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This section includes the latest issue of the Share Family Bulletin. More information on the current activities going on within the various [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:Main_Page branches of the Share Family] can be found throughout this wiki website https://wiki.svde.org/, which is the informative hub of Share-VDE and the Share Family.
This section includes the latest issue of the Share Family Bulletin. More information on the current activities going on within the various [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:Main_Page branches of the Share Family] can be found throughout this wiki website [https://wiki.svde.org/ https://wiki.share-family.org/], which is the informative hub of Share-VDE and the Share Family.


For a general presentation of the Share Family, of its mission and values, and to find out the latest news, you can also explore the brochure website https://www.share-family.org/.
For a general presentation of the Share Family, of its mission and values, and to find out the latest news, you can also explore the brochure website https://www.share-family.org/.
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* [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:NewsAndUpdates/January2023 Number 7, January 2023]
* [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:NewsAndUpdates/January2023 Number 7, January 2023]
* [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:NewsAndUpdates/December2023 Number 8, December 2023]
* [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:NewsAndUpdates/December2023 Number 8, December 2023]
* [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:NewsAndUpdates/July2024 Number 9, July 2024]
* [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:NewsAndUpdates/April2025 Number 10, April 2025]






'''<big>Number 9, July 2024</big>'''
'''<big>Number 11, February 2026</big>'''


You can download a printable version at https://bit.ly/SFBulletin_n9_Jul2024
You can download a printable version at https://bit.ly/SFBulletin_n11_Feb2026 


Citation: Share Family Team, ''Share Family Bulletin'' ''9'' (July 2024), https://bit.ly/SFBulletin_n9_Jul2024
Citation: Share Family Team, ''Share Family Bulletin'' ''11'' (February 2026), https://bit.ly/SFBulletin_n11_Feb2026
==LOD Platform developments==
After the announcement of [https://bit.ly/SFBulletin_n10_Apr2025 LOD Platform version 3] that was done in the last Share Family Bulletin and also through a [https://www.share-family.org/news?id=69711a59dbd9b press release], we have been doing hard work to progress with developments that will enable users to fully benefit from the tools and components available on the various Share Family environments and tenants.


The LOD Platform technology is shared across all environments of the [https://www.share-family.org/ Share Family initiative], and software releases are rolled out to the various [[ShareFamily:Main Page#The%20Share%20Family%20branches%20(tenants)|tenants]] following a dedicated schedule.
===Data management and Cluster Knowledge Base===
'''<big>LDF - Linked Data Fragments</big>'''


We are advancing developments of the LDF - Linked Data Fragments structure to support an innovative approach to linked data creation and consumption. LDF are being implemented to provide a distributed and scalable approach for publishing and serving linked data via real-time RDF generation, on-demand ontology mapping, and multi-provenance management. The goal is to create an efficient RDF data distribution process without relying on a RDF storage: this will greatly benefit scalability and resource saving.


== Introduction ==
This module is currently in development with the following major expected output:
The Share Family progress continues, with ongoing efforts dedicated to advancing the [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform LOD Platform technology] into production workflows, enhancing system components, and transitioning to the new version 3 of our application.  
*a set of APIs that adopt Linked Data Fragments;
*RDF Data is translated/generated on demand;
*output data available in multiple formats.
The latest presentation of LDF implementation for the LOD Platform has been given at the LD4 conference 2025: [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], by Andrea Gazzarini; the [https://www.youtube.com/live/zttp0H1ao5k?feature=shared&t=876 recording is available].


== Version 3.0.0 release and LOD Platform developments ==
First of all, we're very excited to announce the major release of the 3.0.0 version of our software! You can find the release notes here: [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/Release notes|https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/Release_notes]].   


This is a major release that introduces many changes in the software and in data processing algorithms. The new version of the [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform|Share Family LOD Platform technology]] framework will be installed in the various environments of [[ShareFamily:Main Page#The%20Share%20Family%20branches%20(tenants)|Share Family tenants]] over the next period.


The release encompasses the following components of the LOD Platform: Cluster Management Module (which manages the clusters of entities that feed the CKB - Cluster Knowledge Base, also called Entity Knowledge Base), API layer, Front-end module, RDBMS (database), RDFizer (BIBFRAME / RDF conversion module). Being a major release, several important features and new components have been added to the system, ie. Delta processes, UNIMARC services and JCricket entity editor, the platform’s shared cataloguing tool. This release addresses both bug fixes as well as new developments and enhancements.
'''<big>Entity Cluster Knowledge Base</big>'''


The software versions released over time are shared across all layers of [https://www.share-family.org/ Share Family initiative]’s technology. For an overview of the software versions installed on the different environments, see [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17rqBd5YPx4LlTs22d8-uMAeZca5sfZp1NARUASPIKEw/edit#slide=id.g213b29c3396_0_0 Share Family AWS environments summary]. 
As described in previous updates, the [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform/ClusterKnowledgeBase|CKB - Cluster Knowledge Base]] of linked data entities has been undergoing significant refactoring to make the data structure more and more granular. This will serve a twofold purpose:
*allowing a single conversion pipeline that does not use MARC structure as an intermediate BIBFRAME conversion step;
*prepare the data structure for the new NoSQL database that will be implemented ('''see also the Architecture and infrastructure section''' below).
As part of the granularization work, attributes that were previously managed as literals are now controlled vocabularies sets; therefore, they have been clustered and assigned a URI.
===JCricket Entity Editor===
Share Family members have been testing [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform/EntityEditor|JCricket]] throughout 2025 and raised input for improvement, while the Share Family team has been continuing the work on new features to enable granular and effective cataloguing and progressively make JCricket a production-ready tool.


The summary below describes some of the major and most relevant features, with a high-level mention. Further information on descriptive tasks corresponding to implementations can be found in the release notes.
Among these features, it’s worth mentioning the advancement in the integration with third parties’ systems ('''see the Third parties integration section''' below), the creation of the Provision Activity metadata block and the review of the Provenance-based function.


=== JCricket Entity Editor ===
'''Provision Activity''' is a set of attributes of the Instance entity that represent an event or action describing:
JCricket is the tool for collaborative linked data entity management and shared cataloguing. 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, a source of living data produced through clustering and ongoing update processes. JCricket is a manual application that makes it possible to manage bibliographic data in the form of entities. It empowers professional librarians to enhance the quality of machine-generated data output of MARC to BIBFRAME transformation. 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.
*how an Instance was produced and made available;
*the agents involved (e.g., publishers, printers, distributors);
*the space-time coordinates (location and date of the activity).
This new metadata block serves not only the enrichment of the information available for an entity, but also the curation of publisher data according to RDA guidelines (e.g. the ability to record the Publication statement). Also, the Provision Activity is in fact a multi-entity metadata block, because it includes information that is described as individual entities in their turn. So, we needed JCricket to handle this complex data structure that will also serve other use cases: this multi-entity metadata block approach will be used for the management of Subject entities in JCricket.[[File:Provision Activity.png|none|thumb|594x594px|https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/6/66/Provision_Activity.png]]The LOD Platform system is '''Provenance-based''', meaning that the relationship between the entity and the source record that contributed to its creation is always retained through the Provenance, in order to maintain the relationship with the data that generated an entity over time and allow to manage the entity both in automated update processes and in manual processes (via JCricket entity editor). '''See also [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform/EntityEditor#Provenance%20and%20Prism|the wiki section on the Provenance]]'''.


Initially, Share members are currently testing JCricket under controlled conditions. You can explore more of JCricket in the [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation|Public Documentation section]] of the Share Family wiki at [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform/EntityEditor|https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform/EntityEditor]] and check out Tiziana Possemato’s demo of JCricket entity editor at the 2024 Share Family Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/live/8xBeGB3Npls.
This is the background for some important improvements to the “IsLeader” information: this feature is key to streamline cataloguing in a cooperative system where different users work on entities stored in the same Cluster Knowledge Base, so the underlying logic must be solid.


