PCC BIBFRAME Survey Analysis
The PCC BIBFRAME Survey was distributed to the PCC and other discussion lists on June 24, 2014. The PCC Secretariat encouraged all PCC members to take the survey, and requested that PCC members share the survey widely with colleagues in all spheres of library work – vendors, systems, acquisitions, and other areas. The survey closed on July 14, 2014. 860 individuals responded to the survey.
Respondents identified the types of work they perform. 1233 responses were received to this question.
The analysis that follows is based on those 1233 responses.
Table of Contents
1) Seven TRUE/FALSE statements on BIBFRAME (p. 2)
2) Best ways to communicate BIBFRAME developments and news (p. 3)
3) Answer to the question: “Did you know that you can participate in the BIBFRAME testing process and provide feedback? “ (p. 4)
4) Categorized responses to other questions, arranged by respondents’ type of work
- Acquisitions (p. 5-7)
- Administrator/Director (p. 8-10)
- Cataloger (p. 11-13)
- Reference (p. 14-16)
- Systems/Programming (p. 17-19)
- Vendor (p. 20-22)
Combined Analysis of Responses
True/False Questions
Q1: BIBFRAME is a project to modify the MARC Format for RDA cataloging (Correct Answer: FALSE)
Q2: BIBFRAME is an enhancement to the MARC Format that will introduce Linked Data into the world of bibliographic description (Correct Answer: FALSE)
Q3: BIBFRAME is a new computer system being built by the Library of Congress,
and to be shared with all libraries, that is based on Linked Data principles (Correct Answer: FALSE)
Q4: BIBFRAME is a project to reimagine the bibliographic environment for a networked world (Correct Answer: TRUE)
Q5: BIBFRAME is a project initiated by the Library of Congress to build a next-generation OPAC and ILS (Correct Answer: FALSE)
Q6: BIBFRAME is a collection of tools and templates for use by catalogers and systems designers (Correct Answer: TRUE)
Q7: BIBFRAME is a project that will entirely replace the MARC Format (Correct Answer: TRUE)
Summary of Results: The responses to this survey indicate that there is a clear understanding that BIBFRAME will replace MARC, and that it will provide a new bibliographic environment. See Questions 1 and 4. The questions that raise some concerns are Question 3, since LC is not building a new computer system, and Question 5, which correlates to Question 3, and talks about an OPAC and an ILS. Question 6 also related to Question 5 and Question 3; if people did not respond correctly to Question 5 and Question 3, thinking that LC is building a system, they would not recognize that BIBFRAME is a collection of tools and templates.
What are the best ways to communicate BIBFRAME developments and news? You may select more than one answer.
Summary of Results: The clear winners for disseminating information about BIBFRAME are Webinars, followed by Postings to web sites.
“Other” included responses such as: Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Online tutorials; Workshops, BIBFRAME, RDA, Autocat, and MOUG discussion lists; and Blogs
Did you know that you can participate in the BIBFRAME testing process and provide feedback?
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Detailed Responses to Other Questions by Type of Work
(94 responded “Other” to Type of Work – those results are not analyzed here)
Acquisitions - 131 responses
Rank your level of expertise with the MARC Format. Please select one.
Answer Options / Acquisitions / Response Percent / Response CountExpert / 29 / 22.1% / 29
In-depth knowledge / 55 / 42.0% / 55
Moderate knowledge / 43 / 32.8% / 43
Little knowledge / 3 / 2.3% / 3
No knowledge / 1 / 0.8% / 1
answered question / 131
Rank your level of expertise with RDF (Resource Description Framework) and Linked Data. Please select one.
Answer Options / Acquisitions / Response Percent / Response CountExpert / 0 / 0.0% / 0
In-depth knowledge / 12 / 9.2% / 12
Moderate knowledge / 47 / 35.9% / 47
Little knowledge / 54 / 41.2% / 54
No knowledge / 18 / 13.7% / 18
answered question / 131
Have you attended any presentations or watched any webcasts about BIBFRAME?
Answer Options / Acquisitions / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 43 / 35.0% / 43
No / 80 / 65.0% / 80
answered question / 123
skipped question / 8
Have you used the MARC-2-BIBFRAME Transformation Service and Code?
