BIBFRAME Search Indexes

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Generally, indexes are created through on-the-fly conversion to MARC21 to support full indexing functionality within Alma for BIBFRAME alongside MARC formats.

The tables in the following sections identify the mapping of BIBFRAME class and properties to search indexes:

To access the search index information for the other metadata standards, see Search Indexes.

Latest BIBFRAME Updates

The latest Library of Congress BIBFRAME updates added to Alma are these:

  • BIBFRAME BIB
    • Update No. 37, December 2023

For details, see https://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe.html

The table below identifies the BIBFRAME bibliographic tags and the search indexes to which they are mapped that are available when performing an All Titles search.

You can create additional search indexes (for example, for local fields). For detailed information, see Configuring Search.
BIBFRAME Bibliographic Tag to Search Index Mapping
Tag Search Index
URI suffix for class, subject and genreForm  Authority ID
id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relationship/partof Content Related Data
bf:ProvisionActivity - bf:provisionActivity -  bf:Publication - bf:place  Country of Publication
bf:Agent Creator
bf:ProvisionActivity - bf:provisionActivity -  bf:Publication - bf:date Date Type Status
bf:classification - bf:ClassificationDdc Dewey Decimal Class Number
bf:editionStatement Edition
bf:genreForm  Genre Form

bf:identifiedBy - bf:Isbn

 ISBN

bf:identifiedBy - bf:Issn

 ISSN
bf:Language Language
bf:AdminMetadata - bf:identifiedBy - bf:Lccn LC Control Number

Based on rdf:type and work SubClasses

https://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe.html#c_Work

Material Type
bf:AdminMetadata - bf:identifiedBy - bf:Local - rdf:value (MMS ID) MMS ID
bf:Agent Name
bf:classification- bf:ClassificationNLM NLM-type Call Number
bf:note - bf:Note Notes
bf:AdminMetadata- bf:assigner  Original Cataloging Agency
bf:AdminMetadata - bf:identifiedBy - bf:Local Other System Number
bf:ProvisionActivity - bf:provisionActivity -  bf:Publication
Publisher
bf:Role Relator

Based on rdf:type and work and instance SubClasses

https://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibfra...tml#c_Instance

https://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe.html#c_Work

Resource Type
id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relationship/subseriesof Series
bf:AdminMetadata - bf:identifiedBy - bf:Local Standard Number
bf:identifiedBy - bf:ReportNumber Standard Number
bf:subject Subjects
bf:title - bf:Title  Title
bf:title - bf:VarientTitle Title
bf:classification- bf:ClassificationUdc Universal Decimal Class Number
URI of the instance Title URI
URI of the work Parent URI

BIBFRAME Keyword Search Indexes

The following list identifies the fields searched when performing a keyword search.

Some fields of Physical Items and Digital Files listed below are also mapped to the "All Titles Keywords Search". For example; Barcode, Item Description, Public Note, File Label, Representation Label.
  • All Titles
    • Government Document Number
    • ISBN (ISBN10 and ISBN13)
    • ISSN
    • Medical Subjects (MeSH)
    • Name
    • Electronic Location
    • Publisher
    • Series
    • Subjects
    • Title
    • Uniform Title
    • Serial Title
    • Date of Publication
    • Note
    • Other System Number
    • ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID)
    • ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier)
    • Title URI (instance URI)
    • Parent URI (work URI)
    • MMS ID

When viewing a BIBRFAME instance selected from the Alma search results, you can view the record converted to MARC by clicking on the MARC tab, and view the work by clicking on the View Work button visible above the record.

Viewing a BIBFRAME Instance record converted to MARC

BIBFRAME Instance converted to MARC