=== Data management ===
We reviewed and improved the way JCricket handles the “IsLeader” value to better support libraries’ cataloguing needs. The IsLeader value identifies which data values are shown on public portals, helping limit redundancy in a collaborative environment where multiple libraries contribute similar information. Previously, many values were automatically marked as leader and could not be edited or unmarked, creating issues when data was entered incorrectly. With the new behavior, catalogers can freely add or remove the leader flag from any value, even if it is the only one present, for both single-value and multi-value fields.
'''<big>Fine-tuning of data update procedures</big>'''


Data update processes handle ongoing updates (“delta updates” in Share Family jargon), to enable periodic imports of MARC records for continuous update of system data. By “Delta” updates we mean the changes that occur to the library records that are periodically pushed to the LOD Platform, to be published on the discovery portal. The automation of the ingestion in the LOD Platform of updated library records has the purpose of regularly updating the data available through the discovery interface and the other endpoints of the workflow where the data are available. This means updating the data of the clustered entities and the related resources searchable on the discovery interface and in the triplestore, according to the frequency requested by the library.
We also fixed issues with multi-value fields, where all values were treated as leaders by default. Catalogers can now choose which values should be leaders. Finally, leader values can now be deleted with an explicit confirmation, and internal handling of multi-value fields has been improved to ensure consistent saving and retrieval of data. Overall, these changes make JCricket more flexible, reliable, and aligned with real-world cataloguing practices. Other JCricket features useful to facilitate real-world cataloguing practices:
*display of contributors roles’ URIs;
*display of contributors’ role term in the provenance metadata block;
*properties menu has been restructured and now groups properties by category;
*display of properties’ URIs and descriptions (see the Front-end enhancements section below);
*OpusType implementation.
===Architecture and infrastructure ===
<big>'''Multi-tenant architecture'''</big>


The [[ShareFamily:NewsAndUpdates#Architecture%20and%20infrastructure|multi-tenancy infrastructure configuration]] has been deployed and is being progressively rolled out to the various tenants: the first multi-tenant installations are two UAT - User Acceptance Testing environments for the National Bibliographies tenant and the National Taiwan University Library tenant. Uploading institutions’ data to UAT environments is the preliminary step to production, for testing and verification with libraries.




<big>'''RDFizer'''</big>


The RDFizer module that automates the entire process of converting and publishing data in RDF-based BIBFRAME descriptions has implemented conversion for additional MARC21 bibliographic tags and subfields to be compliant with the mapping and conversion rules published by the Library of Congress (version 2.4). As mentioned in [https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:NewsAndUpdates/December2023#Granularization_of_the_Cluster_Knowledge_Base_and_new_conversion_model previous updates], the work is proceeding for creating a finer granularity level in the CKB: all MARC and UNIMARC fields and subfields have been mapped, which will also support the implementations related to Linked Data Fragments (see below).
'''<big>New database</big>'''


We are working on the preliminary implementations for the new NoSQL database where to migrate the current database; these implementations include the ongoing granularization of the CKB. This process is crucial to have a sustainable environment in terms of scalability and performance for the whole LOD Platform system, and in terms of hosting resources, which is a critical factor for the sustainability of the initiative.
===Third parties integration===
The [[ShareVDE:Activities/Integrations#Benefits%20of%20Cooperative%20and%20Shared%20Cataloguing|integration of LOD Platform components with ILS/LSP]] has progressed and has been demonstrated during 2025:


* the workflow '''from JCricket to Alma''' has been set up so that data created in JCricket can be posted to Alma APIs. This has been presented at the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86mpENSDeYY BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe 2025]. Further operations are being implemented to close this loop.
*After the initial operation '''from JCricket to FOLIO''' was implemented earlier last year, the workflow from JCricket to FOLIO has been further enhanced:
**the data flow from JCricket into FOLIO’s Inventory module was already been implemented, so that data from Share can be posted to FOLIO;
**from JCricket, users can query FOLIO and retrieve data to enrich Share Family entities. This has been presented at the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86mpENSDeYY BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe 2025].
[[File:Cooperative cat. in FOLIO.png|none|thumb|449x449px|https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/6/68/Cooperative_cat._in_FOLIO.png]][[File:Cooperative cat. in Alma.png|none|thumb|447x447px|https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/4/4b/Cooperative_cat._in_Alma.png]]The integration with external ILS / LSP contributes to shaping a cooperative cataloguing environment, an integrated workflow where local and central systems are fully interoperable: data entered locally is reflected centrally, and conversely, central data is discoverable and reusable locally. The focus is on bidirectional synchronization; cataloging gains added value by keeping local and central environments aligned. This model enables full interoperability between local and central systems, ensuring that data flows in both directions. This new cooperative cataloging scenario is built on strong interoperability between systems, allowing libraries the freedom to design their own workflows — whether starting from the central hub or from the local environment — depending on their specific cataloging needs at any given time.


'''<big>Linked Data Fragments</big>'''
The integration with external ILS / LSP contributes to shaping a cooperative cataloguing environment, an integrated workflow where local and central systems are fully interoperable: data entered locally is reflected centrally, and conversely, central data is discoverable and reusable locally. The focus is on bidirectional synchronization; cataloging gains added value by keeping local and central environments aligned. This model enables full interoperability between local and central systems, ensuring that data flows in both directions. This new cooperative cataloging scenario is built on strong interoperability between systems, allowing libraries the freedom to design their own workflows — whether starting from the central hub or from the local environment — depending on their specific cataloging needs at any given time.
===Front-end enhancements===
'''<big>Accessibility</big>'''


We are experimenting with a new approach for publishing linked data descriptions in various serialization formats. In big data-driven environments, accessing, querying, and processing vast datasets efficiently is challenging. Linked Data Fragments (LDF) have emerged as a promising paradigm to address these challenges by providing a distributed and scalable approach for publishing and serving Linked Data. As part of this initial investigation, we developed a set of Web APIs that adopt Linked Data Fragments and provide the following benefits: real-time RDF generation and publication, on-demand ontology mapping, and multi-provenance management.  
An important achievement is the [[Main Page#Accessibility|accessibility certification]] that has recently been issued by a specialised company that has validated the front-end components of the LOD Platform Entity Discovery Portal.


More will be shared as soon as the proof of concept will be available. In the meantime, access Andrea Gazzarini’s presentation about Linked Data Fragments titled ''Real-Time “RDFization” - How to provide instant Semantic Graphs without any RDF storage'' at the 2024 Share Family Workshop:
While we are going to publish the certifications on the relevant Entity Discovery portals, the certifications of compliance 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).


* slides: https://bit.ly/SVDE_Workshop2024_slides;
* recording: https://www.youtube.com/live/8xBeGB3Npls?t=4071s .




'''<big>User interface enhancements</big>'''


'''<big>UNIMARC</big>'''
As mentioned above, the Provision Activity, the management of Provenance-based functions, and the integration with external sources entailed intense back-end and front-end work.


Numerous advancements were implemented based on direct mapping between UNIMARC and BIBFRAME. The UNIMARC services development stems from the SHARE Catalogue project and the Italian libraries affiliated to this platform, but it can benefit all institutions adopting UNIMARC. These libraries are involved in a specific project related to the direct management of UNIMARC records in clusterization and reconciliation processes without the “middle step conversion” from UNIMARC to MARC21. All related developments are finalized to allow the migration of the SHARE Catalogue platform to the new CKB infrastructure, according to the above-mentioned approach. This work will be shared with the linked data community through a Wikibase instance https://unimarc2bibframe.wikibase.cloud/ that will be enriched and documented.
Among other enhancements, it’s worth mentioning that:
*the review of the '''Publication page''' has been completed under the guidance of the UX-UI and Natbib Working Groups (see the Share Family Community Work section below) and is going to be released shortly. As part of this effort, the group shortened the current metadata list into a core set of metadata, tailored according to the material type. They also took into account which selected metadata should appear exclusively on the National Bibliographies portal. Any additional metadata that is not part of the core set will be accessible via a “Show more” option, which will expand the information in an accordion-style display. The group also revised the current “More options” button, relocating the download formats functionality under a new “View source description” button.
*The new '''Opus types''' defined by the SEI Working Group have been incorporated into the user interface. The changes to the SVDE Ontology that this work has entailed have been reflected at the technical level with the reconciliation of pre-existing Opus types (e.g. multi-volume types).
* We have implemented the informative feature of '''displaying properties’ details''' for JCricket cataloguers. This has given the occasion to improve the way that users are presented with the actions that can be performed on properties. The Property details dialogue box shows information about the property from the SVDE ontology (URI, name description) and provides a dedicated space where we can list all actions available for a property (e.g. adding a language). This UI pattern allow for many more actions to be added in the future.
[[File:property details.png|none|thumb|448x448px|https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/e/e3/property_details.png]]
==Community work==
===Share Family Community updates===
<big>'''Advisory Council and Working Groups'''</big>


To learn more about this topic, you can check out ''The SHARE Catalogue: UNIMARC-BIBFRAME Mapping - An Evolving Path'', presented by Claudio Forziati at the 2024 Share Family Workshop.  
The '''Share Family Advisory Council''' takes an active role in determining future uses and vision for the Share Family initiative, and maintains communication among the member institutions and with external groups and communities.


