control or Chaos'']
*Michele Casalini, [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/c6/Casalini_BC2021_slides.pdf ''The future of bibliographic services in light of new concepts of authority contro''l]
*Andrew MacEwan, [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/e/e6/MacEwan-The_ISNI_-_extending_identity_management_across_the_global_metadata_supply_chain-slides.pdf ''The International Standard Name Identifier: extending identity management across the global metadata supply chain'']
*Oddrun Ohren, [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/cd/ohren-bc2021-final-slides.pdf ''The Norwegian national bibliography'']
*Tiziana Possemato, [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/e/ef/Possemato_BC2021.pdf ''Universal bibliographic control in the semantic web'']
*Philip Schreur, [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/3/3e/Schreur_-_I%27m_as_good_as_you-slides.pdf ''I'm as good as you!'']
*Osma Suominen, [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/2/21/Suominen-Annif_and_Finto_AI_BC2021.pdf ''Annif and Finto AI'']
===Year 2020===
''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/5/5c/SWIB_2020-11-27_Share-VDE_Lionetti.pdf Share-VDE - A facilitator for the library community]'', at SWIB conference, November 27 2020, by Anna Lionetti; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5w5O7AMy_Q recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/6/6a/SWIB_2020_03-04-hahn.pdf BIBFRAME Instance mining: toward authoritative publisher entities using association rules]'', at SWIB conference, November 25 2020, by Jim Hahn; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzxSnBa1tOU recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/0/0c/SWIB_2020_01-02-suominen.pdf Annif and Finto AI: DIY automated subject indexing from prototype to production]'', at SWIB conference, November 23 2020, by Osma Suominen; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzK97hzPMNE recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/0/06/Jio_Institute_Library_Workshop_2020-Nov-9_Casalini-Possemato.pdf Share-VDE - A facilitator for the library community]'', at the Jio Institute Library Workshop, November 9 2020, by Tiziana Possemato and Michele Casalini.

[https://www.bfwe.eu/attachments/bfwe-20-possemato-casalini.pdf Linked Open Data in Share-VDE: instructions for use], at BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe, September 22, 2020.

''[https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/documents/Virtual-5-ShareVDE-PCC-2020.pdf PCC BIBFRAME Data: PCC collaboration with Share-VDE]'', by Beth Picknally Camden and Ian Bigelow, at PCC Strategic Directions January 2018-December 2021 (August 2020).

''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0ixcV_N1PU&feature=youtu.be Prototyping and Evaluating the Share-VDE (Virtual Discovery Environment) Linked Data Discovery Interface]'', at the LD4 2020 conference, July 20 2020, by Beth Picknally Camden and Jim Hahn; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0ixcV_N1PU recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/2/27/LD4_conference_2020-July-9_Lionetti.pdf Interconnections in the linked data world: the Share-VDE experience]'', at the LD4 2020 conference, July 9 2020, by Anna Lionetti; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpBs4ggnzq8&t=2s recording available].

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/7/7b/ALA2020_Midwinter_BCMIG_On_BIBFRAME_Hubs.pdf On Bibframe Hubs]'', at the Bibliographic Conceptual Models Interest Group, American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Philadelphia, January 2020, by Kevin Ford.

''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/d/d1/ALCTS_Modus_Operandi_ALA_MidWinter_2020_Bigelow.pdf Modus Operandi: Creating the Superwork in Share-VDE and the Opus Level of Description]'', at the Bibliographic Conceptual Models Interest Group, American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Philadelphia, January 2020, by Ian Bigelow.

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Anna:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:JCricket - LOD Platform Entity Editor}}[[File:jcricket-logo.png|alt=JCricket logo|frameless]]

== JCricket Entity Editor and Shared Cataloguing Tool ==
The LOD Platform technology enables institutions to embrace the advantages of linked open data. The Cluster Knowledge Base (CKB, or Entity Knowledge Base) is the result of the entity identification and resolution obtained through clustering processes with data coming from different participating libraries with enrichment of external sources. JCricket is the Linked Data Entity Editor developed by the Share-VDE community, a tool designed for collaboratively curating entity data living in the CKB.

The entity editor JCricket opens new forms of cooperation among institutions. The CKB is conceived as a live source of authoritative data: through JCricket editor, member institutions engage in collaborative entity management and in a new way of performing authority control. JCricket is the tool for collaborative linked data entity management. It enables - according to the BIBFRAME ontology - the entity curation (e.g. creation of new entities, entity modification, the application of entity merge and split functions). The scope is to improve the quality of the Entity Knowledge Base that is a live source produced through clustering and daily update processes. JCricket is a manual application that makes it possible to manage bibliography data in the form of entities. It empowers professional librarians to enhance the quality of machine-generated data output of MARC to BIBFRAME transformation.

