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BIBFRAME

Summary

BIBFRAME is an ontology[1]. BIBFRAME draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (ontology category, ranking #5 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • BIBFRAME's instance of is recorded as ontology[3].
  • BIBFRAME was published by Library of Congress[4].
  • BIBFRAME's developer is recorded as Library of Congress[5].
  • BIBFRAME's developer is recorded as Q65501856[6].
  • BIBFRAME's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons CC0 License[7].
  • BIBFRAME's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.1[8].
  • BIBFRAME's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4[9].
  • BIBFRAME's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5[10].
  • BIBFRAME's software version identifier is recorded as 2.6[11].
  • BIBFRAME's Commons category is recorded as BIBFRAME[12].
  • BIBFRAME's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • 2012 marks the founding of BIBFRAME[14].
  • BIBFRAME's official website is recorded as https://www.loc.gov/bibframe/[15].
  • BIBFRAME's work available at URL is recorded as https://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe.rdf[16].
  • BIBFRAME's described at URL is recorded as https://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe.html[17].
  • BIBFRAME's described at URL is recorded as https://www.loc.gov/bibframe/docs/index.html[18].
  • BIBFRAME's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/lcnetdev/bibframe-ontology[19].
  • BIBFRAME's uses is recorded as Resource Description Framework[20].
  • BIBFRAME's uses is recorded as Web Ontology Language[21].
  • BIBFRAME's uses is recorded as SKOS[22].
  • BIBFRAME's XML namespace URL is recorded as http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/[23].

Body

Designation and Status

BIBFRAME's instance of is recorded as ontology[3].

History and Context

2012 marks the founding of BIBFRAME[14].

Why It Matters

BIBFRAME draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (ontology category, ranking #5 of 13).[2] BIBFRAME has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] BIBFRAME is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . id.loc.gov. Retrieved . id.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . loc.gov. loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . id.loc.gov. Retrieved . id.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . id.loc.gov. Retrieved . id.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . id.loc.gov. Retrieved . id.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.0.1, 2.4, 2.5 +1
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2.4, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/68b724e16d83|details]])"
  2. 2d ago · Lemoncheddar · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher → —
    Instance of → —
    Uses → Resource Description Framework, Web Ontology Language, SKOS
    Uses → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-add:0||7 */ Sourced metadata correction; direct user-approved review"
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