WELCOME TO TE PUNA LIBRARIES FORUM 2011 Day one Te Puna Libraries Forum 31 March – 1 April 2011 Te Puna Strategic Advisory Committee

FRBR: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records prepared by Janess Stewart and Charlotte Strettton for the Te Puna Libraries Forum 2011

What is FRBR? Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records Developed by IFLA study group A conceptual model of the bibliographic universe Uses entity-relationship modelling Intended to be independent of any cataloguing code or implemenatation

Concepts presented in FRBR report User tasks Entities – things Attributes – used to describe Entities Relationships – between Entities

User tasks FIND entities that correspond to the users search criteria IDENTIFY the entity SELECT an entity from the resulting group appropriate to the users need OBTAIN the selected entity

FRBR entities - 1 Group 1: products of intellectual and artistic endeavour Work Expression Manifestation Item

FRBR entities - 2 Group 2: Those responsible for the intellectual and artistic content Person Corporate body Family

FRBR entities - 3 Group 3: Subjects of works Concept Object Event Place Groups 1 and 2

Terminology is important I have lost my book We should order that book Id like to read that book in English That movie is based on my favourite book Taken from Pat Rivas presentation IFLAs Conceptual models and RDA, 2010 Item Manifestation Expression Work

Group 1 entities Time for a closer look...

Work Distinct creations Abstract Can be revised, updated, translated, illustrated & still be the same Work BUT if adapted, paraphrased, transformed (e.g. turned into a movie) then it is a new Work

Expression Abstract Conveys the form in which the Work will be made real (e.g. text in English, musical sound, moving image, musical notation, sound in French, map on paper) Changing the form of the content changes the Expression (e.g. text in English changed to text in French)

Manifestation Physical embodiment of an Expression of a Work All copies produced together Current catalogue records describe Manifestations Changes in production/publication result in new Manifestations (e.g. new publisher or print and PDF versions)

Item Any single copy of a Manifestation Libraries issue Items to their users Items can be distinguished by physical differences

Now its your turn

Exercise 1 Look at what is in your box, as well as any copies of Pride and prejudice you have brought with you Sort this material into piles representing Works

Exercise 2 Look at the pile that represents the BBC television programme Decide what Expressions you have and give reasons for your decision

Exercise 3 Look at the pile that represents the novel Pride and prejudice as created by Jane Austen Decide what Expressions you have and give reasons for your decision

Exercise 4 Look at all the material on your table Sort it into Manifestations

Exercise 5 Look at all of the material you have on your table Identify ways in which Items could be differentiated

Why is this useful? FISO Focus on community served Allows flexibility Allows material to be grouped at different levels

is exemplified by Relationships Work Expression Manifestation Item is realised through is embodied in

Relationships – Group 1 to Group 1

Relationships - Group 1 to Group 2 Clipart courtesy FCIT Jane Austen (the person) Pride and prejudice (the work) created by creator of

Relationships – Group 1 to Group 3 has subject subject of

Questions

Information Sources Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records : final report / IFLA Study Group on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records Introducing the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records and related IFLA developments / Pat Riva FRBR : a guide to the perplexed / Robert L. Maxwell. Chicago : American Library Association, What is FRBR? : a conceptual model for the bibliographic universe / Barbara Tillett Acknowledgements Magnifying glass clipart courtesy of clker.com Pointing finger clipart courtesy of clker.com Image of 19 th century fashion silhouette, clipart courtesy of FCIT Question mark clipart courtesy of pureclipart.com Contact details Janess Stewart Charlotte Stretton