Also, the availability of this tool enables new data workflows that are being analysed to support the use of JCricket even outside of the Share Family LOD Platform. We are considering several scenarios where linked data systems (eg. Library of Congress Marva or LD4P Sinopia BIBFRAME editors) can simultaneously operate locally with their own tools and share and cooperatively edit linked data resources across different environments using JCricket.

JCricket operates on the Share-VDE CKB - Cluster Knowledge Base (and on the CKB of the other Share Family tenants), which is not a local data storage for a single library, but rather the outcome of complex integration processes that generate entities from local data in traditional formats, such as MARC, and new formats, like RDF. Its optimal application is within a large data pool formed through contributions from multiple libraries, such as Share-VDE; therefore, it does not impact original data that reside in member libraries’ systems, unless libraries want to use ad hoc APIs for entity updates both in SVDE and in their local systems, which is also an option.

Also, not only JCricket operates on members' institutions data processed by the the LOD Platform, but it can serve as a bridge with cross-domain contexts to create links with third parties, such as FOLIO community and Wikidata, and to support the integration with third parties' ILS / LSP.

=== References ===
This page provides a high-level description of JCricket functions. All manual functions are also available through corresponding Curation APIs.

For more detailed descriptions and specifications refer to:

* [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/User_guides '''the JCricket user manual'''], dedicated to professional users (librarians) who will use JCricket for shared cataloguing;
* '''the [https://bit.ly/SFamily_JCricket_guide JCricket UX guide]''', describing the concept and functions of JCricket user interface and user experience;
* [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/e/e8/J.Cricket_entity_editor_presentation.pdf a presentation] summarising the technical aspects of JCricket;
* '''Curation APIs''' dedicated to Share Family members:
** [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareVDEmembers:APIdoc/GraphQL_API/Curation_API GraphQL Curation APIs];
** [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareVDEmembers:APIdoc/GraphQL_API/Provenance Provenance API];
** [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareVDEmembers:APIdoc/RESTFul_API/Curation_API RESTful Curation API].
JCricket has been '''demonstrated at''':

* [https://youtu.be/sD3qYbx0n0Q BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe 2024] ([https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/6/6c/day1_004_SFamily_BFWE_2024.pdf slides] are also available);
* ALA Conference 2024, during the [https://www.youtube.com/live/8xBeGB3Npls Share Family Workshop];
* ALA Conference 2023, during the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/16vv_xOT7leOwf-TcWjC_mcJUCisLhudO/view Share-VDE Workshop];
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbrqvWGnvfI LD4 Conference 2023] ([https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/7/71/JCricket_overview_-_LD4P_-_2023-July-12.pdf slides] are also available).
The correlation of JCricket with FOLIO Inventory is introduced:

* in the section [[ShareVDE:Activities/Integrations]];
* in the presentation [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/7/74/ShareVDE_meets_FOLIO_Collaborative_Entity_Editing.pdf ''Share-VDE meets FOLIO - Collaborative Entity Management Workflows''].

=== JCricket overview ===
The LOD Platform system fetches MARC records – or records in other formats - from the institution for ingestion and BIBFRAME conversion; linked data entities are created from this process and stored in the Cluster Knowledge Base (CKB). In this context, JCricket serves as a transformative tool, enabling librarians with specific authorization levels to refine and enhance the quality of the data. By facilitating human intervention, it acknowledges the inherent limitations of automated processes and harnesses the expertise of librarians to elevate the accuracy and richness of the shared knowledge base.
[[File:EntityEditor 1714466922976.png|none|thumb|493x493px|JCricket is integrated in the discovery portal web interface, for authenticated users.]]

Within the knowledge base, each cataloger can work on the dataset, using the Provenance to identify their own data. Through the dedicated JCricket web interface, librarians can engage in a spectrum of operations. Key operations include the ability to edit, update, create, delete properties or invalidate clusters.
[[File:EntityEditor discover.png|none|thumb|511x511px|Search on the portal: JCricket is integrated into the discovery portal web interface, for authenticated users.]]The JCricket user interface allows librarians to merge multiple clusters into one, addressing cases where different clusters should logically belong to the same entity but were produced as different clusters in automated processes. Conversely, librarians can split a cluster into multiple clusters to rectify cluster reconciliation discrepancies. These edits on entities are saved in the system. Any operation performed on the entity is reported on the Logs page, to have a clear idea of the status of the entity/cluster.
[[File:EntityEditor edit.png|none|thumb|676x676px|JCricket user interface.]]

