First released in 2011, the Bibliographic Framework, or BIBFRAME is an effort by the Library of Congress to replace MARC21 in library systems.
Primary BIBFRAME 2.0 Classes
BIBFRAME Work
Definition: The highest level of abstraction, a Work, in the BIBFRAME context, reflects the conceptual essence of the cataloged resource: authors, languages, and what it is about (subjects). source
<http://example.org/3506720#Work> a bf:Text,
bf:Work ;
rdfs:label "Contemporary pottery techniques in Southern and Central Mexico /" ;
bf:contribution [ a bf:Contribution ;
bf:agent <http://example.org/3506720#Agent710-16> ;
bf:role <http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb> ],
[ a bf:Contribution ;
bf:agent <http://example.org/3506720#Agent100-9> ;
bf:role <http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb> ] ;
bf:genreForm <http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/marcgt/bib> ;
bf:hasInstance <http://example.org/3506720#Instance> ;
bf:hasSeries <http://example.org/3506720#Work830-17> ;
bf:language <http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/languages/eng> ;
bf:seriesEnumeration "22, pt. 1" ;
bf:subject <http://example.org/3506720#Topic650-15> ;
bf:title [ a bf:Title ;
rdfs:label "Contemporary pottery techniques in Southern and Central Mexico /" ;
bf:mainTitle "Contemporary pottery techniques in Southern and Central Mexico" ] .
BIBFRAME Instance
Definition: A Work may have one or more individual, material embodiments, for example, a particular published form. These are Instances of the Work. An Instance reflects information such as its publisher, place and date of publication, and format. source
<http://example.org/3506720#Instance> a bf:Instance ;
rdfs:label "Contemporary pottery techniques in Southern and Central Mexico /" ;
bf:dimensions "27 cm." ;
bf:extent [ a bf:Extent ;
rdfs:label "35 p., 6 leaves of plates" ] ;
bf:illustrativeContent <http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/millus/ill>,
<http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/millus/map>,
<http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/millus/plt> ;
bf:instanceOf <http://example.org/3506720#Work> ;
bf:issuance <http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/issuance/mono> ;
bf:note [ a bf:Note ;
rdfs:label "ill., map (fold.)" ;
bf:noteType "Physical details" ],
[ a bf:Note ;
rdfs:label "Bibliography: p. 33." ;
bf:noteType "bibliography" ] ;
bf:provisionActivity [ a bf:ProvisionActivity,
bf:Publication ;
bf:agent [ a bf:Agent ;
rdfs:label "Tulane University" ] ;
bf:date "1955" ;
bf:place [ a bf:Place ;
rdfs:label "New Orleans" ] ],
[ a bf:ProvisionActivity,
bf:Publication ;
bf:date "1955"^^<http://id.loc.gov/datatypes/edtf> ;
bf:place <http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/countries/lau> ] ;
bf:provisionActivityStatement "New Orleans : Tulane University, 1955." ;
bf:responsibilityStatement "George M. Foster" ;
bf:seriesEnumeration "no. 22 pt. 1." ;
bf:seriesStatement "Tulane University. Middle American Research Institute. Publication." ;
bf:supplementaryContent [ a bf:SupplementaryContent ;
rdfs:label "Index present" ] ;
bf:title [ a bf:Title ;
rdfs:label "Contemporary pottery techniques in Southern and Central Mexico /" ;
bf:mainTitle "Contemporary pottery techniques in Southern and Central Mexico" ] .
BIBFRAME Item
Definition: An item is an actual copy (physical or electronic) of an Instance. It reflects information such as its location (physical or virtual), shelf mark, and barcode. source
<http://example.org/3506720#Item> a bf:Item ;
bf:heldBy <https://www.coloradocollege.edu/library/> ;
bf:itemOf <http://example.org/3506720#Instance> .
Secondary BIBFRAME 2.0 Classes
BIBFRAME Agent with Person and Organization Subclasses
Definition: Agents are people, organizations, jurisdictions, etc., associated with a Work or Instance through roles such as author, editor, artist, photographer, composer, illustrator, etc. source
An interesting note is that bf:Agent class is actually a subclass of the FOAF
Person class that contains additional properites normally associated with a Person including foaf:familyName,
and foaf:givenName.
Example BIBFRAME Organization
<http://example.org/3506720#Agent710-16> a bf:Agent,
bf:Organization ;
rdfs:label "Tulane University. Middle American Research Institute." .
Example BIBFRAME Person
<http://example.org/3506720#Agent100-9> a bf:Agent,
bf:Person ;
rdfs:label "Foster, George M. (George McClelland), 1913-2006." .
BIBFRAME Subjects
Definition: A Work might be "about" one or more concepts. Such a concept is said to be a "subject" of the Work. Concepts that may be subjects include topics, places, temporal. source
<http://example.org/3506720#Topic650-15> a bf:Topic,
madsrdf:ComplexSubject ;
rdfs:label "Pottery--Mexico." ;
bf:source [ a bf:Source ;
bf:code "lcsh" ] ;
madsrdf:authoritativeLabel "Pottery--Mexico." ;
madsrdf:componentList ( [ a madsrdf:Topic ;
madsrdf:authoritativeLabel "Pottery" ] [ a madsrdf:Geographic ;
madsrdf:authoritativeLabel "Mexico" ] ) ;
madsrdf:isMemberofMADSScheme <http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects>
BIBFRAME Events
Definition: Occurrences, the recording of which may be the content of a Work. source