KOHA and linked data?
Hi all, forgive the question if this has been discussed to death already, and I missed it. What is the latest development(s) on linked data in KOHA? I see on the wiki here https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Linked_Data_RFC and here https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/A_First_Step_Towards_RDF_in_Koha_RFC that some planning has taken place. I'm interested in whether anything in that 'work that needs to be done" has occurred. Doesn't look like those pages have been updated since 2017. Thanks! -- Amy C. Schuler (she/her) Director, Information Services & Library Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies | 2801 Sharon Turnpike | Millbrook, NY www.caryinstitute.org
Hi, Amy! Can one discuss linked data to death?!? I think not! (Says the cataloger!:) ) It comes up a lot at our Koha-US Cataloging Special Interest Group meetings, and we're always happy about to chat about it and Koha there--please feel free to join us (info at the Koha-US calendar site, Calendar – koha-US<https://koha-us.org/calendar/> , and you don't have to be a member to join in, or even in the U.S.!) There are bugs in Bugzilla related to BIBFRAME: Bug List (koha-community.org)<https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=bibframe> And it's being developed and used, e.g., at our last SIG (recordings of them are on the Koha-US YouTube channel!), this article came up from April 2022--not Koha, but EBSCO & Novelist activities: EBSCO and Novelist use BIBFRAME to facilitate discoverability -- Breeding, Marshall [Library Technology Guides]<https://librarytechnology.org/document/27302> (And since a lot of Koha users are also EBSCO users, might be of interest?) And this is a good update on the Library of Congress' use of BIBFRAME: https://youtu.be/pjr056DMpZc From what I've seen, BIBFRAME is super-neato-cool! And MARC21-BIBFRAME conversion is around and happening. But, IMO, the sheer volume of data in MARC21 is going to make it viable for a looooooooooooong time. (And, just FYI, "Koha" is a Maori word, according to The Koha Logo : Origins and Explanation - Koha Wiki (koha-community.org)<https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/The_Koha_Logo_:_Origins_and_Explanation> it means, "The word Koha is a maori word meaning gift or donation - or perhaps more "giving your specialty to the collective event". Possibly even a sense of quid pro quo. In traditional maori society (and still) you would bring a koha (Contribution) to an event like a funeral or wedding or big meeting, often food or the specialty of your region. When it's your turn to hold an event all your guests will bring a Koha, to ease the burden of catering for a lot of people.") Cheerio! --h2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ms. Heather Hernandez (she, her, hers) Technical Services Librarian Library catalog: https://keys.bywatersolutions.com/<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkeys.bywatersolutions.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7CHeather_Hernandez%40nps.gov%7C950a4b896c6840abbf2708da5a0692c2%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637921281518907037%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KDx6voZToIrZN2QYqe18e9S16%2B44bJ99OzKqi608gvQ%3D&reserved=0> San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Research Center 2 Marina Blvd., Bldg. E, 3rd floor, San Francisco, CA 94123-1284 415-561-7032 (office generally Tu-W & F, telecommuting M&Th) heather_hernandez@nps.gov<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwebmail.lmi.net%2Fsrc%2Fcompose.php%3Fsend_to%3Dheather_hernandez%2540nps.gov&data=05%7C01%7CHeather_Hernandez%40nps.gov%7C950a4b896c6840abbf2708da5a0692c2%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637921281518907037%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xRq2sXM4t7jF7lA1WvRZ7q0ff4hgben1igzi2FlLBu4%3D&reserved=0>
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