* slides: https://bit.ly/SVDE_Workshop2024_slides;
As part of these activities, the liaison with the RDA Steering Committee has been a strategic achievement (see below).
* recording: https://www.youtube.com/live/8xBeGB3Npls?t=3504s .


Since the last quarter of 2025, the Advisory Council is discussing with the Share Family team a new model of cooperation within the initiative, informally called DDC - '''Distributed Development Community framework'''. Upon input from several institutions, we are developing a new form of participation whereby implementations and processes can be shared with participating members and other interested parties. The goal is to enable expert institutions, library IT departments, and technical partners to contribute to the development of extensions and integrations of the LOD Platform technology, without deviating from its core components.


This work in progress will be shared with the larger library community once it will be consolidated and approved by the Advisory Council. So far, the structure of the framework includes:
*definition of the governance model;
*definition of the roles of the Advisory Council and Technical Governance Committee, including their purposes, composition, responsibilities, and relationships with stakeholders and institutions;
*definition of the contribution and review flow;
*definition of the technical roles.
The [[ShareVDE:Members/Share-VDE working groups#Sapientia%20Entity%20Identification%20working%20group%20(SEI)|'''SEI - Sapientia Entity Identification working group''']] continues to play a critical role in modeling the data structure and the [https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.8332350 '''SVDE Ontology'''] underlying the LOD Platform system.[[File:SVDE ontology.png|none|thumb|503x503px|https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/a/ac/SVDE_ontology.png]]The group has been working and will continue to address:


'''<big>Clusterization processes</big>'''
The group has been working on and will continue to address:
*modeling the Opus type properties;
* formalising ontological relationship between an instance produced with clusterization and the original bibliographic records that contributed to it to enable the initial provenance, and make sure that changes go back and forth;
*looking at extending properties for Agents to enrich that set of metadata with more relationships;
*how to express the origin of the metadata that come into the LOD Platform
The [[ShareVDE:Members/Share-VDE working groups#SVDE-AC%20User%20Experience.2FUser%20Interface%20working%20group%20.28UX-UI.29|'''User Experience – User Interface Working Group''']] has worked jointly with the [[ShareVDE:Members/Share-VDE working groups#Share%20Family%20National%20Bibliographies%20working%20group%20.28Natbib.29|National Bibliographies Working Group]] to restructure the Publication entity page of the Entity Discovery Portal, with the aim of presenting information in a more streamlined fashion, to offer data consumers and cataloguers among Share Family members a better user experience. This has entailed partial restructuring of back-end-to-front-end data flows and to the UI design (see the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pk3iVEw_Hlww6dpyrW7rIUfnTQKax41lXae2q5V9uRM/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.nlpizdhi0cgd Front-end enhancements section] above).


For further details on improvements on the Share Family’s clusterization processes, delve into this version’s release notes on the Share Family wiki at [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/Release notes]].   




<big>'''Share Family tenants and LOD Platform implementations'''</big>


'''<big>Third parties integration</big>'''                          
On 18th September 2025 an informal '''Share Family meeting''' dedicated to members was held in University of Naples, after the two-day BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe. The discussion touched on the initial input for the Distributed Development Community framework and the best practices for the use of JCricket in a shared environment.
     
New data workflows are being analysed to support the use of the LOD Platform technology even outside of the Share Family environment, for the integration with ILS / LSP. We are considering several scenarios where the Share linked data system can simultaneously or alternatively operate on local library systems using libraries’ own tools, and share and cooperatively edit linked data resources across different environments using the JCricket entity editor.


The integration with environments and tools like FOLIO, Sinopia and WeCat is proceeding, and a use case for the integration of JCricket and FOLIO will be presented at future conferences this year. A first look at the integration between Share Family technologies and FOLIO was recently presented by Sebastian Hammer and Boaz Nadav Manes at the 2024 Share Family Workshop, in a session named ''FOLIO and Lehigh University Pilot''.  
On behalf of the '''various [[ShareFamily:Main Page#The%20Share%20Family%20branches%20(tenants)|Share Family tenants]]''' we are happy to mention important advancements:
*'''Brandeis University''' is a new SVDE member, we are very excited to extend the cooperation to this new institution.
*'''Lehigh University''' (SVDE member and FOLIO adopter) has carried on the experimentation of integrating LOD Platform technology with FOLIO through a pilot focussed on a dedicated library collection. The positive results have been presented at the Share Family Workshop 2025 in Philadelphia and at the WOLFcon 2025 (see more on this event below).
*The [[Natbib:Main Page|'''National Bibliographies tenant''']] is progressing towards production: the British Library is feeding the beta [https://bl.natbib-lod.org/ BNB - British National Bibliography] with ongoing updates, and the National Library of Norway is testing the pre-production environment; we are working to enlarge participating institutions with new members.
*We are testing the pre-production environment for the '''SHARE Catalogue tenant''', with the goal of completing the full migration to production soon. The interesting aspects of the cooperation within the SHARE Catalogue consortium are outlined in two presentations:
**[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://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.
*The LOD Platform installation for the [https://ntu-lod.org/ '''National Taiwan University Library'''] is currently in the testing phase. As far as multilingualism of the data and non-Latin scripts management, this is being a test-bed to improve the automated processes that elaborate variant forms in various languages and scripts. NTU users are testing the dedicated installation both from the perspective of how the data has been processed and clustered automatically to be displayed on the entity discovery portal, as well as how data curation can be manually performed through JCricket in a multilingual data space.
Implementations of the LOD Platform technology span to further applications. One effective example has been presented at the [https://www.bfwe.eu/naples_2025 BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe 2025]: the '''"Bibliographic Database of Interactive Books"''' consists of bibliographical information about books, manuscript and printed, ancient and modern, and prints containing interactive paper devices. The bibliographic data collected in the database is transformed into an entity-based structure and converted into the BIBFRAME format, using specific components of the LOD Platform. Furthermore, the project enriches the BIBFRAME output by integrating the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF), allowing users to access and explore high-resolution images of the interactive works. This combination enhances both the discoverability and the visual experience of the materials, supporting advanced research and specialized applications. Gianfranco Crupi, Michela Giacomelli, Alice Guercio, and Annalisa Di Sabato presented an [[:File:bfwe25-1-05-crupi.pdf|introduction to the project]] along with a [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/c4/bfwe25-1-06-disabato-guercio_%281%29.pdf demo of the portal]; the [https://youtu.be/OTCTnaVIOAk recording is available].


* slides: https://bit.ly/SVDE_Workshop2024_slides;
Intense experimentation has been done with LOD Platform APIs to exploit its ability to integrate into other applications. It’s particularly interesting to mention the work done with '''Retrieval Augmented Generation techniques and generative AI and BIBFRAME to support discovery'''. Several presentations have been delivered by Jim Hahn on these aspects:
* recording: https://www.youtube.com/live/8xBeGB3Npls?t=1369s.
*''Presentation on the use of Share Family APIs and generative AI search'', at ELUNA Learns, 17 December 2025;
*[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; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIDuavwrpQ0&t=63s recording available];
*the illustration of ''BIBFRAME Discovery Using Generative AI'' explored how knowledge representation can be fully exploited by integrating Generative AI into BIBFRAME-based discoveries, leveraging LOD Platform technology; [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/8/84/bfwe25-1-12-hahn.pdf slides] and [https://youtu.be/uRaANa4t5o0 recording] are available;
*the presentation ''BIBFRAME has Entered the Chat'' from the [https://bit.ly/SF-ALA-2025-slides Share Family Workshop] at ALA Annual, June 30 2025.
===Collaborations with the library community===
The Share Family team and member institutions continue to nurture the liaisons with the library information experts and linked data and BIBFRAME communities, to increase interoperability to the advantage of new bibliographic and linked data workflows and to enhance existing ones.


=== Front-end enhancements ===
Moreover, participation in international working groups and networks is strategic to the Share Family community, and responds to its core principle of creating connections and increasing communication across initiatives and projects.
'''<big>Subjects and Concepts</big>'''


We have made improvements to the previous version of Subjects and Concepts display. The concept types implemented in the backend include: Date, Event, Family, Form, Format, Generic Concept, Genre, Language, Meeting, Opus, Organization, Person, Place, Topic. They are returned on the front-end with a basic set of data and relationships with the works connected with the subject.


