1. FRBR: BASICS & INFLUENCE ON AACR A presentation by Kate Harcourt Columbia University Libraries harcourt@columbia.edu April 19, 2004 ARLIS 2004 New York City

2. 2 Required Reading Published by K.G. Saur in 1998 and available online. http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/frbr/frbr.htm http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/frbr/frbr.pdf http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/wgfrbr/wgfrbr.htm IFLA Cataloguing Section’s Working Group on FRBR

3. 3 FRBR IN PERSPECTIVE zParis Principles in 1961 zISBDs in 1969 zAACR in 1967 and 1978 zFRBR 1997- zETC.

4. 4 FRBR BEGINNINGS zThe 1990 Stockholm Seminar commissioned a study to define the functional requirements of bibliographic records. zWorked on by IFLA Study Group on Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, 1992-1995 zApproved by IFLA Section on Cataloging, 1997 & published by Saur in 1998 zIncorporated into JSC Strategic Plan for AACR 2001/2002

5. 5 FRBR GOALS 1.“to delineate in clearly defined terms the functions performed by the bibliographic record with respect to various media, various applications and various user needs.” 2.“to recommend a basic level of functionality and basic requirements for records created by national bibliographic agencies” that would meet “essential user needs.” 3.FRBR is not a new cataloging code. AACR3

6. 6 ENTITY-RELATIONSHIP MODEL Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (09 FEB 02) entity-relationship model An approach to data modelling proposed by P. Chen in 1976. The model says that you divide your database in two logical parts, entities (e.g. "customer", "product") and relations ("buys", "pays for"). Entity-relationship diagrams can be used to represent a model.data modelling

7. 7 ORGANIZATION OF THE FRBR REPORT zPart 1 – Definition of Entities and their Attributes zPart 2 – Bibliographic Relationships zPart 3 – A national level bibliographic record for all types of materials zPart 4 – User Tasks (e.g., Find, Identify, Select & Obtain)

8. 8 ENTITY-RELATIONSHIP MODEL zEntities zRelationships zAttributes Shakespeare Dates Hamlet English Relationship author Entity 1Entity 2

9. 9 FRBR ENTITIES zGroup 1: The products of intellectual or artistic endeavor:  Work  Expression  Manifestation  Item zGroup 2: Those responsible for production or custodianship of group 1 entities:  Person  Corporate Body zGroup 3: Subjects of works:  Concept  Object  Event  Place

10. AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT The next few slides were published in Barbara B. Tillett, “Bibliographic Relationships.” In Relationships in the Organization of Knowledge, edited by Carol A. Bean and Rebecca Green, 19-35. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.

11. 11 Work Expression Manifestation Item is realized through is embodied in is exemplified by Group 1 recursive one many FRBR

12. # Work Expression Manifestation Item Group 2 many Person Corporate Body is owned by is produced by is realized by is created by FRBR

13. 13 Work Group 3 many has as subject Expression Manifestation Item Person Corporate Body Work Concept Object Event Place has as subject FRBR

14. 14 FRBR Entity Levels Work: Expression: Manifestation: The Play Orig. Text Transl. Critical Edition The Movie Orig. Version PaperPDFHTML Item: Copy 1 Autographed Copy 2 Family of works

15. 15 “FRBERIZING” AACR2 zA new interest in cataloging zRule revision zAACR3

16. 16 “FRBERIZING” A RULE z1.5A3 If an item is available in different formats (e.g., as text and microfilm; as sound disc and sound tape reel), give the physical description of the format in hand) z1.5A3 If manifestations of a work are available in different formats…

17. 17 “FRBERIZING” RELATIONSHIPS zCollocation zWhen is a work or an expression a new work or expression? zRelators zAuthority Control in AACR3

18. Same Expression New Expression Work New Work B. Tillett Dec. 2001

19. 19 GMDS AND UNIFORM TITLES z GMDs z Uniform titles

20. 20 MORE FRBR zPre-conference at ALA Annual 2004 in Orlando. zBack to the Future: Understanding the Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records Model (FRBR) and its Impact on Users, OPACS, and Knowledge Organization zSponsored by VTLS & Blackwell's Book Services zThursday and Friday, June 24-25, 2004