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"FRBR has the potential to inspire dramatic changes in library catalogs, and those changes will greatly impact how reference and resource sharing staff and patrons use this core tool."
--netconnect, 2005

FRBR - Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records- is an evolving conceptual model designed to help users easily navigate catalogs and find the material they want in the form they want it - be that print, DVD, audio, or adaptations. Developed by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Cataloging Section, FRBR is now being integrated into cataloging theory and implemented into systems and practice.

Cataloging expert Maxwell offers clear, concise explanations for every librarian interested in the next phase of access to their library's digital information. He answers such questions as

What is FRBR and how does it work? How will FRBR affect libraries? Do all librarians need to be concerned, or just those doing cataloging? How do authority records fit into the picture?

With an understanding of the FRBR model, public and academic librarians, technical and public services librarians, and administrators can get a jump on this vital new cataloging technology to make catalogs more user-friendly.

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• Acknowledgments(p. vii)
• 1 Introduction(p. 1)
• 2 The Entity-Relationship Model(p. 7)
• Entity-Relationship Diagramming(p. 8)
• FRBR Diagramming(p. 10)
• 3 The FRBR Entities(p. 14)
• The FRBR Groups(p. 14)
• Work(p. 16)
• Attributes of Work(p. 18)
• Superworks(p. 26)
• Expression(p. 26)
• Attributes of Expression(p. 28)
• Manifestation(p. 34)
• Attributes of Manifestation(p. 37)
• Item(p. 43)
• Attributes of Item(p. 44)
• Person(p. 47)
• Attributes of Person(p. 48)
• Corporate Body(p. 50)
• Attributes of Corporate Body(p. 50)
• Family(p. 52)
• Attributes of Family(p. 52)
• Group 3 Entities: Concept, Object, Event, and Place(p. 53)
• Attributes of Concept, Object, Event, and Place(p. 55)
• Name(p. 56)
• Attributes of Name(p. 57)
• Identifier(p. 58)
• Attributes of Identifier(p. 60)
• Controlled Access Point(p. 62)
• Attributes of Controlled Access Point(p. 62)
• Rules(p. 64)
• Attributes of Rules(p. 64)
• Agency(p. 65)
• Attributes of Agency(p. 65)
• Undefined FRAD Entities(p. 66)
• Effect of FRBR/FRAD on the Authority Structure of Bibliographic Databases(p. 67)
• 4 Relationships(p. 70)
• Equivalence Relationships(p. 72)
• Derivative Relationships(p. 76)
• Descriptive Relationships(p. 83)
• Whole-Part Relationships(p. 85)
• Anthology(p. 86)
• Series(p. 90)
• Serial/Monographic Analytics(p. 92)
• Dependent Parts(p. 94)
• Complexities of Whole-Part Relationships(p. 96)
• Accompanying Relationships(p. 97)
• Supplementary Accompanying Relationships(p. 97)
• Complementary Accompanying Relationships(p. 100)
• Relationship of the Accompanying Relationship to the Whole-Part Relationship(p. 100)
• Sequential Relationships(p. 101)
• Serial(p. 101)
• Sequel(p. 102)
• Monographic Series/Multipart Item(p. 103)
• Shared-Characteristic Relationships(p. 106)
• "Created by" Relationship(p. 106)
• "Realized by" Relationship(p. 107)
• "Produced by" Relationship(p. 108)
• "Owned by" Relationship(p. 111)
• Subject Relationship(p. 112)
• Sample FRBR Record Set(p. 114)
• 5 The User Tasks(p. 124)
• Finding and Selecting a Work(p. 126)
• Identifying and Selecting an Expression(p. 127)
• Identifying and Selecting a Manifestation(p. 128)
• Obtaining an Item(p. 129)
• FRAD User Tasks(p. 130)
• 6 The FRBR Model and the Existing MARC and AACR2-Based Cataloging Model(p. 134)
• Suggested Readings(p. 139)
• Index(p. 143)

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Library Journal Review

FRBR (functional requirements for bibliographic records) is a term that has been around for over a decade but still seems to baffle us. Fortunately, help has arrived with these two new titles from cataloging experts. While both books explain what FRBR is, how it works, and how it will affect libraries, their approaches are radically different. Maxwell (special collections and metadata cataloging section, Brigham Young Univ.; Maxwell's Guide to Authority Work; Maxwell's Guide to AACR2) takes great care to break down and explain FRBR entities and relationships. He makes use of numerous diagrams and illustrations to help the reader understand and visualize the concepts he is explaining. Understanding FRBR, edited by Taylor (emerita, Univ. of Pittsburgh SIS), features chapters contributed by leading authorities in the cataloging field (Richard P. Smiraglia, Barbara B. Tillett, Martha M. Yee). It offers a basic introduction to FRBR, discussions about FRBR, FRAD (functional requirement for authority data), and RDA (resource description and access), and the issues involved in using FRBR in nontraditional library settings such as with cartographic materials and music. Both books are well illustrated and include numerous bibliographical resources. For a complete understanding of what FRBR is all about, those already in the profession as well as library and information science faculty and library students should read both books.--Susan E. Ketcham, Long Island Univ., Brentwood, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

This title tries to explain Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), an evolving conceptual model developed to assist users in navigating library catalogs to find the information they want and need. Maxwell, a cataloging expert, directs his book at librarians who are interested in the next step in accessing digital materials. He explains and illustrates the FRBR model, details why the document and model are important for the future of information organization, and explains what a catalog based on FRBR principles might look like. He also briefly illustrates the use of Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD). Some notes are included at the ends of chapters, and there is a short list of suggested readings. An index provides additional points of access to the information. Although FRBR is an abstraction, Maxwell describes some very practical and helpful applications. The major beneficiaries of successful systems built on FRBR will be library users, since implementation of FRBR will improve access to information in libraries.--Awe, Susan Copyright 2008 Booklist