Answer Options / Acquisitions / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 4 / 3.3% / 4
No / 41 / 33.9% / 41
Never heard of it / 76 / 62.8% / 76
answered question / 121
skipped question / 10
Have you used the MARC-2-BIBFRAME Comparison Service?
Answer Options / Acquisitions / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 3 / 2.5% / 3
No / 39 / 32.5% / 39
Never heard of it / 78 / 65.0% / 78
answered question / 120
skipped question / 11
Have you used the BIBFRAME Editor?
Answer Options / Acquisitions / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 5 / 4.2% / 5
No / 60 / 50.0% / 60
Never heard of it / 55 / 45.8% / 55
answered question / 120
skipped question / 11
Have you spent time exploring the model and vocabulary at bibframe.org?
Answer Options / Acquisitions / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 26 / 21.8% / 26
No / 93 / 78.2% / 93
answered question / 119
skipped question / 12
What are the best ways to communicate BIBFRAME developments and news? You may select more than one answer.
Answer Options / Acquisitions / Response Percent / Response CountLive presentations / 74 / 62.7% / 74
PCC listserv / 29 / 24.6% / 29
Postings to web sites (e.g., PCC web site, BIBFRAME web site) / 71 / 60.2% / 71
Webinars / 85 / 72.0% / 85
Other / 14 / 11.9% / 14
Please describe. / 17
answered question / 118
skipped question / 13
Did you know that you can participate in the BIBFRAME testing process and provide feedback?
Answer Options / Acquisitions / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 22 / 18.6% / 22
No / 96 / 81.4% / 96
answered question / 118
skipped question / 13
Administrator/Director - 95 responses
Rank your level of expertise with the MARC Format. Please select one.
Answer Options / Administrator/Director / Response Percent / Response CountExpert / 32 / 33.7% / 32
In-depth knowledge / 36 / 37.9% / 36
Moderate knowledge / 23 / 24.2% / 23
Little knowledge / 3 / 3.2% / 3
No knowledge / 1 / 1.1% / 1
answered question / 95
skipped question / 0
Rank your level of expertise with RDF (Resource Description Framework) and Linked Data. Please select one.
Answer Options / Administrator/Director / Response Percent / Response CountExpert / 1 / 1.1% / 1
In-depth knowledge / 10 / 10.5% / 10
Moderate knowledge / 35 / 36.8% / 35
Little knowledge / 43 / 45.3% / 43
No knowledge / 6 / 6.3% / 6
answered question / 95
skipped question / 0
Have you attended any presentations or watched any webcasts about BIBFRAME?
Answer Options / Administrator/Director / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 51 / 54.3% / 51
No / 43 / 45.7% / 43
answered question / 94
skipped question / 1
Have you used the MARC-2-BIBFRAME Transformation Service and Code?
Answer Options / Administrator/Director / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 8 / 8.8% / 8
No / 43 / 47.3% / 43
Never heard of it / 40 / 44.0% / 40
answered question / 91
skipped question / 4
Have you used the MARC-2-BIBFRAME Comparison Service?
Answer Options / Administrator/Director / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 4 / 4.4% / 4
No / 44 / 48.9% / 44
Never heard of it / 42 / 46.7% / 42
answered question / 90
skipped question / 5
Have you used the BIBFRAME Editor?
Answer Options / Administrator/Director / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 11 / 12.4% / 11
No / 51 / 57.3% / 51
Never heard of it / 27 / 30.3% / 27
answered question / 89
skipped question / 6
Have you spent time exploring the model and vocabulary at bibframe.org?
Answer Options / Administrator/Director / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 29 / 32.6% / 29
No / 60 / 67.4% / 60
answered question / 89
skipped question / 6
What are the best ways to communicate BIBFRAME developments and news? You may select more than one answer.
Answer Options / Administrator/Director / Response Percent / Response CountLive presentations / 53 / 60.2% / 53
PCC listserv / 35 / 39.8% / 35
Postings to web sites (e.g., PCC web site, BIBFRAME web site) / 58 / 65.9% / 58
Webinars / 72 / 81.8% / 72
Other / 11 / 12.5% / 11
Please describe. / 14
answered question / 88
skipped question / 7
Did you know that you can participate in the BIBFRAME testing process and provide feedback?
