Libraries have always been about more than physical spaces. We are about connecting our community to...

1. DPL Announces Linked Data Launch
Libraries have always been about more than physical spaces. We are about connecting our
community to resources, services, knowledge, and entertainment to serve both individuals and
communities at large.
Are libraries still relevant? We emphatically say -- YES! We have taken steps to ensure that this
remains true by joining forces with other libraries, developers, and vendors to transform our catalog
data into a format that's searchable on the Web based on this belief:
The Web is not the enemy of our Library. Instead, it is its most powerful potential partner, and
perhaps its most necessary service provider.
Isn't the library catalog already on the Web? Kind of...Our website is obviously on the web and

2. access to the library catalog is also there. However, to get our catalog content to the Web, we
needed to transform our data from the pre-Internet, pre-Web world of MARC records using Linked
Data enabled description, namely BIBFRAME, to create BIBFRAME resources which are linkable
descriptions that can appear as Web pages. The use of Linked Data allows for machines to identify
rich relationships between resources, and enables them to be visible to search engines.
What's happening with the catalog data? Our data is live now, it's been translated into a format
designed for search engine bots to read it and link it to other resources on the Web. If you want to
search it, do a Google site search for content you want to look at or link to. For a short time, you
might find these pages when you use search engines, but they should soon be replaced with direct
links into DPL's catalog. We will continue to maintain these parallel formats indefinitely.
To see the difference, the image to the left shows what the MARC data looks like for First Prize Pies
by Allison Kave, followed by the same data in BIBFRAME.
Who else is involved in this project? DPL joined the Libhub Initiative as a Founding Partner and has
served as its pioneer institution. DPL and other partners of the Libhub Initiative are committed to
making the transition from MARC to BIBFRAME. Partners include neighboring and national library
systems, as well as commercial sponsors. We will all share these Web pages of library catalog data
in a central repository, which allows for connections between other library resources, and increases
the relevance and credibility ranking of resources, making them more visible and trusted on the
Web.

3. We are excited to open the doors to our data and to help current and future library users discover
the amazing resources that the Library holds.
https://www.denverlibrary.org/blog/rachel-f/dpl-announces-linked-data-launch