This presentation reviews a project to evaluate the suitability of the BIBFRAME model and vocabulary for describing art objects and to develop a profile for the description of art objects. The project used the Art Properties Collection at Columbia University as a test case

Billey, Amber M.

Wacker, Melanie

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LD4P @ ColumbiaBIBFRAME and Art PropertiesMelanie Wacker, Metadata CoordinatorAmber Billey, Metadata LibrarianColumbia University LibrariesJan. 10, 2016The Art Properties Collection● Art collection owned by Columbia University● 10,000+ works of art● Displayed throughout the campus and held in storage● Art Properties home page: http://library.columbia.edu/locations/avery/art-properties.htmlJohn Singleton CopleyPortrait of Myles Cooperca.1768, oil on canvasFlorine StettheimerLandscape No. 2 with Bathers1911, oil on canvasStanding Buddha, ChinaNorthern Qi dynasty (550-577), limestone with marble baseSlide courtesy of Roberto C. Ferrari, Curator of Art Properties  and  Margaret Smithglass, Registrar and Digital Content Librarian, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts LibraryCharles Willson PealePortrait Miniature of Alexander Hamilton, c.1780watercolor on ivoryGift of Edmund Astley PrentisHiroshigeThe Cave Shrine of KannonJapan, Edo period1855, woodblock printGift of Mrs. Horace StebbinsAnna Hyatt HuntingtonCranes Rising, 1934, bronzeGift of the artistSlide courtesy of Roberto C. Ferrari, Curator of Art Properties  and Margaret Smithglass, Registrar and Digital Content Librarian, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts LibraryWhy BIBFRAME?● Many libraries own art objects● Art objects have been described in MARC● Larger institutions often have libraries as well as museums -- lack of communication● BIBFRAME is supposed to work with “various content models” and accommodate “different needs for resource descriptions”(Library of Congress (2012). Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data. Page 15)The Project● Project team consisting of librarians and domain specialists○ Amber Billey (Metadata Librarian)○ Roberto C. Ferrari (Curator of Art Properties)○ Kate Harcourt (Director, Original and Special Materials Cataloging)○ Erin Petrella (Metadata Assistant)○ Margaret Smithglass (Registrar and Digital Content Librarian, Avery Library)○ Project Coordinator: Melanie Wacker (Metadata Coordinator)Project wiki: https://wiki.cul.columbia.edu/display/CBT/Columbia+BIBFRAME+Test+HomeThe Project ● Objectives○ Evaluate the suitability of the BIBFRAME model and vocabulary for describing art objects○ Identify and document any descriptive needs of art objects that are currently not covered by BIBFRAME.○ Evaluate other linked data ontologies and initiatives in the art domain.○ Develop a profile for the description of art objects.○ Convert a selection of art resources data  to the Art Properties Profile○ Engage with related projects in the museum/art library domain○ Participate in data exchange with other partners.○ Develop workflow to connect public facing linked data with core library functions (acquisition, inventory, circulation)○ Evaluate the project and share recommendationsThe Data● Currently in spreadsheet format (no collection management system)● Uses controlled vocabulary for most elements (LC/NAF, TGN, AAT)● Contains:○ General descriptive information (e.g. creators, classification, roles, titles, dates)○ History of the art work (e.g. exhibition notes, provenance)○ Acquisition information (e.g. donor, acquisition date)○ Condition and Preservation information (e.g. condition description, condition date, conservation)○ Location and circulation information (e.g. status, campus location)Characterization of Sample Data● Sample data describing 112 art objects in the Art Properties collection○ Subset of the overall collection, so should not be seen to represent the entire collection● Formats● Creators● Titles● “Ofness” vs. “Aboutness”● Events● Physical Description● Location● Acquisitions Type InformationLiterature Review● Contemporary literature on art and linked data ● Information-seeking behavior for art and visual resources● Non-MARC metadata schema development and modeling for art and visual resources● Mapping descriptions for art and visual resources into MARCArt and Linked Data● Controlled Vocabularies and Thesauri○ Getty Vocabularies■ AAT, ULAN, TGN, CONA○ Library of Congress Linked Data Service■ NAF, LCSH, LCGFT, ...○ FAST ● Ontologies ○ CIDOC CRM○ VRA RDF○ VRA as a BIBFRAME profile● Mappings○ Art Properties data in VRA (XML & RDF)○ Art Properties data in LIDO (XML)○ Schema.org (OCLC)● Other Projects○ American Art Collaborative Issues Discovered● Definition of “Work”● Properties lacking in BIBFRAMEe.g. Culture, Inscriptions/Signatures● Events are problematice.g. Lifecycle events vs. Events as topics/subjects● Restricted informatione.g. Insurance value, exact location (such as an office), donor information, etc. Next Steps● Experimenting with tools: Karma and Vitro● Continue use case development● Reaching out to peer institutionse.g. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs● Continue evaluation of existing art-focused ontologies and BIBFRAME 2.0 (once released)● Data modeling, ontology and profile development● Data transformation/creationThank you!Questions? Melanie Wackermw2064@columbia.eduAmber Billeyab3167@columbia.edu

LD4P@Columbia, BIBFRAME and Art Properties

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