The Subject tab in the Publication page shows the list of subject string and the concepts derived from it:
[[File:Subject tab.png|thumb|547x547px|none]]


By clicking on a subject string, users can see a list of works related to that subject, as well as how the subject string is connected to the concepts it comprises.
'''<big>Consortia</big>'''
[[File:Subject page.png|thumb|559x559px|none]]


Clicking on the concepts, a basic version of the Concept page is displayed.
During 2025 the collaboration with library consortia and networks of institutions working with shared practices has been reinforced. The [https://bit.ly/SF-Executive-Summary-Consortia Share Family Executive Summary for Consortia] laid the groundwork for devising use cases to apply LOD Platform methodologies, tools and components to support consortia in adopting linked data. Among the potential use cases for consortia cooperation it’s worth mentioning:
*centralised bibliographic information services for end users, supported by tools for the management of bibliographic information remotely: that is, starting from the Instance and from the data related to the specific physical resource (Item), the user could access direct communication channels with the institution that owns the resource, in order to get additional information;
*loan services can be configured either as a local loan, and therefore mainly addressed to the internal users of the institution, or as an inter-system and/or inter-library loan, between institutions connected by specific agreements for the exchange of resources;
*resource sharing tools integrating the reconciled data with shared print and shared e-resources services;
*shared print retention policies;
*collection analysis, e.g. aggregating collection information at item level;
*open data sharing and reuse for all types of users;
*data curation for professional users through JCricket.






'''<big>Similar Publications tab</big>'''
'''<big>RDA Steering Committee</big>'''


A new tab on the Publication page showing similar Publications in the same language. We are analysing the algorithm to create similar publications to extend its scope to broader similarity criteria.
The [https://www.rdatoolkit.org/sites/default/files/uploads/RSC_Chair_2025_9_BIBFRAME_protocol_ShareVDE_2025_0.pdf liaison protocol] between RDA Steering Committee and the Share Family already established in 2025 has been a milestone for cooperation between the two communities. The dialogue is moving forward to outline a joint work plan that can bring concrete benefits in terms of practical work.
[[File:Similar publications.png|thumb|593x593px|none]]


The protocol has been published:
*on RDA Chair Documents page: https://www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc/chair-documents
*in RDA protocols and liaisons page: https://www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc/RSCprotocols;
*as a RDA news item: https://www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc/ShareFamilyProtocol;
* as a Share Family news item: https://www.share-family.org/news?id=6972442e57e40.




'''<big>Small revamping to look and feel</big>'''


As part of the UX/UI working group's activities, it was decided to switch to sans-serif fonts for a modern look and feel. Additionally, elements on the homepage of https://www.natbib-lod.org/ have been resized to create a more harmonious and visually appealing design.
'''<big>IFLA</big>'''


As a member of the [https://www.ifla.org/units/bibliography/ IFLA Bibliography Section] and serving on several working groups, Tiziana Possemato is also the official liaison IFLA Bibliography Section / Share Family National Bibliographies group. Highlights from two IFLA events:*[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''], 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://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.




'''<big>Portal switch mechanism</big>'''


A new Switch site button has been added at the bottom of svde.org portal group and skin / institutional portals homepages internal pages ([[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform/DiscoveryInterface|see definitions of portal groups and skin portals]]). This button opens a menu where users can select through which portal they want to explore. The aim is to connect portal groups with the related skin portal, so that end users have an immediate overview of what individual skin portals are connected to a portal group.
'''<big>PCC - Program for Cooperative Cataloguing</big>'''
[[File:Switch site.png|thumb|584x584px|none]]


Overall, the majority of fixes and enhancements extend to rectifying data retrieval errors and fine-tuning data retrieval errors, culminating in a more uniform and seamless user interaction with the system. Across the board, these efforts work cohesively to bolster the system's intuitiveness and reliability, facilitating smoother navigation and ensuring precise data representation.
Share Family representatives have been involved at various levels in PCC - Program for Cooperative Cataloguing activities including various stakeholders:
* the PCC Task Group on AI and Machine Learning for Cataloging and Metadata has concluded its mandate. The [https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/PFCCP/PCC+Task+Group+on+AI+and+Machine+Learning+for+Cataloging+and+Metadata report on activities] is available, while in this wiki page we offer a high-level description of Share Family approach to AI: [[ShareVDE:Activities#Exploring%20AI%20for%20Discovery%20and%20Metadata%20Enrichment|Exploring AI for discovery and metadata enrichment]];
*the recent [https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/PFCCP/EMCO EMCO - Entity Management program] is meeting to create an international cooperative program for managing linked data entities, and the experience from the Share Family can contribute to this objective.


== Share Family community work and cooperation ==
The Share Family is committed to fostering cooperation among its member institutions to showcase the immense value of being part of an initiative developed and driven by libraries for libraries.


Ongoing conversations with consortia representatives are underway to define the configurations of this innovative collaboration.


As an example of this effort, 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. Approved by our Advisory Council, the document emphasizes Share Family’s pivotal role in aiding consortia in adopting linked data methodologies for enhanced collaboration. The Share Family aims to empower consortia with the tools and knowledge necessary to seamlessly integrate linked open data principles, fostering innovation and interoperability within consortia networks.
'''<big>BIG - BIBFRAME Interoperability Group</big>'''


=== Share-VDE and Share Family Working Groups ===
Share-VDE participates in the [https://wiki.lyrasis.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=249135298 BIG - BIBFRAME Interoperability Group] contributing to both the general group, as well as to the BIG Interlingua sub-group, aimed at devising BIBFRAME shapes that can then be validated for data exchange.
Working Groups are the backbone of Share Family activities, which are driven by input from member institutions in a joint effort with Share Staff.
==Events==
===ARLIS N/A 2025===
The cross-domain vocation of the Share Family has been represented in the art libraries sector at the [https://arlisna53rdconference.sched.com/about ARLIS/NA 53rd Annual Conference], where Jackie Shieh and Anne Evenhaugen have presented [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''].
===Share Family Workshop at ALA 2025 ===
The Share Family Workshop took place on June 30th, 2025, as part of the ALA Annual Conference. Engaging presentations were delivered by various speakers:
*''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://bit.ly/SF-ALA-2025-slides The slides] of all presentations are available, along with the [https://youtu.be/tgm3rGdrbuo?feature=shared recording].
===LD4 Conference 2025===
The work around LDF - Linked Data Fragments that has been undertaken to support agile linked data representation and consumption has been presented by Andrea Gazzarini at the LD4 Conference 2025 with the presentation [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''].
===BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe 2025 ===
The [https://www.bfwe.eu/naples_2025 BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe 2025] hosted presentations illustrating the application of Share Family LOD Platform technology to different use cases:
*the ''Bibliographic Database of Interactive Books'' consists of bibliographical information about books, manuscript and printed, ancient and modern, and prints containing interactive paper devices. Gianfranco Crupi, Michela Giacomelli, Alice Guercio, and Annalisa Di Sabato presented an [[:File:bfwe25-1-05-crupi.pdf|introduction to the project]] along with a [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/c4/bfwe25-1-06-disabato-guercio_%281%29.pdf demo of the portal]; the [https://youtu.be/OTCTnaVIOAk recording is available].
*The illustration of ''BIBFRAME Discovery Using Generative AI'' by Jim Hahn explored how knowledge representation can be fully exploited by integrating Generative AI into BIBFRAME-based discoveries, leveraging LOD Platform technology; [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/8/84/bfwe25-1-12-hahn.pdf slides] and [https://youtu.be/uRaANa4t5o0 recording] are available.
*The live demo by Tiziana Possemato and Annalisa Di Sabato on ''Share Family linked data editors: practical experience of JCricket integration with third parties'' showcased the advancements of integration of LOD Platform tools with ILS/LSP such as Alma and FOLIO; [https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/c/ce/bfwe25-2-05-possemato.pdf slides] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86mpENSDeYY recording] are available.
=== WOLFcon 2025 ===
The use of JCricket Entity Editor as a bridge for cataloguing workflows has been illustrated at the WOLFcon 2025 with two presentations:
*[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/d/d8/WOLFCon_2025_Share_Possemato.pdf Linked Data in FOLIO: From Models to Workflows], by Tiziana Possemato;
* ''Building Bridges Between Library Communities: Ongoing Integration of FOLIO with JCricket as an Entity Editor'', by Lisa McColl and Anne Winkler; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmpXtYrLtNE&list=PLFfQUfD45HZZiuDdU4_zNP7dVxo0LczdG&index=7 recording available].
===DCMI 2025===
The DCMI - Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Conference 2025 has seen several contributions by Tiziana Possemato covering a range of topics that touch on the Share Family commitment for a sustainable linked open data ecosystem. From the value of promoting open data, to the scenarios for a sustainable economic implementation of Share Family technology, to the focus on the National Bibliographies in linked open data supported by our initiative, this conference has been a fruitful occasion to exchange ideas and perspectives with the DCMI community. All presentations are 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];''
*''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/8/8c/DCMI2025_P2_SVDE_Economics_%26_Sustainability.pptx.pdf Share-VDE Economics & Sustainability];''
*''[https://wiki.share-vde.org/w/images/9/97/DCMI2025_P1_SVDE_as_Open_Metadata_Service.pptx.pdf Open Metadata in the Share Family].''
===SWIB 2025===
A lightning talk on the experimentation with AI-Driven Discovery and LOD Platform APIs has been delivered 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''], the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIDuavwrpQ0&t=63s recording is available].
===Next events===
Public presentations where Share Family staff or members contribute their experience are announced at https://www.share-family.org/en/events.