=== Provenance and Prism ===
To understand how JCricket operates, the foundational concept of Provenance should be mentioned.

In the LOD Platform, a tenant is represented by a set of institutions contributing to the same Cluster Knowledge Base. An institution within a tenant is called Provenance. We use that term because we always want to retain the relationship between entities and the data that originally contributed to their creation. Each record coming from a Provenance contributes in building/enriching one or more clusters. Therefore, a cluster can be seen as a prism where each facet represents data coming from a given provenance. Each cluster maintains a link to the records it originated from.
[[File:EntityEditor Prism.png|none|thumb|482x482px|The concept of Prism and its Provenances.]]

The image below shows a very high-level pictureof JCricket flow, as applied to a LOD Platform tenant with multiple institutions (= Provenances):

* original data flows into the LOD Platform from libraries, institutions and third-party sources (e.g. VIAF, ISNI, FAST);
* the Cluster Knowledge Base contains the integrated/clustered/enriched entities converted to linked data;
* the entity discovery portal (eg. svde.org) shows to end-users the result of this process: data can be searched on the portal;
* data is manually edited through JCricket;
* the entity discovery portal shows the result of manual editing and data curation.

[[File:EntityEditor genesis-to-edit.png|none|thumb|492x492px|The Big Picture: from Genesis to Edit.]]

The concept of Provenance as applied to the LOD Platform processes is illustrated:

* in the section dedicated to the [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform/ClusterKnowledgeBase#Clusters%2C%20Prisms%2C%20Entities|CKB - Cluster Knowledge Base]];
* in the presentation [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/b/b3/Share-VDE_perspective_on_Cluster_Knowledge_Base_and_Provenance.pdf Share-VDE perspective on Cluster Knowledge Base and Provenance].

=== JCricket v.1.0 features recap ===

* AAA: Authentication + Authorization + Auditing:
** integrated in the discovery portal web interface, for authenticated users;
** user types: basic and advanced.
* Cluster Status API: captures the status of an entity/cluster.
* Edit function:
** real time notifications (through GraphQL subscriptions) about cluster property changes.

* Merge function: C1, C2, C3 => C1, C2, C3
** Multiple phases: create the merge list, edit the merge list, edit clusters, request for review, approve (or deny the merge).

* Split function: C1 => C1, C2
** Multiple phases: create the split-set, edit the split-set, edit clusters, request for review, approve (or deny the split).

* Create function
** Creation of original authority information: it is possible to create new linked data entities including Agents, Works, Subjects, Places, Genre and other entities.
* Delete function (Invalidate):
** the Knowledge Base does not perform deletes by removing data. Instead, prisms are invalidated, meaning they are marked with tombstones. Invalidated Prisms are no longer searchable in the public portal; however, they can be still managed through JCricket API.
* Dictionary API: What are the available cluster types? Which attributes belong to a cluster type? Which relationships? Given an attribute, which is its cardinality? Is it mandatory or not?
* Review workflow: merge and split operations are reviewed by advanced editors.
* Entity Event Log: tracks the history of changes.
* User notifications: for managing the merge/split review lifecycle.
* Data changes synchronization across storages (e.g. RDF Store, Search Engine, RDBMS).

==== Manual curation - Edit function ====
The Edit function is available for JCricket editors to add, remove and amend attributes, relationships and links belonging to a single Entity.

If the user is a basic editor, only the properties coming from the user’s provenance will be editable. If the user is an advanced editor, the whole Prism (meaning all properties) will be editable.[[File:EntityEditor interface.png|none|thumb|503x503px|Edit function.]]

==== Manual curation - Merge function ====
The Merge function is available for users with the “advanced editor” role to merge one or more source Entities into one, picking the source Cluster(s) properties that must be ported.

The user picks two or more Clusters to merge, then designates the destination one. The remaining Clusters are automatically marked as “source”. Such destination or source are marked by dedicated statuses “MD” (Merge Destination) and “MS” (Merge Source) .

After that, the user can choose which properties to copy to the destination Entity.

After picking all the properties to put in the destination Cluster, the user confirms the merge and requests a review action by designating a reviewer. The destination Cluster shifts its status to “RN” (Review Needed).

The reviewer may approve the merge; at that point the destination Cluster shifts its status to “SV” (Saved), while source Clusters acquire the status “IN” (Invalidated).

Invalidated Clusters will remain in the system, but they won’t be indexed anymore, i.e. they will not appear in search results.

The reviewer may even reject the merge; in that case the destination cluster shifts back to the “MD” status; the reviewer provides some rejection notes to guide the editor.
[[File:EntityEditor merge.png|none|thumb|517x517px|Merge function.]]

