[DCRM-L] Call for additional volunteers: BIBFRAME-ARM Task Force

[Dobbs, Zoe]

*apologies for cross-posting*

Call for Additional Volunteers: ACRL/RBMS-SAA Joint Task Force on the Revision of the Art and Rare Materials BIBFRAME Ontology Extension

The ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) convened a joint task force in April of 2025 to undertake a second revision cycle of the BIBFRAME-ARM ontology extension for the description of special collections materials.

Version 0.1.0 of the BIBFRAME-ARM Ontology Extension<https://github.com/LD4P/arm/> was established as part of the first phase of the Andrew W. Mellon-funded Linked Data for Production (LD4P) project, 2016-2018.

BIBFRAME-ARM underwent a revision cycle led by a joint Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA), RBMS, and SAA task force in 2019-2021, which culminated in the publication of BIBFRAME-ARM v1.0<https://art-and-rare-materials-bf-ext.github.io/arm/v1.0/>.

RBMS and SAA are currently seeking additional volunteers with expertise in either archival or art materials to join this task force for a term beginning March 2026 and ending June 30, 2027. We encourage volunteers who are members of any of the aforementioned professional organizations, as well as colleagues from outside of these organizations. You do not have to be a member of either RBMS or SAA to volunteer. However, to be officially appointed by RBMS, volunteers must be current ACRL/RBMS members and must remain so for the duration of their appointment. To be appointed by SAA, volunteers must be current SAA members.

The focus of the task force is to:


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Review modeling of the Art and Rare Materials BIBFRAME Ontology Extension (ARM) and identify areas needing further development
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Extend and refine the ARM ontology as appropriate based on the identified areas
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Work with the Library of Congress and the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) to align ARM with the core BIBFRAME ontology and PCC application profiles
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Identify long-term strategies for the ongoing maintenance and development of ARM
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Publish the revision of the ARM ontology extension

The deadline to volunteer is February 20, 2026. Please use the following form to volunteer: https://forms.gle/y5dHkDkZtAmVGh4q9

We held an information session in January 2025 to introduce prospective members to the task force. Here are links to the slides<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PYbQKsXLCrfhmSPlEE0lXk0I7PhlfcgVgm1HY2HILNQ/edit?usp=sharing> and recording<https://yale.zoom.us/rec/share/RcFRJukfgppWB0jLiLU-iHTyWdCe8rvNXeb6SxZZKOaUT3Y3EV_PH4o6MPvAR2y4.MExWxvD5UKDtay2O> of that session.

If you have any questions, please contact: heberlei at princeton.edu<mailto:heberlei at princeton.edu> and zoe.dobbs at yale.edu<mailto:zoe.dobbs at yale.edu>.


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Zoe Dobbs

she/her/hers

Catalog/Metadata Librarian

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Yale University Library

zoe.dobbs at yale.edu<mailto:zoe.dobbs at yale.edu> | 203.432.5098
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