Important tasks are being carried on to support the complete shaping of the [https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.8332350 SVDE Ontology] within the [[ShareVDE:Members/Share-VDE working groups#SVDE-AC%20Sapientia%20Entity%20Identification%20working%20group%20(SEI)|Sapientia Entity Identification group]]: at the time of writing, the definition of the Opus type individuals is being consolidated (ie. the addition to the ontology of the definitions of the various types of Opus, ie. abstract works and resources that the entity model can support). These additions will be reflected by both the general search and discovery portal, as well as in JCricket Entity Editor.
At the [https://www.charleston-hub.com/charleston-conference-asia/agenda/ Charleston Conference Asia], on January 28 Nina Servizzi, Roberto Delle Donne, Sebastian Hammer, Michele Casalini will present on ''[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].''
 
More on the work carried out on the Opus types was shared by Nancy Lorimer at the 2024 Share Family Workshop in her ''SVDE Ontology - Update July 2024''.
 
* slides: https://bit.ly/SVDE_Workshop2024_slides;
* recording: https://www.youtube.com/live/8xBeGB3Npls?t=2640s .
 
The [[ShareVDE:Members/Share-VDE working groups#SVDE-AC%20User%20Experience.2FUser%20Interface%20working%20group%20.28UX-UI.29|User Experience – User Interface Working Group]] cooperating with the [[ShareVDE:Members/Share-VDE working groups#Share%20Family%20National%20Bibliographies%20working%20group%20.28Natbib.29|National Bibliographies Working Group]] has analyzed the front-end layer of the entity discovery portals according to a set of evaluation criteria (including for example usability and accessibility, consistency of design and navigation, overall user friendliness, integration with SVDE features and local library discoveries etc.), and is now revising a new design proposal for the Publication page of the entity discovery portal, presenting the aggregation of Work and Instance data. Also the relationship between publication data and the connected item data are being reviewed by identifying user tasks for publication and item data discovery, to support better navigation and end user data consumption.
 
=== IFLA, Linked data and BIBFRAME communities ===
Share Family members continue to play an active role in the library information and linked data communities.
 
Tiziana Possemato takes on the role of Official liaison IFLA Bibliography Section / Share Family National Bibliographies group, formerly held by Maud Henry from KBR - Royal Library of Belgium. This will ensure the continuation of the collaboration with the IFLA Bibliography Section that Tiziana is already a member of. Related to IFLA activities, a presentation was given at IFLA Midterm meeting of the IFLA Section Preservation and Conservation (PRESCONS), on March 22 2024, by Tiziana Possemato, on the topic of [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].
 
Share-VDE participation in the [https://wiki.lyrasis.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=249135298 BIG - BIBFRAME Interoperability Group] established to create guidelines for data exchange in BIBFRAME, continues successfully, This cooperation with organisations and projects in the BIBFRAME community will foster the extension of the methods and tools shared by linked data nodes for BIBFRAME interoperability.
 
== Information resources ==
To facilitate the continuous exchange of ideas and principles that collectively define the vision, aims, and progress of Share Family environments and their tools, new materials and accompanying documents have been created to guide member institutions through this process. By utilizing shared materials and documents, member institutions can seamlessly integrate into the Share Family, actively participate in collaborative initiatives, and contribute to the ongoing development and success of the endeavor.
 
=== Publications ===
 
==== Article in the Cataloging & Classification Quarterly journal "A Comparative Evaluation of the Share-VDE Search System" ====
We are pleased to announce the publication of "A Comparative Evaluation of the Share-VDE Search System" by Jim Hahn, Kayt Ahnberg, and Liliana Giusti Serra from the University of Pennsylvania in Cataloging & Classification Quarterly.
 
This article details a two-year study involving remote UX interviews with twenty participants, including catalogers, students, and faculty. The research used IFLA LRM user tasks and interface evaluation methods to assess how linked data, specifically BIBFRAME, supports search objectives through the Share-VDE portal.
* Full pre-print article: https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/60311.  
* Article citation: Hahn, Jim, Kayt Ahnberg, and Liliana Giusti Serra. 2024. “A Comparative Evaluation of the Share-VDE Search System.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 62 (2), https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2024.2372680.
 
==== CNI Project Briefing Series contribution with Share Family video presentation ====
We recently participated in the Coalition for Networked Information's Project Briefing Series, where we shared insights from the ongoing efforts of the Share Family initiative.
 
Nina Servizzi, Martin Knott and Jacquie Samples presented "The Share Family: Cooperation and Interconnection for a Sustainable Linked Open Data Ecosystem", providing an overview of the Share Family's linked data ecosystem and its impact on library operations.
 
They explored various aspects, including collaborative cataloging, advanced metadata management tools, and discovery portals, highlighting how these innovations are shaping knowledge accessibility. Access the recording and presentation slides on the [https://www.cni.org/topics/metadata/share-family-cooperation-and-interconnection-for-a-sustainable-linked-open-data-ecosystem CNI’s website] and on our wiki at [[ShareFamily:Resources#Year%202024|https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:Resources#Year_2024]].
 
You can read and share the announcement on the Share Family website: https://www.share-family.org/news?id=664f471a6b3c1.
 
==== Parsifal: monograph on "A model of library collaboration for sharing recorded knowledge" ====
The digital edition of Parsifal proceedings is online at https://doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0356-2. It features papers presented at Parsifal catalog inauguration: "A model of library collaboration for sharing recorded knowledge", held at the Pontificia Università Urbaniana, Vatican City, on May 11th, 2023, along with other previously unpublished essays. The print edition has been released in May. You can access this resource also on the Share Family wiki [[ShareFamily:Resources#Bibliographic%20references|https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:Resources#Bibliographic_references]].
 
Highlighted articles include:
 
* [[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).
 
You can read and share the announcement on the Share Family website: https://www.share-family.org/news?id=664f471a6b3c4.
 
=== Dissemination channels ===
 
==== Website [http://www.share-family.org www.share-family.org] ====
The primary channel for staying up to date with our project is the Share Family website, [http://www.share-family.org www.share-family.org]. This digital hub connects our community and serves as a window into the heart of the Share Family initiative, offering a comprehensive overview of our mission, values, goals, and technology. Additionally, the website is a dynamic platform for staying informed about our latest activities, events, and advancements.
 
==== YouTube channel ====
Check out the Share Family’s new YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@Share_Family.
 
Subscribe to keep up to date with our presentations and events, access informative materials and more!  
 
Our latest videos:
 
* Share Family Workshop at 2024 ALA Annual: https://www.youtube.com/live/8xBeGB3Npls ;
* Brand new series of informative videos about the Share Family “Share Family: Linked Data for Libraries, by Libraries”, addressing the vision and core concepts of the initiative: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLByj3df0D9a3r75rVYgjxb1Yr4UM4gby4.
 
=== New [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation|Public Documentation]] section in the Share Family wiki ===
This wiki section offers a wealth of resources meticulously curated to enhance your knowledge of our projects.
 
This section contains information about the technological core of the Share Family, the [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/LODPlatform|LOD Platform]]. Insights into the LOD Platform provide a comprehensive overview of the tools, frameworks, and technologies employed to construct and maintain this robust infrastructure supporting the Share Family. Also, the options available for configuring the Entity Discovery Portal part of the LOD Platform provide an overview of the options designed to enhance the experience of end users navigating the linked data descriptions of the resources displayed. These can be applied to individual institutions, consortia or networks of institutions.
 
