What users want & how FRBR can helpWhat users want & how FRBR can help
Diane Vizine-GoetzResearch ScientistOCLC Research
Presentation historyPresentation history
A version of this presentation was given at:
• A Symposium for Publishers and Librarians
18-19 March 2009
OCLC Conference Center
Dublin, Ohio (USA)
• Dewey Breakfast/Update
24 January 2009
ALA Midwinter Meeting, Denver, CO (USA)
• ALCTS Cataloging & Classification Section Forum
23 January 2009
ALA Midwinter Meeting, Denver, CO (USA)
FRBR in FiveFRBR in Five
FRBR = Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
Developed by cataloging experts working under the auspices of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
FRBR is from a document issued by IFLA:
• Functional requirements for bibliographic records : final report (1998)
FRBR is a conceptual model not a standard
• FRBR systematically models the bibliographic universe
FRBR defines 3 groups of entitiesFRBR defines 3 groups of entities
Group 1: products of intellectual or artistic endeavor that are named of described in bibliographic records
• work, expression, manifestation, item
Group 2: entities responsible for the intellectual or artistic content, the physical production and dissemination, or the custodianship of such products
• person, corporate body
Group 3: entities that serve as the subjects of intellectual or artistic endeavor
• concept, object, event, place
Group 1 - Bibliographic EntitiesGroup 1 - Bibliographic Entities
Work
• A distinct intellectual or artistic creation
Expression
• The intellectual or artistic realization of a work
Manifestation
• The physical embodiment of an expression of a work
Item
• A single example of a manifestation
FRBR Entity Levels (Group 1)FRBR Entity Levels (Group 1)
Based on a graphic in Tillett, Barbara "AACR2's Strategic Plan and IFLA Work towards an International Cataloguing Code“ (2002)
FRBR Entity Levels RevisitedFRBR Entity Levels Revisited
The movie
Original Version
Based on a graphic in Tillett, Barbara "AACR2's Strategic Plan and IFLA Work towards an International Cataloguing Code“ (2002)
OCLC FRBR Work-set AlgorithmOCLC FRBR Work-set Algorithm
Provides a FRBR-based view of the data
1.Records clustered into works using author and title fields from bibliographic and authority records
2. Author names and titles normalized to construct a work key
3. All records with the same key are grouped together in a work set or cluster
WorldCat Statistics (January 2009)WorldCat Statistics (January 2009)
3.2 records/work set for multi-record sets
Karen Calhoun & Janet Hawk, “Online catalogs: What users and librarians wantA review of market research data”
Karen Calhoun & Janet Hawk, “Online catalogs: What users and librarians wantA review of market research data”
DISCOVERYRecommended enhancements to WorldCat
FRBR Work Set Count
Cover Art 2,365,961
Summary/Abstract 6,278,014
Table of Contents 4,714,103
Total works sets 12,169,454
Single record sets 9,535,415
Multi-record sets 2,634,039
4.87 records/work set for multi-record sets
Share data elements across a FRBR Work SetShare data elements across a FRBR Work Set
Work pages betaWork pages beta
Provides a rich context from cataloging data
Project teamProject team
JD Shipengrover
Roger Thompson
Diane Vizine-Goetz
Harry Wagner
Abstracts Authority Data Form/Genre Terms FRBR Clusters Holdings Data Class Numbers
Subject Headings Summaries Tables of Contents