Bibliografisia

Bibliografisia is a theoretical framework and practice for organizing bibliographic information across libraries, publishers, and digital repositories. It seeks to provide a structured, interoperable representation of bibliographic data that connects works, expressions, agents, and holdings, with emphasis on provenance, versioning, and reusability of metadata. The term is used in library science discussions to describe holistic approaches to citation networks and data interoperability, rather than a single standard.

Origin and scope: The concept emerged from metadata interoperability debates and the need to reconcile disparate cataloging practices in the digital age. It draws on established models such as FRBR and the principles of linked data, but remains agnostic to a specific schema, instead guiding the design of schemas that support entity-relationship modeling, unique identifiers, and reversible mappings between systems.

Core components: Core entities include Work, Expression, Manifestation, and Item, along with agents (authors, editors, publishers), subjects, and affiliations. Key relations include “authored by,” “published in,” “translated as,” and “based on.” Metadata elements cover titles, dates, languages, formats, identifiers (DOI, ISBN, ISNI, ORCID), and holdings. Provisions for provenance, version history, and cross-system linking are central to bibliografisia.

Applications and impact: In practice, bibliografisia informs the design of discovery layers, citation indexes, and publishing workflows, enabling clearer disambiguation of entities, persistent linking of citations, and easier data exchange across institutions. Challenges include governance, alignment across standards, and ongoing maintenance of linked data connections.

See also: FRBR, linked data, metadata standards, bibliographic databases, digital libraries.