From detailed [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/User guides|user guides]] about our discovery portals and editing tool, to the [[ShareDoc:Glossary|glossary]], to exhaustive [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/Release notes|release notes]] providing insights into every incremental update, this documentation ensures you're always informed and up-to-date about new developments.
 
Developers and enthusiasts alike will also be able to access a wealth of [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation/APIs|API documentation]] and delve deeper into the technological underpinnings of Share Family with comprehensive information on its core components. This section is a work in progress and will be enriched with more detailed documentation about key components.
 
Begin your exploration of Share Family's documentation by clicking on this link: [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation|https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation]].
 
You can read and share the announcement on the Share Family website: https://www.share-family.org/news?id=6698cc0bce0f6.
 
== Events ==
Regular virtual and in-person events, such as conferences, workshops, and working group meetings, provide opportunities for member institutions to connect, share ideas, and explore potential areas of collaboration.
 
As usual, documentation stemming from events and presentations (slides and, often, recordings) is available on this page [[ShareVDE:Resources#Year%202023|Share Family wiki]].
 
=== Share Family workshop at ALA 2024 ===
We're excited to share that slides and recording of the 2024 Share-VDE workshop, held on July 1, 2024 at ALA Annual, are now available for access on our [[ShareFamily:Resources#Year%202024:~:text%3DShare-VDE%20Workshop%2C%20at%20ALA%20Annual%2C%20July%201%202024%2C%20by%20various%20speakers%3B%20recording%20available|wiki page]].
 
Workshop Agenda:
 
* '''JCricket Linked Data Editor Demonstration''', Tiziana Possemato, Casalini Libri and @Cult - Share Family;
* '''FOLIO and Lehigh University Pilot''', Boaz Nadav Manes, Lehigh University and Sebastian Hammer, Index Data;
* '''SVDE Ontology - Update July 2024''', Nancy Lorimer, Stanford University;
* '''The SHARE Catalogue: Unimarc-Bibframe Mapping - An Evolving Path''', Claudio Forziati, Federico II University in Naples, SHARE Catalogue;
* '''Real-Time “RDFization” - How to Provide Instant Semantic Graphs without Any RDF Storage''', Andrea Gazzarini, Spaziocodice - Share Family.
 
Direct links:
 
* Slides: https://bit.ly/SVDE_Workshop2024_slides;
* Recording: [https://bit.ly/SVDE_Workshop2023_recording https://www.youtube.com/live/8xBeGB3Npls].
 
=== Share Family update at the Library of Congress July 2024 BIBFRAME Update Forum ===
Tiziana Possemato participated in the Library of Congress July 2024 BIBFRAME Update Forum, providing an update on the Share Family linked data ecosystem and its component, [[Main Page|Share-VDE]].
 
The various Share Family projects uphold the standardization of BIBFRAME linked data as defined by the Library of Congress. The presentation emphasized how standard BIBFRAME is crucial to the library community’s integrated environments, especially as systems proliferate, from both the interoperability and the data curation perspectives.
 
Follow [https://www.loc.gov/bibframe/news/bibframe-update-jul2024.html this link] for slides and a recording of the presentation titled Fostering BIBFRAME collaboration: interoperability and data curation with the Share Family.  
 
== Next events ==
Updates on events involving the Share Family are regularly published on the website page https://www.share-family.org/en/events.
 
=== BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe 2024 ===
Tiziana Possemato will present Share Family: advancements in linked data collaboration at the 2024 BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe. This will be an update on current developments,  especially on the JCricket entity editor, UNIMARC management and third party interoperability. Check out the BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe’s website and register in person or online: https://www.bfwe.eu/helsinki_2024.
 
=== Share Family meeting in Helsinki – members only ===
On Thursday 19th September 2024 we will hold a private, informal Share Family meeting in Helsinki, at NLF National Library of Finland!
 
This meeting will be after the two-days BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe, also held at NLF on 17-18 September. More logistic instructions on how to participate in-presence and online will be sent to members.
 
=== WOLFCon 2024 ===
Tiziana Possemato, Sebastian Hammer and representatives from Lehigh University Libraries will participate in WOLFcon 2024 with a session titled [https://wolfcon2024.sched.com/event/1eesB/marc-my-words-navigating-the-bibframe-frontier MARC My Words: Navigating the BIBFRAME Frontier]. Learn more about WOLFcon and how to register here: https://openlibraryfoundation.org/about/wolfcon/upcoming/.
 
=== DCMI 2024 ===
Andrea Gazzarini will present Leveraging Linked Data Fragments for enhanced data publication: the Share-VDE case study at this year’s DCMI in Toronto. More information about the 2024 DCMI here: https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2024/cfp/. More details will be shared as soon as the program is available.
 
=== Charleston Conference 2024 ===
Nina Servizzi, Boaz Nadav-Manes, Sebastian Hammer, Tiziana Possemato will present in a joint session New pathways for resource description and interoperability: innovative strategies from the Share Family Ecosystem. More information about the Charleston Conference 2024 here: https://charlestonconference.regfox.com/2024-charleston-conference. More details will be shared as soon as the program is available.
 
 
 
Your opinion is always welcome: to provide feedback on the Share Family discovery website, report bugs and suggestions as external users reach out through the forum<nowiki/>https://forum.svde.org/ or send a message to [mailto:helpdesk@svde.org helpdesk@svde.org].
 
For general information on the initiative, contact [mailto:info@svde.org info@svde.org].


At the Library of Congress BIBFRAME Update Forum on February 9 Tiziana Possemato and Anna Lionetti will present on ''BIBFRAME in Practice: Powering a Collaborative Share Family Community with JCricket''.
==Information resources==
The Share Family provides rich informative channels that provide an overview to the initiative, as well as technical insights and practical documentation for participating institutions:
*the presentation website https://www.share-family.org/, including a new section dedicated to [https://www.share-family.org/#national-bibliographies National Bibliographies];
*the Share Family wiki provides specialised information for members and library professionals. It includes two new sections dedicated to [[Natbib:Main Page|National Bibliographies]] and the NatBib [[Natbib:Institutions|participant institutions]]. The technical documentation to leverage the Share Family tool is available at [[ShareDoc:PublicDocumentation|Public Documentation]];  
*the YouTube channel with the [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLByj3df0D9a3r75rVYgjxb1Yr4UM4gby4 presentation videos];
*follow us on the brand-new [https://www.linkedin.com/company/share-family-linked-open-data-ecosystem LinkedIn space] to foster the outreach to our community.
'''Subscribe to [mailto:info@share-family.org info@share-family.org]''' to be up to date with news, announcements and insights, or to request general information.
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Number 11, February 2026

You can download a printable version at https://bit.ly/SFBulletin_n11_Feb2026

Citation: Share Family Team, Share Family Bulletin 11 (February 2026), https://bit.ly/SFBulletin_n11_Feb2026

LOD Platform developments

After the announcement of LOD Platform version 3 that was done in the last Share Family Bulletin and also through a press release, we have been doing hard work to progress with developments that will enable users to fully benefit from the tools and components available on the various Share Family environments and tenants.

The LOD Platform technology is shared across all environments of the Share Family initiative, and software releases are rolled out to the various tenants following a dedicated schedule.

Data management and Cluster Knowledge Base

LDF - Linked Data Fragments

We are advancing developments of the LDF - Linked Data Fragments structure to support an innovative approach to linked data creation and consumption. LDF are being implemented to provide a distributed and scalable approach for publishing and serving linked data via real-time RDF generation, on-demand ontology mapping, and multi-provenance management. The goal is to create an efficient RDF data distribution process without relying on a RDF storage: this will greatly benefit scalability and resource saving.

This module is currently in development with the following major expected output:

  • a set of APIs that adopt Linked Data Fragments;
  • RDF Data is translated/generated on demand;
  • output data available in multiple formats.

The latest presentation of LDF implementation for the LOD Platform has been given at the LD4 conference 2025: Leveraging Linked Data Fragments for enhanced data publication, by Andrea Gazzarini; the recording is available.


Entity Cluster Knowledge Base

As described in previous updates, the CKB - Cluster Knowledge Base of linked data entities has been undergoing significant refactoring to make the data structure more and more granular. This will serve a twofold purpose:

  • allowing a single conversion pipeline that does not use MARC structure as an intermediate BIBFRAME conversion step;
  • prepare the data structure for the new NoSQL database that will be implemented (see also the Architecture and infrastructure section below).

