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Join NISO and DCMI for the first in their joint webinar series for 2013. Webinar: Translating the Library Catalog from MARC into Linked Data: An Update on the Bibliographic Framework Initiative Date: January 23, 2013 Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (Eastern time) Event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/dcmi/bibframework =========================================================================== === ABOUT THE WEBINAR In May 2012, the Library of Congress announced a new modeling initiative focused on reflecting the MARC 21 library standard as a Linked Data model for the Web, with an initial model to be proposed by the consulting company Zepheira. The goal of the initiative is to translate the MARC 21 format to a Linked Data model while retaining the richness and benefits of existing data in the historical format. In this webinar, Eric Miller of Zepheira will report on progress towards this important goal, starting with an analysis of the translation problem and concluding with potential migration scenarios for a broad-based transition from MARC to a new bibliographic framework. SPEAKER Eric Miller is co-founder and president of Zepheira, which provides solutions for managing information across boundaries of person, group, and enterprise. Until 2007, Eric led the Semantic Web Initiative for the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) at MIT and was one of the key leaders in the development of the Resource Description Framework and other Semantic Web technologies. Prior to his work at W3C, Eric was a Senior Research Scientist at OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. in Dublin, Ohio, where he served as the co-founder and Associate Director of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. REGISTRATION Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm Eastern on January 23, 2013 (the day of the webinar). Discounts are available for NISO and DCMI members and students. Can't make it on the webinar date/time? Register now and gain access to the recorded archive for one year. Visit the event webpage to register and for more information: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/dcmi/bibframework Cynthia Hodgson Technical Editor / Consultant National Information Standards Organization [log in to unmask] 301-654-2512