ShareFamily:Resources

This page presents resources about the Share Family Linked Data Ecosystem and one of its initiatives 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.

Materials for public dissemination

• The high level documents publicly available for promoting Share-VDE and the Share Family are:
  • Share-VDE Executive Summary, following the Share-VDE Statement that describes the role of the initiative in the context of Library Linked Open Data
  • Share Family Executive Summary for Consortia
  • Share-VDE Open Metadata Policy
  • Share Family brochure
  • Share Family website https://www.share-family.org/
  • Press release announcing Share-VDE 2.0
• Videos and general presentations
  • Check out our presentation video and learn more about the Share Family mission on Youtube: COOPERATION, SUSTAINABILITY, OPENNESS, INCLUSIVITY, DYNAMISM.
  • Share Family latest updates:
    • May 2024 - slides
    • November 2023 - slides
    • July 2023 - slides and video
  • Demo of the Share-VDE entity discovery portal with an introduction on the Share-VDE user experience and user interface design process; supporting slides available (December 2022)
  • Share-VDE user interface walk through: demo of Share-VDE web portal search features (February 2022)
  • JCricket linked data entity editor overview (January 2023, Italian version available)
  • JCricket demo (September 2024)
  • Share-VDE general presentation (November 2022)
  • Video about Linked Data for libraries - Casalini Libri and the Evolution of Cataloguing (June 2022)
  • Video introducing Share-VDE (January 2020)
• Summary documents describing Share-VDE features and processes
  • Short overview of Share-VDE and executive summary on linked data in multiple languages
    • Share-VDE: Short overview and Linked data and SVDE: Executive summary
    • Share-VDE: Brève présentation and Linked Data et SVDE: Synthèse Opérationnelle
    • Share-VDE: Überblick and Linked Data und SVDE Zusammenfassung
    • Share-VDE: Panorama and Linked Data y SVDE: Síntesis operativa
    • Share-VDE: Panoramica and Linked Data e SVDE: sintesi e contesto
  • Jacquie Samples and Ian Bigelow recorded the webinar “The Share Virtual Discovery Environment”.

Bibliographic references

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:

• Parsifal: an innovative and powerful bibliographic research tool by Mauro Guerrini (in English);

• 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);
• 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);
• History of the collaboration between Wikidata and URBE Network Libraries in Authority Control by Camillo Carlo Pellizzari di San Girolamo (in Italian);
• 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.

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.

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 2024

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.

Integration of the Share Family Entity Editor and the Alma ILS, at the LD4 Conference, 11 October 2024, by Jim Hahn; 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:

• MARC My Words;
• BIBFRAME in production.

Share Family - Advancements in linked data collaboration, at the BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe, 17 September 2024, by Tiziana Possemato and Serena Cericola; recording available.

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.

Fostering BIBFRAME collaboration: interoperability and data curation with the Share Family, at BIBFRAME July 2024 Update Forum, July 1 2024, by Tiziana Possemato; recording available.

Share Family Workshop, at ALA Annual, July 1 2024, by various speakers; recording available.

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.

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; recording and presentation available.

Penn Libraries Hybrid Linked Data Updates, at LD4 Discovery Affinity Group, April 9 2024, by Jim Hahn; recording available.

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

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.

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; recording available.

The Share Family initiative to bring Linked Open Data into practice, at Linked Data Taiwan conference, October 5 2023, by Anna Lionetti.

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; recording available.

Development of the Share-VDE ontology: goals, principles, and process, at SWIB 2023, September 12 2023, by Jim Hahn, Oddrun Ohren and Tiziana Possemato; recording available.

Share-VDE meets FOLIO - Collaborative Entity Management Workflows, at WOLFcon 2023, August 24 2023, by Andrea Gazzarini and Sebastian Hammer; recording available.

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.

The Share Family initiative - enabling connections for the cultural heritage, at IFLA 2023 Satellite Conference – Art Libraries Section, August 17 2023, by Michele Casalini.

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; recording available.

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; recording available.

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; recording available.

