Linked Open Data In FOLIO

About the SIG

Linked Open Data in FOLIO is a SIG with membership open to all members of the FOLIO community. This group continues and expands on the work done by the Entity Management Working Group (2020-2022).

We champion Linked Open Data. This means the data themselves are open and freely available and the URIs are actionable. This is also an ideological stance. Open means choice of tools, options for integration, an environment in which we can experiment and are not bound to any specific framework.

We are focused on the following:

• Advocating for a community-based approach to linked data and entity management in FOLIO.
• Advocating for and growing a community of practice around BIBFRAME.
• Providing a venue for practitioners and developers to share current work in implementing linked open data workflows and technologies with FOLIO.
• Providing a venue for stakeholders to give input on and inform development of linked data tools in and adjacent to FOLIO.
• Defining and documenting community requirements around implementing linked data within the FOLIO environment, especially regarding the transition to linked data, ensuring that any development within FOLIO does not limit data sources, vocabularies, and workflows
• Exploring, investigating, documenting, and sharing information about development related to linked data within the FOLIO community in order to help libraries select and implement solutions.
• Identifying and informing the broad FOLIO community of library requirements for linked data tools.
• Identifying and addressing challenges libraries will face working in an environment with heterogeneous and potentially volatile data models, formats, and sources as well as decentralized data storage.
• Surveying the current and emergent BIBFRAME technical infrastructure environment in an effort to encourage equitable access to linked open data workflows and production capabilities.

(revised February 2025)

Communication Channels

#linked_data in Slack

Linked Open Data in FOLIO Google Drive (includes meeting recordings)

Upcoming Meetings

Meetings occur twice monthly.