Answer Options / Administrator/Director / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 32 / 36.4% / 32
No / 56 / 63.6% / 56
answered question / 88
skipped question / 7
Cataloger - 674 responses
Rank your level of expertise with the MARC Format. Please select one.
Answer Options / Cataloger / Response Percent / Response CountExpert / 240 / 35.6% / 240
In-depth knowledge / 349 / 51.8% / 349
Moderate knowledge / 81 / 12.0% / 81
Little knowledge / 4 / 0.6% / 4
No knowledge / 0 / 0.0% / 0
answered question / 674
skipped question / 0
Rank your level of expertise with RDF (Resource Description Framework) and Linked Data. Please select one.
Answer Options / Cataloger / Response Percent / Response CountExpert / 4 / 0.6% / 4
In-depth knowledge / 33 / 4.9% / 33
Moderate knowledge / 261 / 38.7% / 261
Little knowledge / 301 / 44.7% / 301
No knowledge / 75 / 11.1% / 75
answered question / 674
skipped question / 0
Have you attended any presentations or watched any webcasts about BIBFRAME?
Answer Options / Cataloger / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 358 / 56.8% / 358
No / 272 / 43.2% / 272
answered question / 630
skipped question / 44
Have you used the MARC-2-BIBFRAME Transformation Service and Code?
Answer Options / Cataloger / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 40 / 6.5% / 40
No / 271 / 43.7% / 271
Never heard of it / 309 / 49.8% / 309
answered question / 620
skipped question / 54
Have you used the MARC-2-BIBFRAME Comparison Service?
Answer Options / Cataloger / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 25 / 4.0% / 25
No / 264 / 42.6% / 264
Never heard of it / 330 / 53.3% / 330
answered question / 619
skipped question / 55
Have you used the BIBFRAME Editor?
Answer Options / Cataloger / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 43 / 7.0% / 43
No / 383 / 62.0% / 383
Never heard of it / 192 / 31.1% / 192
answered question / 618
skipped question / 56
Have you spent time exploring the model and vocabulary at bibframe.org?
Answer Options / Cataloger / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 178 / 28.8% / 178
No / 439 / 71.2% / 439
answered question / 617
skipped question / 57
What are the best ways to communicate BIBFRAME developments and news? You may select more than one answer.
Answer Options / Cataloger / Response Percent / Response CountLive presentations / 347 / 58.4% / 347
PCC listserv / 268 / 45.1% / 268
Postings to web sites (e.g., PCC web site, BIBFRAME web site) / 388 / 65.3% / 388
Webinars / 489 / 82.3% / 489
Other / 84 / 14.1% / 84
Please describe. / 101
answered question / 594
skipped question / 80
Did you know that you can participate in the BIBFRAME testing process and provide feedback?
Answer Options / Cataloger / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 232 / 39.1% / 232
No / 362 / 60.9% / 362
answered question / 594
skipped question / 80
Reference - 120 responses
Rank your level of expertise with the MARC Format. Please select one.
Answer Options / Reference / Response Percent / Response CountExpert / 23 / 19.2% / 23
In-depth knowledge / 62 / 51.7% / 62
Moderate knowledge / 31 / 25.8% / 31
Little knowledge / 3 / 2.5% / 3
No knowledge / 1 / 0.8% / 1
answered question / 120
skipped question / 0
Rank your level of expertise with RDF (Resource Description Framework) and Linked Data. Please select one.
Answer Options / Reference / Response Percent / Response CountExpert / 1 / 0.8% / 1
In-depth knowledge / 10 / 8.3% / 10
Moderate knowledge / 36 / 30.0% / 36
Little knowledge / 59 / 49.2% / 59
No knowledge / 14 / 11.7% / 14
answered question / 120
skipped question / 0
Have you attended any presentations or watched any webcasts about BIBFRAME?
Answer Options / Reference / Response Percent / Response CountYes / 43 / 39.1% / 43
No / 67 / 60.9% / 67
answered question / 110
skipped question / 10
Have you used the MARC-2-BIBFRAME Transformation Service and Code?