the application of frbr in a national bibliographic database
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The Application of FRBR in a National Bibliographic Database
Revolution or Evolution? The impact of FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) Organized by the Australian Committee on Cataloging.
Melbourne Convention Center, 2 February 2004
Bemal Rajapatirana
Group 1 entities
Products of intellectual and artistic endeavour:
Work – distinct intellectual or artistic creation;
Expression – intellectual or artistic realisation of work
Manifestation – physical embodiment of an expression of a work
Item – single example of a manifestation
Scope
Quantify the results of applying FRBR to the NBD
Determine future strategies for improvements to the NBD based upon exploiting the FRBR model
Waltzing Matilda case study
Process
LC FRBR Display Tool‑ www.loc.gov/marc/marc-functional-analysis/tool.ht
ml FRBR Work-Set Algorithm
‑ www.oclc.org/research
Test 1:‑ Identify most commonly occurring works‑ Extract sample dataset and apply available tools‑ Determine work ratios for most common Name and
Title entries
Test 2: Apply to NBD or larger subset (pending)
Identifying works
‘Commonly occurring’ headings defined as those with the most number of bibliographic records attached
Initial lists refined to remove ‘inappropriate’ work headings ranked in the top 100
Separate ranking for Australian work headings
Selected works Global exclusion criteria programmed
- Series and ‘series like’ works- Thesis- Serials
Manual exclusion or amalgamation of some headings- coding - Spelling - Bible. English. Authorised’ and Bible.
English. Authorized’
- Form of entry e.g. ‘Aesop’s fables’ or ‘Aesop. Aesop’s
Fables’ or ‘Aesop. Fables’
Selected works
Final list - 20,000 records extracted- 13,561 representing works under Name/Titles- 7,025 representing works under Uniform titles
1:3 works to manifestation/records
Reflects literary, religious and musical works
Similar composition to OCLC WorldCat analysis
Top 10 NBD works: Name-titles
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de,1547-1616. Don Quixote England and Wales. Laws etc. Chopin, Frédéric,1810-1849 Piano music. Selections Schubert, Franz,1797-1828 Songs. Selections Bach, Johann Sebastian,1685-1750 Cantatas. Selection Liszt, Franz,1811-1886. Piano music. Selections Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet Shakespeare, William,1564-1616. Macbeth Shakespeare, William,1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet Carroll, Lewis,1832-1898. Alice's adventures in Wonderland
Top 10 NBD works: Uniform Titles
Bible. Authorized Mother Goose Koran Aesop's fables Arabian nights Bhagavadgita Imitatio ChristiBible. O.T.PsalmsHaggadahBible
LC FRBR Display Tool
Available from: http://www.loc.gov/marc/marc-functional-analysis/tool.html
Converts MARC to MARCXML Rigorous data validation rules Scale to accommodate large data sets No statistics or reports generated Sorting rules may required refinement Problematic amalgamation of some expression
forms e.g. sound recording and musical sound recording combined under one expression
Display exampleAuthor: Clauson, WilliamWork: AustraliaForm: text-English
Edition:
Title: Australia : Waltzing Matilda and other Australian songs
Imprint: [197-?]
Physical Description: 1 cassette : (monographic)
Author: Cowan, Marie
Title: Waltzing Matilda
Form: notated music Edition:
Title: Waltzing matilda
Statement of responsibility: music by Marie Cowan; words by “Banjo Paterson ; arranged by Warren Barker
Imprint: Hal Leonard Publishing Corp, c1987
Physical Description: 1 score (16 p.) + 30 parts ; 31 cm
Edition:
Title: Waltzing Matilda
Statement of responsibility: arranged for brass band by Gordon Langford.
Imprint: Chandos Music, c1975
Physical Description: 25 parts ; 25 cm
Algorithms
OCLC identifies Work, LC identifies Work, Expression & Manifestion
Similar data normalisation routines e.g. ignore filing indicators, trailing and leading blanks, etc
Similar data elements for constructing author title keys
Limited number of ‘expression’ attributes
Maps variant data in headings through authority files (OCLC)
Waltzing Matilda …
Australian icon Multiple works Omissions
‐ Variant forms of headings or content of heading/authority
‐ Headings not present in bibliographic record
‐ Non-literary or musical Manual selection
required‐ Queensland version
Waltzing Matilda … Results:
- 154 manifestations - 55 expressions- 46 works
You’ll come a Waltzing Matilda with me
Main works :- Cowan, Marie. Waltzing Matilda (50 manifestations)- Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton), 1864-1941.
Waltzing Matilda (35 manifestation) - Waltzing Matilda (7 manifestations)
Others- Christina Macpherson - Dave De Hugard- Queensland Version- Expression data placed in contents notes or as
subject of work- Variability in form of expression
Implications for NBD
Data quality- Incorrectly coded data LDR/06 = ‘m’ (computer file)
- Variant forms of headings- ‘Sendak, Maurice, 1928-’ and ‘Sendak, Maurice’
‘Montresor, Beni. I saw a ship a sailing’‘Montresor, Beni. I saw a ship a sailing, or, The
wonderful games that only little flower-plant children play’
Implications for NBD Cataloguing practice
- main entry problems (choice and error)W1:
Bartoli, CeciliaItalian songs
W2:Italian songs
- Inclusion of added entries- Inclusion of additional data elements e.g. relators- Rules and interfaces to support aggregation of work
and expression level metadata
Data massage and human input
Implications for NBD
Apply FRBR to NBD subsets- Australian- Topical e.g. literature, music
How to apply FRBR- Work, expression and manifestion?- Hybrid approach - User-focused- Search and display options
Future strategies
Determine if all Group 1 entities should be applied
Consider available software and options to enhance existing tools
Virtual or permanent work clusters
Determine interface applications of FRBR – public, cataloguing tool
Improvements to the Australian cataloguing process
Waltzing Matilda
Questions
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