frbr : a review
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FRBR : A Review. Joy Kim University of Southern California. What is FRBR?. F unctional R equirements for B ibliographic R ecords A Conceptual model for a new approach to organizing recorded knowledge. Why Change?. Bibliographic Universe much more diverse and complex than before - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
FRBR : A Review
Joy KimUniversity of Southern California
What is FRBR?
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
A Conceptual model for a new approach to organizing recorded knowledge
Why Change?
Bibliographic Universe much more diverse and complex than before
Information technology offers better ways to manage records (no longer the limitations of the Card Catalog)
Shared cataloging environment calls for common shared understanding
Increased user expectations
Who Wrote FRBR?
IFLA Study Group on FRBR (of IFLA Section on Cataloging)
Six-Year Study Completed in 1997 & published in 1998
http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/wgfrbr/wgfrbr.htm
Why Discuss FRBR Now?
An important major topic embraced by the international bibliographic community
Impacts all of us (slowly but surely!)—ISBD, RDA, MARC, etc.
The records we create now have lasting consequences
CEAL never discussed it as a group
FRBR in a Nutshell Entity-Relationship Model
Entities: Group 1, 2, 3 Relationships Attributes
User Tasks Find Identify Select Obtain Navigate
National Level Record Elements (mandatory & optional data)
Objects of Interest (Entities) to Catalog Users
Work (an intellectual/artistic creation)
Expression (the realization of a work)
Manifestations (the physical embodiment of an expression of a work)
Items (a single exemplar of a manifestation)
Example
w1. Miura Ayako’s Hyoten 三浦绫子 . 冰點 . e1. Chinese translatione2. Korean translation
m1. the book published by 汎友社
m2. the book published by 三民社
i1. copy autographed by the author
Relationships:
Structural relationshipsResponsibility
relationshipsSubject relationshipsWhole/Part relationships
FRBRizing: Application of FRBR Concepts
Implementation Examples AustLit Gateway Virtua OCLC’s Fiction Finder and
Worldcat Similar Versions RLG’s RedLightGreen LC’s FRBR Display Tool BIBSYS FRBR project
OCLC Fiction Finderhttp://fictionfinder.oclc.org/
A prototype system developed for 2.5+ million bibliographic records for fiction that have been clustered at the work level
Fiction Finder
Works Expressions
Expressions
Manifestations (could be Expressions)
Worldcat Similar Versions Trial
Expressions
Work
Types of Works in Worldcatby Ed. O’Neill, FRBR Workshop, May 2005
78% of works have only a Single Manifestation
16% of works have only a Single Expression but Multiple Manifestations
6% of works have Multiple Expressions Revisions (53%) Translations (26%) Aggregates or Collected Works
(9%) Augmentations (2%)
Ed O’Neill’s 2002 Study on FRBRizing Humphry Clinker
Aggregating Works, Manifestations, Items improves bibliographic organization and navigation
Expressions are much harder to identify due to lack of information or detail in bibliographic records
Implications for Catalogers• Consistent cataloging practice• Accuracy of data• Added entries & details, such as
Bibliography/Bibliographic note Chronological table Glossary Illustrations/List of illustrations Introduction/Foreword Maps Notes Publisher’s note Table of contents Reproduction of original title page Reviews Analytics Uniform titles Authority Work
Other Related IFLA Studies Functional Requirements
of Authority Numbering and Records (FRANAR)
Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR)
For More Information
• IFLA Division of Bibliographic Controlhttp://www.ifla.org/VII/d4/dbc.htm
• LC MARC and FRBR
http://www.loc.gov/marc/marc-functional-analysis/
• OCLC FRBR Projectshttp://www.oclc.org/research/
projects/frbr/
