FRBR: Cataloging for the New Millennium

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FRBR Cataloging for the New Millennium
A presentation by Amanda K. Sprochi Kent State
University asprochi_at_lms.kent.edu Monday, 18
April 2005 Appalachian State University
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Why FRBR matters

• Based on relational database models
• Emphasizes relationships between data elements
• Exploits possibilities for search and retrieval
  in relational databases
• Better serves users needs to find and retrieve
  items

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J.S. Bach, Suites, violoncello, BWV 1007-1012
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Summary

• The FRBR model, what it is, what it does
• Examples from catalogs
• Why FRBR is a better model for library catalogs
• What the future holds

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IFLA Study Group on the Functional Requirements
for Bibliographic Records 1

• Provides framework for
• What the bibliographic record provides
  information about
• What the record is expected to achieve in terms
  of user needs

1 IFLA Study Group on the Functional
Requirements for Bibliographic Records,
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic
Records Final Report, 1997, lthttp//www.ifla.org/
VII/s13/frbr/frbr.pdfgt (20 March 2005)
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What is FRBR?

• An entity-relationship model that describes the
  world in terms of entities and the relationships
  between them

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User tasks

• Find
• Identify
• Select
• Obtain

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FRBR Entities
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FRBR Model 2
Work
is realized through
Expression
is embodied in
Manifestation
is exemplified by
Item
2 IFLA Study Group on the Functional
Requirements for Bibliographic Records,
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic
Records Final Report, 1997, lthttp//www.ifla.org/
VII/s13/frbr/frbr.pdfgt (20 March 2005) p.13.
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Works

• A work is a distinct intellectual or artistic
  creation 3

Examples of works
w1 The Cello Suites, J.S. Bach w2 Alices
Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll w3
Guernica by Pablo Picasso
3 IFLA Study Group on the Functional
Requirements for Bibliographic Records,
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic
Records Final Report, 1997, lthttp//www.ifla.org/
VII/s13/frbr/frbr.pdfgt (20 March 2005) p.16
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Expression

• The intellectual or artistic realization of a
  work in the form of alpha-numeric, musical, or
  choreographic notation, sound, image, object,
  movement, or any combination of such forms. 4

4 IFLA Study Group on the Functional
Requirements for Bibliographic Records,
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic
Records Final Report, 1997, lthttp//www.ifla.org/
VII/s13/frbr/frbr.pdfgt (20 March 2005) p.18.
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Examples of expressions

• w1 The Cello Suites, J.S. Bach
• e1 Unaccompanied Cello Suites, Yo-Yo Ma, perf.
  p1983. CBS Masterworks.
• e2 The Cello Suites, Yo-Yo Ma, perf. p1997. Sony
  Classical.
• e3 Six suites (Sonatas) for violoncello solo.
  Edited by Joseph Malkin c1918 C. Fisher.

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Manifestation

• The physical embodiment of an expression of a
  work.
• Manifestation as an entity represents all the
  physical objects that bear the same
  characteristics, in respect to both intellectual
  content and physical form 5

5 IFLA Study Group on the Functional
Requirements for Bibliographic Records,
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic
Records Final Report, 1997, lthttp//www.ifla.org/
VII/s13/frbr/frbr.pdfgt (20 March 2005) p.20
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Examples of manifestations

• w1 The Cello Suites, J.S. Bach
• e1 Unaccompanied Cello Suites, Yo-Yo Ma, perf.
  p1983 CBS Masterworks.
• m1 3 sound discs analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo
  12 in. Digitally recorded.
• m2 2 sound discs digital, 4 3/4 in. 1 guide
  (47 p. 13 cm.)

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Item

• A single exemplar of a manifestation.6
• This may be a multi-volume set, the entire run of
  a serial, a kit with many parts, or a recording
  issued on more than one disc.

6 IFLA Study Group on the Functional
Requirements for Bibliographic Records,
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic
Records Final Report, 1997, lthttp//www.ifla.org/
VII/s13/frbr/frbr.pdfgt (20 March 2005) p.23
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Example of an item

• w1 The Cello Suites, J.S. Bach
• e1 Unaccompanied Cello Suites, Yo-Yo Ma, perf.
  p1983 CBS Masterworks.
• m1 3 sound discs analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo
  12 in. Digitally recorded.
• i1 copy 1
• i2 copy 2 (I disc missing 2/4/89)

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Alices Adventures in FRBR-land
Western North Carolina Library Network Catalog
http//wncln.wncln.org/search/ Accessed 6 April
2005.
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Alice in Fictionfinder
OCLC Fictionfinder http//fictionfinder.oclc.org/
Accessed 6 April 2005.
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RLG redlightgreen www.redlightgreen.com/
Accessed 6 April 2005.
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Université catholique de Louvain webpac
http//www.bib.ucl.ac.be/ Accessed 7 April 2005.
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Building a Better Catalog
FRBR advantages for users Thinks in terms of
database design Takes advantage of system
flexibility Improves collocation Easier
search and retrieval Shows bibliographic
relationships between entities
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FRBR advantages for catalogers

• Simplifies cataloging
• Reduces redundancies in records
• Easier record retrieval
• Finds all manifestations of a work and groups
  them together
• Allows for the tracing of the history of works,
  expressions, and manifestations

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Coming to a catalog near you

• FRBR Already here
• VTLS Virtua system
• redlightgreen
• OCLC Fictionfinder
• FRBR Coming soon
• Innovative Interfaces Millennium 2005
• OCLC WorldCat

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AACR3 and FRBR 7

• Addition of FRBR terminology to AACR3
• 1.5A3 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)
• 1.5A3 If manifestations of a work are available
  in different formats

7 ALA/ALCTS/CCS CCDA Task Force on FRBR
Terminology, FRBR terminology in the draft of
Part 1 of AACR3 (5JSC/AACR3/I) 3 February 2005
lthttp//www.libraries.psu.edu/tas/jca/ccda/docs/tf
-frbr9.pdfgt (7 April 2005) p.4.
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A brief summary
FRBR

• is an entity-relationship model
• divides entities into works, expressions,
  manifestations, and items
• describes the hierarchical relationships between
  entities in the bibliographic database
• emphasizes the connection between data elements
  and the needs of users
• allows for better collocation, searching, and
  retrieval of records from catalogs

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• What's important is that all human knowledge be
  made available to all intelligent people who want
  to learn it.
• Stephen Jay Gould