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Share Family - Linked Data EcosystemThe Share Family offers libraries, museums and archives a flexible, sustainable, interoperable and co-operative approach to linked data and knowledge sharingShare Family - Linked Data Ecosystem News Events the collaborative approach to linked data and knowledge sharing Share Family - Linked Data Ecosystem for Libraries The Share Family Community Technology How to join Contributors Working together, we can enhance catalogues, improve the visibility of collections and provide a better user experience for patrons. Libraries, archives and museums hold a vast quantity of data and resources that, until now, have often remained hidden from sight in catalogues and archives. By implementing the BIBFRAME data model and facilitating the interoperability with IFLA LRM and other widely used ontologies, bibliographic information can be transformed into Linked Data, revealing it to a wider audience and encouraging greater engagement with library, archive and museum collections. Linking bibliographic data and resources from a network of libraries, archives and museums increases the dissemination and discoverability of knowledge and allows patrons to search in a range of catalogues at once.Check out our presentation video and learn more about the Share Family mission on Youtube: COOPERATION, SUSTAINABILITY, OPENNESS, INCLUSIVITY, DYNAMISM. Latest News The Share Family Bulletin n.10 is online! 22/04/2025 The Share Family Bulletin provides the highlights of the recent achievements and the shared vision of the Share Family community. The latest issue, Bulletin 10 (April 2025), is available at: https://wiki.share-vde.org/wiki/ShareFamily:NewsAndUpdates with alternative access to the PDF version: https://bit.ly/SFBulletin_n10_Apr2025. This issue highlights the improvements of version 3 and the developments of the LOD Platform, including the evolution of the entity model supporting the mature Share infrastructure, the advancements in JCricket Entity Editor and the integration with third parties systems. Much has also been done in the Community work area, where Share Family staff and members are committed to nurturing the liaisons with the library information experts and linked data and BIBFRAME communities. Check out the recent news about the liaison protocol established with the RDA Steering Committee and the publication of the new Open Metadata Policy. Looking ahead to the next events, there will be the chance to meet at many conferences and meetings, including ALA Annual Conference 2025 where the Share Family Workshop will be held on Monday June 30th (a full announcement will be shared as soon as more details for participation are available). Other important past and future events are listed and will be shared on https://www.share-family.org/en/events. Among the informative resources, check out the Share Family’s series of informative videos about the “Share Family: Linked Data for Libraries, by Libraries”, addressing the vision and core concepts of the initiative: COOPERATIVESUSTAINABLEOPENINCLUSIVEDYNAMICSubscribe to the Share Family YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@Share_Family to keep up to date with our presentations and events, access informative materials and more!  Read more RDA Steering Committee and Share Family: liaison protocol established 15/04/2025 We are very happy to announce that a liaison protocol has been signed to establish the relationship at the strategic level between the Share Family Advisory Council and the RSC - RDA Steering Committee. The protocol has been published on different sources:- on RDA Chair Documents page: https://www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc/chair-documents;- in RDA protocols and liaisons page: https://www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc/RSCprotocols;- as a RDA news item: https://www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc/ShareFamilyProtocol.This step is considered particularly fruitful also in consideration of the activities that libraires from different countries and continents are bringing forward in the Share Family Working Groups with the scope of enhancing the practical implementations and the concrete interoperability of the emerging bibliographic ecosystem based on linked open data. Read more Share Family Open Metadata Policy release 09/04/2025 The Share Family Open Metadata Policy has been approved by the Share Family Advisory Council on April 9th 2025. It outlines Share Family's support and commitment in open data to freely share information, and encourages open access to data produced by Share Family processes supporting the discovery of library and cultural heritage resources. The previous version of the policy was published in 2023. Read more News archives Upcoming Events 14 MAY 53rd ARLIS Annual Conference Virtual 5 - 6 JUN Wikidata and research Florence, Italy Full calendar What is the Share Family? The Share Family is a global community built on collaboration that brings together libraries, archives, museums, consortia and Library Service Platforms (LSP) and joins their knowledge in an ever-widening network of interconnected bibliographic data.The Share Family creates connections across the bibliographic catalogues and authority files of libraries with similar characteristics and focus areas in shared discovery environments that are tailored to each specific domain or discipline, in order to accommodate distinct systems, habits and cataloguing traditions.The concept behind the Share Family originates in Share-VDE, the practical continuation of an initial pilot project which began in October 2016. Thanks to the active involvement and collaboration of a group of prominent North American, Asian and European national and research libraries, Share-VDE has evolved from a Research and Development pilot project to become a real and effective environment for library linked data, with an advanced, collaborative entity management system and entity discovery portal. Its role in linked open data for libraries is outlined in detail in the Share-VDE Executive Summary. Share-VDE also adopts an Open Metadata Policy, approved by its Advisory Council. Furthermore, the Share Family Executive Summary for Consortia offers additional insights into how the Share Family can assist consortia in transitioning to linked open data, providing valuable strategies and support. The Share Family... supports its members in the transition from traditional cataloguing environments to innovative models based on linked open data and collaborative entity management connects, enhances and extends networks of information enables its members to keep pace with web technology as it evolves Which Collaborative Environments are there within the Share Family? Share-VDE: Virtual Discovery Environment in Linked Open DataThe collective Linked Open Data (LOD) catalogue of a growing number of leading academic and national libraries from across Europe and North America. Share-Catalogue: Scholarly Heritage and Access to ResearchThe joint LOD platform for a network of Italian university libraries. Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) Catalogue in Linked Open DataThe open pool of PCC-quality BIBFRAME data. National Bibliographies in Linked Open DataThe aggregation of data from National Bibliographies in a shared entity discovery environment; the first of these is the British National Bibliography, soon to go into production. Parsifal: Integrated Catalogue in Linked Open DataThe LOD portal of the URBE consortium (Roman Union of Ecclesiastical Libraries). LILLIT: portal for Italian illustrated books 1501-1800Linked Open Data descriptions and illustrations of Italian editions printed in the 16th-18th centuries.Kubikat: Linked Open Data pilot project The LOD portal for the catalogues of Kubikat Art History libraries.Share-Art, Share-Music and Share MIAThree pilot projects for shared environments in the domains of Art, Music and Manuscripts, Incunabula and Ancient books, respectively. How does it work? The technology behind the Share Family is the LOD Platform, an innovative framework developed specifically for the conversion, structuring and re-use of bibliographic data in linked open data, according to the BIBFRAME data model . Interoperable across library types and LSPs, the LOD Platform offers a range of services, applications and technology, which can be used to: convert library catalogues from MARC to linked open data enrich original MARC data reconcile and clusterize entities created through entity resolution processes guarantee the quality and authoritativeness of data also through new forms of collaborative endeavour deliver converted and enriched data for reuse in local or external systems publish library records in linked open data on an advanced entity discovery platform facilitate the interoperability among different data models and data pools Each institution receives the information corresponding to its own catalogue in linked open data; this may be re-used according to local requirements and with no restrictions. Library consortia and Library Service Providers may also benefit from integration with new-generation functions and tools and interoperability with the Share Family, without sacrificing control of their own metadata. Discover more about each individual component of the LOD Platform in the chart below. Through the LOD Platform, libraries can... harness the potential of linked open data to connect and present bibliographic information in dynamic formats benefit from access to advanced tools that allow direct interaction with bibliographic data enhance the visibility of their resources, including those that may previously have remained undetected in a traditional catalogue Expand AllCollapse All technology Advanced API Layer  Advanced search API layer supporting the Entity Discovery Portals and machine-to-machine interaction for Share Family data retrieval Advanced Entity Model  Advanced 4-layered entity model, based on BIBFRAME 2.0 and interoperable with multiple schemes (BIBFRAME, IFLA-LRM etc.) Tenant Infrastructure  Data of member libraries are grouped by domain or similar characteristics in ad hoc tenantsSuitable for library consortia willing to renovate their union catalogue services Triple Store Indexing  Linked data descriptions are published on a triple store and can be queried through SPARQL endpoint Integration with Other Systems  Development of APIs for interoperability and cooperation with local LSPs and third parties (including FOLIO, Wikidata, LD4P - Linked Data for Production) Authority Services  New generation of services for authority controlCombination of automated and manual checks of data qualityCreation of authority records application JCricket Editor  Collaborative tool for manually updating and modifying linked data entities Discovery Portal 1.0  Interface for the standard discovery system Discovery Portal 2.0  Advanced entity discovery system based on BIBFRAMECustomised UI (skin)Integration with local APIsSite mapping with additional meta-taggingData conversion to Schema.org data Deliverable D1  Linked Data DescriptionsThe library catalogue is converted in linked data entities according to BIBFRAME 2.0 (including additional vocabularies and ontologies as needed). The linked data entities are enriched both with original URIs created through the LOD platform and URIs from external sources; these are reconciled in the "Cluster Knowledge Base": a common data pool shared by participating institutions. Linked data descriptions are also published on the entity discovery portal. Deliverable D2  MARC Records EnrichedThe MARC records from the original library catalogue are enriched both with original URIs created through the LOD platform and URIs from external sources. They are also connected with the corresponding linked data descriptions that are rendered on the entity discovery portal. Why join the Share Family? Becoming part of the global Share Family of libraries, museums and archives means embracing the opportunity to be involved in a growing international community, creating dialogue, participation and partnership.The Share Family opens the door to a flexible, sustainable, interoperable and co-operative approach to bibliographic data, with time, expertise and costs shared across the community for the benefit of all members.By working together, Share Family member institutions and consortia organizations are actively involved in shaping the future of the emerging ecosystem of bibliographic data in linked data, facilitating the re-use of enriched and structured data and serving the research community with a new generation tool to access knowledge.Contact us to find out more about the opportunities, options and advantages available and to get involved! Who makes the Share Family what it is? Vision Developed and driven by libraries, for libraries, the Share Family is guided by the international library community through a constant exchange of ideas and principles that, together, define the vision, aims and progress of each environment and its tools. The Share Family collaborates on the application and understanding of linked data with the Linked Data for Production (LD4P) initiative, the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) and several international networks across the cultural heritage sector. Advocacy The Share Family and opportunities for collaboration with the Share Family are promoted by international bibliographic agency and leading library supplier, Casalini Libri. Development The LOD platform is developed and maintained by @Cult, ILS provider and software house specialising in the design and creation of solutions for information management and knowledge sharing. Evolution As members of the Share Family, participating institutions play an active and collaborative role in defining and designing the tools that will be used in their own libraries, from theory to implementation. Resources Share Family Wiki svde.org What is BIBFRAME? Share Family on YouTube Share Family Brochure Contact us info@share-family.orgitithttps://share-family.org