Library MARC Records into
Linked Open Data:
Challenges and Opportunities
MJ Han
Timothy W. Cole
William F. Weathers
Eric Joyner
*This project has received generous support from
the Library Research and Publication Committee.
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Problem Statement:
Library Catalog Records in Closed Boxes
• Catalog records are stored in silos
• RECORD not DATA
• Not easy to share and reuse
MARC
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Research Question:
Make Library Record Into Data and FREE!
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Methodology:
Transforming MARC to Linked Data
Search / Extract
Names
viaf.org
Search / Extract
Subjects id.loc.gov
Add Matching
VIAF links
Add Matching
LCSH links
MODS with
VIAF & LCSH
links
MODS with
VIAF links
MARCXML
Transform to
MODS
(XSLT, Script)
Enrich MODS
with LCSH
(Script)
Transform to
RDFa/RDF
Future plan Transform MODS
to MODS/RDF
MODS/RDF
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Outcomes:
Producer and Consumer of Linked Data
viaf.org
Query VIAF real-time
for more information;
display links to user
XHTML/RDFa
with schema.org
semantics
MODS with
VIAF & LCSH
links
Transform to
XHTML/RDFa
(XSLT)
RDF
Create RDF using
RDFa Distiller
Additional
Services
Virtuoso
(Triple Store)
Query & harvest triples
from SPAQL endpoint
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Next Steps:
Building a Sustainable Workflow
As a Producer
• Find a best set of linked data ontology that works for Library data
• Create a triple store for sharing
As a Consumer
• Identify best available linked data sources
• Use the linked data into discovery service
Implement workflow to production!
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