As part of the granularization work, attributes that were previously managed as literals are now controlled vocabularies sets; therefore, they have been clustered and assigned a URI.

JCricket Entity Editor

Share Family members have been testing JCricket throughout 2025 and raised input for improvement, while the Share Family team has been continuing the work on new features to enable granular and effective cataloguing and progressively make JCricket a production-ready tool.

Among these features, it’s worth mentioning the advancement in the integration with third parties’ systems (see the Third parties integration section below), the creation of the Provision Activity metadata block and the review of the Provenance-based function.

Provision Activity is a set of attributes of the Instance entity that represent an event or action describing:

  • how an Instance was produced and made available;
  • the agents involved (e.g., publishers, printers, distributors);
  • the space-time coordinates (location and date of the activity).

This new metadata block serves not only the enrichment of the information available for an entity, but also the curation of publisher data according to RDA guidelines (e.g. the ability to record the Publication statement). Also, the Provision Activity is in fact a multi-entity metadata block, because it includes information that is described as individual entities in their turn. So, we needed JCricket to handle this complex data structure that will also serve other use cases: this multi-entity metadata block approach will be used for the management of Subject entities in JCricket.

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The LOD Platform system is Provenance-based, meaning that the relationship between the entity and the source record that contributed to its creation is always retained through the Provenance, in order to maintain the relationship with the data that generated an entity over time and allow to manage the entity both in automated update processes and in manual processes (via JCricket entity editor). See also the wiki section on the Provenance.

This is the background for some important improvements to the “IsLeader” information: this feature is key to streamline cataloguing in a cooperative system where different users work on entities stored in the same Cluster Knowledge Base, so the underlying logic must be solid.

We reviewed and improved the way JCricket handles the “IsLeader” value to better support libraries’ cataloguing needs. The IsLeader value identifies which data values are shown on public portals, helping limit redundancy in a collaborative environment where multiple libraries contribute similar information. Previously, many values were automatically marked as leader and could not be edited or unmarked, creating issues when data was entered incorrectly. With the new behavior, catalogers can freely add or remove the leader flag from any value, even if it is the only one present, for both single-value and multi-value fields.

We also fixed issues with multi-value fields, where all values were treated as leaders by default. Catalogers can now choose which values should be leaders. Finally, leader values can now be deleted with an explicit confirmation, and internal handling of multi-value fields has been improved to ensure consistent saving and retrieval of data. Overall, these changes make JCricket more flexible, reliable, and aligned with real-world cataloguing practices. Other JCricket features useful to facilitate real-world cataloguing practices:

  • display of contributors roles’ URIs;
  • display of contributors’ role term in the provenance metadata block;
  • properties menu has been restructured and now groups properties by category;
  • display of properties’ URIs and descriptions (see the Front-end enhancements section below);
  • OpusType implementation.

Architecture and infrastructure

Multi-tenant architecture

The multi-tenancy infrastructure configuration has been deployed and is being progressively rolled out to the various tenants: the first multi-tenant installations are two UAT - User Acceptance Testing environments for the National Bibliographies tenant and the National Taiwan University Library tenant. Uploading institutions’ data to UAT environments is the preliminary step to production, for testing and verification with libraries.


New database

We are working on the preliminary implementations for the new NoSQL database where to migrate the current database; these implementations include the ongoing granularization of the CKB. This process is crucial to have a sustainable environment in terms of scalability and performance for the whole LOD Platform system, and in terms of hosting resources, which is a critical factor for the sustainability of the initiative.

Third parties integration

The integration of LOD Platform components with ILS/LSP has progressed and has been demonstrated during 2025:

  • the workflow from JCricket to Alma has been set up so that data created in JCricket can be posted to Alma APIs. This has been presented at the BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe 2025. Further operations are being implemented to close this loop.
  • After the initial operation from JCricket to FOLIO was implemented earlier last year, the workflow from JCricket to FOLIO has been further enhanced:
    • the data flow from JCricket into FOLIO’s Inventory module was already been implemented, so that data from Share can be posted to FOLIO;
    • from JCricket, users can query FOLIO and retrieve data to enrich Share Family entities. This has been presented at the BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe 2025.
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The integration with external ILS / LSP contributes to shaping a cooperative cataloguing environment, an integrated workflow where local and central systems are fully interoperable: data entered locally is reflected centrally, and conversely, central data is discoverable and reusable locally. The focus is on bidirectional synchronization; cataloging gains added value by keeping local and central environments aligned. This model enables full interoperability between local and central systems, ensuring that data flows in both directions. This new cooperative cataloging scenario is built on strong interoperability between systems, allowing libraries the freedom to design their own workflows — whether starting from the central hub or from the local environment — depending on their specific cataloging needs at any given time.

The integration with external ILS / LSP contributes to shaping a cooperative cataloguing environment, an integrated workflow where local and central systems are fully interoperable: data entered locally is reflected centrally, and conversely, central data is discoverable and reusable locally. The focus is on bidirectional synchronization; cataloging gains added value by keeping local and central environments aligned. This model enables full interoperability between local and central systems, ensuring that data flows in both directions. This new cooperative cataloging scenario is built on strong interoperability between systems, allowing libraries the freedom to design their own workflows — whether starting from the central hub or from the local environment — depending on their specific cataloging needs at any given time.

Front-end enhancements

Accessibility

An important achievement is the accessibility certification that has recently been issued by a specialised company that has validated the front-end components of the LOD Platform Entity Discovery Portal.

While we are going to publish the certifications on the relevant Entity Discovery portals, the certifications of compliance are also available here:


User interface enhancements

As mentioned above, the Provision Activity, the management of Provenance-based functions, and the integration with external sources entailed intense back-end and front-end work.

Among other enhancements, it’s worth mentioning that:

  • the review of the Publication page has been completed under the guidance of the UX-UI and Natbib Working Groups (see the Share Family Community Work section below) and is going to be released shortly. As part of this effort, the group shortened the current metadata list into a core set of metadata, tailored according to the material type. They also took into account which selected metadata should appear exclusively on the National Bibliographies portal. Any additional metadata that is not part of the core set will be accessible via a “Show more” option, which will expand the information in an accordion-style display. The group also revised the current “More options” button, relocating the download formats functionality under a new “View source description” button.
  • The new Opus types defined by the SEI Working Group have been incorporated into the user interface. The changes to the SVDE Ontology that this work has entailed have been reflected at the technical level with the reconciliation of pre-existing Opus types (e.g. multi-volume types).
  • We have implemented the informative feature of displaying properties’ details for JCricket cataloguers. This has given the occasion to improve the way that users are presented with the actions that can be performed on properties. The Property details dialogue box shows information about the property from the SVDE ontology (URI, name description) and provides a dedicated space where we can list all actions available for a property (e.g. adding a language). This UI pattern allow for many more actions to be added in the future.
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Community work

Share Family Community updates

Advisory Council and Working Groups

The Share Family Advisory Council takes an active role in determining future uses and vision for the Share Family initiative, and maintains communication among the member institutions and with external groups and communities.

As part of these activities, the liaison with the RDA Steering Committee has been a strategic achievement (see below).

Since the last quarter of 2025, the Advisory Council is discussing with the Share Family team a new model of cooperation within the initiative, informally called DDC - Distributed Development Community framework. Upon input from several institutions, we are developing a new form of participation whereby implementations and processes can be shared with participating members and other interested parties. The goal is to enable expert institutions, library IT departments, and technical partners to contribute to the development of extensions and integrations of the LOD Platform technology, without deviating from its core components.

This work in progress will be shared with the larger library community once it will be consolidated and approved by the Advisory Council. So far, the structure of the framework includes:

  • definition of the governance model;
  • definition of the roles of the Advisory Council and Technical Governance Committee, including their purposes, composition, responsibilities, and relationships with stakeholders and institutions;
  • definition of the contribution and review flow;
  • definition of the technical roles.

The SEI - Sapientia Entity Identification working group continues to play a critical role in modeling the data structure and the SVDE Ontology underlying the LOD Platform system.

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The group has been working and will continue to address:

The group has been working on and will continue to address:

  • modeling the Opus type properties;
  • formalising ontological relationship between an instance produced with clusterization and the original bibliographic records that contributed to it to enable the initial provenance, and make sure that changes go back and forth;
  • looking at extending properties for Agents to enrich that set of metadata with more relationships;
  • how to express the origin of the metadata that come into the LOD Platform

The User Experience – User Interface Working Group has worked jointly with the National Bibliographies Working Group to restructure the Publication entity page of the Entity Discovery Portal, with the aim of presenting information in a more streamlined fashion, to offer data consumers and cataloguers among Share Family members a better user experience. This has entailed partial restructuring of back-end-to-front-end data flows and to the UI design (see the Front-end enhancements section above).