==== Manual curation - Split and Create functions ====
The Split and Create function is available for users with the “advanced editor” role to let them move one or more properties between two clusters.

The user picks the “Giver” and “Receiver” Clusters. The giver Cluster takes the “SG” (Split Giver) status, while the receiver takes the “SR” (Split Receiver) status.

The user can then choose the giver’s properties to be moved to the receiver.

When satisfied with the choice, the user confirms the split and requests a review action by designating a reviewer. The receiver Cluster shifts its status to “RN” (Review Needed).

The reviewer may approve the split; at that point the giver and receiver Clusters shift their status to “SV” (Saved).

The reviewer may even reject the split; in that case the receiver cluster shifts back to the “SR” (Split Receiver) status; the reviewer provides some rejection notes to guide the editor.

The Create function enables the creation of original authority information: it is possible to create new linked data entities including Agents, Works, Subjects, Places, Genre and other entities.
[[File:EntityEditor split.png|none|thumb|525x525px|Split function.]]

==== Dashboard, Review and Log ====
Editor users have access to a personal dashboard that displays information relevant to them. At the present, the dashboard contains a ‘notifications’ pane that shows notifications about merges and splits for which a review has been requested, or that have been approved or rejected.

The screenshot shows the dashboard page shown as part of the ‘dashboard’ view in the site navigation, while making it easy for you to switch to your most recent activities in other navigation tabs.
[[File:EntityEditor dashboard.png|none|thumb|525x525px|JCricket dashboard.]]
The Review and Entity Event Log functions complete the data curation flow:

*Review workflow: merge and split operations are reviewed by advanced editors.
* Entity Event Log: tracks the history of changes.__FORCETOC__

== Key facts about JCricket ==

* '''Unique Data Model''': JCricket features a unique data model that includes a multi-dimensional entity concept called Prism.
* '''Collaboration Model''': the editor is designed to welcome '''multi-institutional''' contributions and collaboration '''on a field-by-field basis'''. While it does not update in real-time to avoid disruptive conflicts, it does notify users of concurrent edits, facilitating coordination.
* Focus on '''Entity''' '''representation''':
** JCricket is designed primarily as an entity editor, aiming to move away from the traditional MARC record logic. This design choice is reflected in its user interface, which is developed from scratch rather than being based on the MARC structure.
* '''Comprehensive Entity Management''': JCricket manages all levels of entities, including Agent, Work, Instance, Item, and Subjects.
* '''Data Quality Management''': JCricket includes features for data quality management in a shared environment, allowing for merging, splitting, and deduplication of entities.
* '''Provenance Tracking''': users can see the provenance of contributions from different institutions. When a new value is contributed, existing entries from other institutions remain intact, and users can collaborate on what is displayed using the leader value.
* '''Language Filter''':
** JCricket allows catalogers to set one or multiple languages they are proficient in, automatically displaying empty fields in those languages for data entry.
** Users can also choose to see entries in languages not specified or tailor the display to specific languages, which is a common use case.
* '''Change History''': the log feature allows users to view the history of all changes made, providing transparency in the editing process.
* '''Draft Workflow''':
** JCricket supports a "draft workflow" for batch processing where users can input free-text values (e.g., “Chris Carroll”) and later link these to actual entities by searching the system.
** Users can also choose to link data field by field, based on their preference.

== Key commands ==
A range of key commands are supported. Here is an overview:

=== Global commands ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!'''Command'''
!'''Description'''
|-
|ctrl + alt + right
|Next tab
|-
|ctrl + alt + left
|Previous tab
|-
|ctrl + alt + down
|Focus first re
|}

=== Search ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!'''Command'''
!'''Description'''
|-
|shift + ctrl + s
|Navigate to the simple search
|-
|shift + ctrl + a
|Navigate to the advanced search for agents
|-
|shift + ctrl + p
|Navigate to the advanced search for people
|-
|shift + ctrl + o
|Navigate to the advanced search for meetings
|-
|shift + ctrl + f
|Navigate to the advanced search for meetings
|}

=== Curation ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Command
!Description
|-
|alt + shift + d
|Marks the entity for invalidation
|-
|ctrl + shift + u
|Takes the user from entity page back to the editor, where the CAI field will be filled in with the current prism's URI
|-
|ctrl + alt + t
|Open entity in edito
|-
|alt + l
|Moves the focus to the pane on the left
|-
|alt + r
|Moves the focus to the pane on the right
|-
|alt + enter
|Opens an Entity page of the entity from the currently focused relationship field in a new window
|-
|alt + a
|Directs the user to Advanced search where the query is the input currently entered in the relationship input field
|-
|alt + s
|Directs the user to Simple search where the query is the input currently entered in the relationship input field
|}

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