Library Cataloging
Image via WikipediaLC has announced that new vocabulary data has been added to the LC Authorities and Vocabularies Service.
The new datasets join the term and code lists already available through the service:
- Downloadable Version Of Fast Now Available
Image via WikipediaOCLC has announced a downloadable version of FAST is now available. OCLC Research has made FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) available for bulk download, along with some minor improvements based on user feedback and...
- Linking To Lcsh And Lcc
Linking to LCSH and LCC: Controlled Subject Headings and Classification Systems through the Web Barbara Tillett, Libby Dechman, and Loche McLean will be presented on August 16, 2011, at the World Library and Information Congress : 77th IFLA General Conference...
- Id.loc.gov Web Service Enhancements
Image via WikipediaNews from LC about enhancements of the id.loc.gov web service.The Library of Congress is pleased to announce the enhancement of its ID.LOC.GOV web service, Authorities and Vocabularies, which provides access to Library of Congress standards...
- Additions To Source Codes For Vocabularies, Rules, And Schemes
The source code listed below has been recently approved. The code will be added to applicable Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes lists. See the specific source code list for current usage in MARC fields and MODS/MADS elements. The code...
- Library Of Congress Authorities And Vocabularies Service
At last LoC has created a replacement for Ed Summers's lcsh.info as their Authorities and Vocabularies service.The Library of Congress Authorities and Vocabularies service enables both humans and machines to programmatically access authority data...
Library Cataloging
New Vocabulary Data Added to LC Authorities and Vocabularies Service
Image via WikipediaLC has announced that new vocabulary data has been added to the LC Authorities and Vocabularies Service.The Library of Congress is pleased to make available additional vocabularies from its Authorities and Vocabularies web service (ID.LOC.GOV), which provides access to Library of Congress standards and vocabularies as Linked Data. The new dataset is:In addition, the service has been enhanced to provide separate access to the following datasets which have been a part of the LCSH dataset access:
- Library of Congress Name Authority File (LC/NAF)
The LC/NAF data are published in RDF using the MADS/RDF and SKOS/RDF vocabularies, as are the other datasets. Individual concepts are accessible at the ID.LOC.GOV web service via a web browser interface or programmatically via content-negotiation. The vocabulary data are available for bulk download in MADS and SKOS RDF (the Name file and main LCSH file will be available by Friday, August 12).
- Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
- Library of Congress Children's Headings
Please explore it for yourself at http://id.loc.gov.
The new datasets join the term and code lists already available through the service:
- Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
- Thesaurus of Graphic Materials
- MARC Code List for Relators
- MARC Code List for Countries (which reference their equivalent ISO 3166 codes)
- MARC Code List for Geographic Areas
- MARC Code List for Languages (which have been cross referenced with ISO 639-1, 639-2, and 639-5, where appropriate)
- PREMIS vocabularies for Cryptographic Hash Functions, Preservation Events, and Preservation Level Roles
- Downloadable Version Of Fast Now Available
Image via WikipediaOCLC has announced a downloadable version of FAST is now available. OCLC Research has made FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) available for bulk download, along with some minor improvements based on user feedback and...
- Linking To Lcsh And Lcc
Linking to LCSH and LCC: Controlled Subject Headings and Classification Systems through the Web Barbara Tillett, Libby Dechman, and Loche McLean will be presented on August 16, 2011, at the World Library and Information Congress : 77th IFLA General Conference...
- Id.loc.gov Web Service Enhancements
Image via WikipediaNews from LC about enhancements of the id.loc.gov web service.The Library of Congress is pleased to announce the enhancement of its ID.LOC.GOV web service, Authorities and Vocabularies, which provides access to Library of Congress standards...
- Additions To Source Codes For Vocabularies, Rules, And Schemes
The source code listed below has been recently approved. The code will be added to applicable Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes lists. See the specific source code list for current usage in MARC fields and MODS/MADS elements. The code...
- Library Of Congress Authorities And Vocabularies Service
At last LoC has created a replacement for Ed Summers's lcsh.info as their Authorities and Vocabularies service.The Library of Congress Authorities and Vocabularies service enables both humans and machines to programmatically access authority data...