“Library of Congress Bibliographic Framework Initiative General Plan: A central activity to the Bibliographic Framework Initiative is the development of a new means for capturing and sharing bibliographic data. Included in this activity is pursuing a replacement of the MARC format as the common exchange currency for bibliographic data. This was one recommendation of the 2008 report from the Library of Congress’ Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control, On the Record, and has been discussed in the community for a number of years. Although the format is deeply embedded in the infrastructure, changing technologies and changing resource description practices mandate a transition to a more current and forward looking data creation and interchange environment. The semantic web and related linked data model hold interesting possibilities for libraries and cultural heritage institutions. (Please see the Appendix for a brief history MARC, the issues arising from its incredible success, and LC experimentation with alternate record formats, all of which inform the following Requirements.)”
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