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Sinopia Version 3.17.132 highlights
For complete release notes see the Sinopia help site.
- Cached-lookups replaced with provider APIs for QA
- New autofill for Work title when creating a Work from an Instance
- New vocabularies added for relationship, note type, and serial publication type
- Updates to BF2MARC conversion
- UI/UX updates
The underdrawing for the new world of linked data in libraries
Sinopia is a linked data creation environment where libraries can:
- create metadata in a linked data environment without having to set up and maintain tools
- learn best practices related to linked data creation
- explore the idea of cooperative cataloging (linking to shared descriptions and identifiers) in a linked data environment
- contribute feedback and expertise to iterative development of tools for working in a linked data environment
Sinopia is developed by the Linked Data for Production: Pathway to Implementation (LD4P2) project, a collaboration among Cornell University, Harvard University, the Library of Congress, Stanford University, the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Iowa, and the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC).
The term sinopia refers to "The preliminary drawing for a fresco or mural, named for the reddish-brown pigment traditionally used to draw or transfer it." (Glossary of Esoteric Architectural and Design Terms by Lynne Rutter) LD4P's Sinopia is also a preliminary step, a sketch of what's possible, on the way to a full-fledged linked data production environment.
Sinopia is a project of Linked Data for Production 2 (LD4P2), generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. All metadata available on Sinopia are published free of restrictions, under the terms of the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. Published Vocabulary. If you cannot access content or use features on this website due to a disability, please report your accessibility issue. Sinopia v3.17.132