Share Family tenants and LOD Platform implementations

On 18th September 2025 an informal Share Family meeting dedicated to members was held in University of Naples, after the two-day BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe. The discussion touched on the initial input for the Distributed Development Community framework and the best practices for the use of JCricket in a shared environment.

On behalf of the various Share Family tenants we are happy to mention important advancements:

  • Brandeis University is a new SVDE member, we are very excited to extend the cooperation to this new institution.
  • Lehigh University (SVDE member and FOLIO adopter) has carried on the experimentation of integrating LOD Platform technology with FOLIO through a pilot focussed on a dedicated library collection. The positive results have been presented at the Share Family Workshop 2025 in Philadelphia and at the WOLFcon 2025 (see more on this event below).
  • The National Bibliographies tenant is progressing towards production: the British Library is feeding the beta BNB - British National Bibliography with ongoing updates, and the National Library of Norway is testing the pre-production environment; we are working to enlarge participating institutions with new members.
  • We are testing the pre-production environment for the SHARE Catalogue tenant, with the goal of completing the full migration to production soon. The interesting aspects of the cooperation within the SHARE Catalogue consortium are outlined in two presentations:
  • The LOD Platform installation for the National Taiwan University Library is currently in the testing phase. As far as multilingualism of the data and non-Latin scripts management, this is being a test-bed to improve the automated processes that elaborate variant forms in various languages and scripts. NTU users are testing the dedicated installation both from the perspective of how the data has been processed and clustered automatically to be displayed on the entity discovery portal, as well as how data curation can be manually performed through JCricket in a multilingual data space.

Implementations of the LOD Platform technology span to further applications. One effective example has been presented at the BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe 2025: the "Bibliographic Database of Interactive Books" consists of bibliographical information about books, manuscript and printed, ancient and modern, and prints containing interactive paper devices. The bibliographic data collected in the database is transformed into an entity-based structure and converted into the BIBFRAME format, using specific components of the LOD Platform. Furthermore, the project enriches the BIBFRAME output by integrating the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF), allowing users to access and explore high-resolution images of the interactive works. This combination enhances both the discoverability and the visual experience of the materials, supporting advanced research and specialized applications. Gianfranco Crupi, Michela Giacomelli, Alice Guercio, and Annalisa Di Sabato presented an introduction to the project along with a demo of the portal; the recording is available.

Intense experimentation has been done with LOD Platform APIs to exploit its ability to integrate into other applications. It’s particularly interesting to mention the work done with Retrieval Augmented Generation techniques and generative AI and BIBFRAME to support discovery. Several presentations have been delivered by Jim Hahn on these aspects:

Collaborations with the library community

The Share Family team and member institutions continue to nurture the liaisons with the library information experts and linked data and BIBFRAME communities, to increase interoperability to the advantage of new bibliographic and linked data workflows and to enhance existing ones.

Moreover, participation in international working groups and networks is strategic to the Share Family community, and responds to its core principle of creating connections and increasing communication across initiatives and projects.


Consortia

During 2025 the collaboration with library consortia and networks of institutions working with shared practices has been reinforced. The Share Family Executive Summary for Consortia laid the groundwork for devising use cases to apply LOD Platform methodologies, tools and components to support consortia in adopting linked data. Among the potential use cases for consortia cooperation it’s worth mentioning:

  • centralised bibliographic information services for end users, supported by tools for the management of bibliographic information remotely: that is, starting from the Instance and from the data related to the specific physical resource (Item), the user could access direct communication channels with the institution that owns the resource, in order to get additional information;
  • loan services can be configured either as a local loan, and therefore mainly addressed to the internal users of the institution, or as an inter-system and/or inter-library loan, between institutions connected by specific agreements for the exchange of resources;
  • resource sharing tools integrating the reconciled data with shared print and shared e-resources services;
  • shared print retention policies;
  • collection analysis, e.g. aggregating collection information at item level;
  • open data sharing and reuse for all types of users;
  • data curation for professional users through JCricket.


RDA Steering Committee

The liaison protocol between RDA Steering Committee and the Share Family already established in 2025 has been a milestone for cooperation between the two communities. The dialogue is moving forward to outline a joint work plan that can bring concrete benefits in terms of practical work.

The protocol has been published:


IFLA

As a member of the IFLA Bibliography Section and serving on several working groups, Tiziana Possemato is also the official liaison IFLA Bibliography Section / Share Family National Bibliographies group. Highlights from two IFLA events:*Evolving Bibliographic Services by Leveraging Open Data, at the webinar Driving Innovation in Bibliographic Services: Strategies and Projects in Focus, July 15 2025, by Patricia O'Loughlin; recording available;


PCC - Program for Cooperative Cataloguing

Share Family representatives have been involved at various levels in PCC - Program for Cooperative Cataloguing activities including various stakeholders:


BIG - BIBFRAME Interoperability Group

Share-VDE participates in the BIG - BIBFRAME Interoperability Group contributing to both the general group, as well as to the BIG Interlingua sub-group, aimed at devising BIBFRAME shapes that can then be validated for data exchange.

Events

ARLIS N/A 2025

The cross-domain vocation of the Share Family has been represented in the art libraries sector at the ARLIS/NA 53rd Annual Conference, where Jackie Shieh and Anne Evenhaugen have presented Data Unleashed: Smithsonian Library Data for Artists and Artwork in Share-VDE BIBFRAME.

Share Family Workshop at ALA 2025

The Share Family Workshop took place on June 30th, 2025, as part of the ALA Annual Conference. Engaging presentations were delivered by various speakers:

  • 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

The slides of all presentations are available, along with the recording.

LD4 Conference 2025

The work around LDF - Linked Data Fragments that has been undertaken to support agile linked data representation and consumption has been presented by Andrea Gazzarini at the LD4 Conference 2025 with the presentation Leveraging Linked Data Fragments for enhanced data publication.

BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe 2025

The BIBFRAME Workshop in Europe 2025 hosted presentations illustrating the application of Share Family LOD Platform technology to different use cases:

  • the Bibliographic Database of Interactive Books consists of bibliographical information about books, manuscript and printed, ancient and modern, and prints containing interactive paper devices. Gianfranco Crupi, Michela Giacomelli, Alice Guercio, and Annalisa Di Sabato presented an introduction to the project along with a demo of the portal; the recording is available.
  • The illustration of BIBFRAME Discovery Using Generative AI by Jim Hahn explored how knowledge representation can be fully exploited by integrating Generative AI into BIBFRAME-based discoveries, leveraging LOD Platform technology; slides and recording are available.
  • The live demo by Tiziana Possemato and Annalisa Di Sabato on Share Family linked data editors: practical experience of JCricket integration with third parties showcased the advancements of integration of LOD Platform tools with ILS/LSP such as Alma and FOLIO; slides and recording are available.

WOLFcon 2025

The use of JCricket Entity Editor as a bridge for cataloguing workflows has been illustrated at the WOLFcon 2025 with two presentations:

DCMI 2025

The DCMI - Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Conference 2025 has seen several contributions by Tiziana Possemato covering a range of topics that touch on the Share Family commitment for a sustainable linked open data ecosystem. From the value of promoting open data, to the scenarios for a sustainable economic implementation of Share Family technology, to the focus on the National Bibliographies in linked open data supported by our initiative, this conference has been a fruitful occasion to exchange ideas and perspectives with the DCMI community. All presentations are available:

SWIB 2025

A lightning talk on the experimentation with AI-Driven Discovery and LOD Platform APIs has been delivered by Jim Hahn: Semantic Web Agents Redux: From Knowledge Representation to AI-Driven Discovery, the recording is available.

Next events

Public presentations where Share Family staff or members contribute their experience are announced at https://www.share-family.org/en/events.

At the Charleston Conference Asia, on January 28 Nina Servizzi, Roberto Delle Donne, Sebastian Hammer, Michele Casalini will present on The Share Family initiative: enabling a new level of cooperation for authoritative linked open data to support research, teaching, and AI.

At the Library of Congress BIBFRAME Update Forum on February 9 Tiziana Possemato and Anna Lionetti will present on BIBFRAME in Practice: Powering a Collaborative Share Family Community with JCricket.

Information resources

The Share Family provides rich informative channels that provide an overview to the initiative, as well as technical insights and practical documentation for participating institutions:

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