Share-VDE Workshop, at ALA Annual, June 26 2023, by various speakers; recording available.

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.

Linking entities for connecting content - Facilities of linked open data, at the Fiesole retreat 2023, May 2 2023, by Tiziana Possemato.

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.

JCricket: An Editor for Share-VDE and Beyond, at ALA Core - Linked Data Interest Group, March 7 2023, by Andrea Gazzarini; recording available.

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; recording available.

Demo of Share-VDE Entity Discovery Portal, at BIG Discovery Session, February 2 2023, by Filip Jakobsen; recording available.

Sinopia, PCC data pool and Share-VDE interaction, at PCC Sinopia Cataloging Affinity Group meeting, January 26 2023, by Tiziana Possemato and Anna Lionetti.

BF Interlingua - Interoperability among BIBFRAME linked data vocabularies, at ALA Core/Linked Data Interest Group, January 19 2023, by Jim Hahn; recording available.

Year 2022

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; recording available.

From idea to implementation: BIBFRAME becomes reality, at Charleston Conference 2022, November 14 2022, by Sally H. McCallum, Ian Bigelow, Simeon Warner, Beth Picknally Camden, Tiziana Possemato; recording available.

BIBFRAME Implementation Experiences, at DCMI 2022 – Dublin Core Metadata Initiative conference, October 4 2022, by Sally McCallum, Niklas Lindström, Tiziana Possemato; recording available.

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; recording available.

Share-VDE and FOLIO cooperation, at WOLFcon 2022, September 2 2022, by Tiziana Possemato.

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; 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; recording available.

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; recording available.

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; recording available in Italian.

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; recording available.

Interchangeable Entities: BIBFRAME Implementation, Interoperability, and Metadata Reuse, at Bibliographic Conceptual Models Interest Group, March 8 2022, by Ian Bigelow; recording available.

Re-use or Copy? Redefining copy cataloging in a linked data environment, at Bibliographic Conceptual Models Interest Group, March 8 2022, by Nancy Lorimer; recording available.

Year 2021

Share-VDE: interoperability in practice, at DCMI Conference, October 5 2021, by Tiziana Possemato; recording available.

Share-VDE 2.0: latest advancements of the Linked Data Management and Discovery ecosystem (multiple presentations: Progress status of new developments, 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; recording available.

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.

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; recording available.

PCC and the transition to Linked Data - implementation during LD4P3, at PCC Joint Operations Committee Meeting, May 7 2021, by Michele Casalini.

Linked Data for Production 3: closing the loop update, at PCC Joint Operations Committee Meeting, May 7 2021, by Philip Schreur.

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, Control or Chaos
• Michele Casalini, The future of bibliographic services in light of new concepts of authority control
• Andrew MacEwan, The International Standard Name Identifier: extending identity management across the global metadata supply chain
• Oddrun Ohren, The Norwegian national bibliography
• Tiziana Possemato, Universal bibliographic control in the semantic web
• Philip Schreur, I'm as good as you!
• Osma Suominen, Annif and Finto AI

Year 2020

Share-VDE - A facilitator for the library community, at SWIB conference, November 27 2020, by Anna Lionetti; recording available.

BIBFRAME Instance mining: toward authoritative publisher entities using association rules, at SWIB conference, November 25 2020, by Jim Hahn; recording available.

Annif and Finto AI: DIY automated subject indexing from prototype to production, at SWIB conference, November 23 2020, by Osma Suominen; recording available.

Share-VDE - A facilitator for the library community, at the Jio Institute Library Workshop, November 9 2020, by Tiziana Possemato and Michele Casalini.

Linked Open Data in Share-VDE: instructions for use, at BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe, September 22, 2020.

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).

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; recording available.

Interconnections in the linked data world: the Share-VDE experience, at the LD4 2020 conference, July 9 2020, by Anna Lionetti; recording available.

On Bibframe Hubs, at the Bibliographic Conceptual Models Interest Group, American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Philadelphia, January 2020, by Kevin Ford.

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.