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UNDERSTANDING FRBR AND FRAD IN RDA

Presentation by Alison Hitchens

For CASLIS, March 24, 2011, Peterborough, ON

Functional requirements for bibliographic recordsFunctional requirements for authority dataResource description and access

CASLIS | Hitchens | March 2011

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Acknowledgements

Thank you to Barbara Tillett (Library of Congress) and Thomas Brenndorfer (Guelph Public Library) for generously letting me borrow many slides rather than re-invent the wheel


User: I ‘m trying to find Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince…

Fiction Finder groups results under a work record with author, title and subject information

Fiction Finder is a product of OCLC Research


User: I want to read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in Spanish

There is more than one language choice

There is more than one format

Fiction finder allows you to choose an expression



User: I want to read it in paperback

These attributes belong to the manifestation and allow the user to select the paperback



User: Where can I get a copy?

This information relates to the item, the actual physical copy that the user is going to read. It allows the user to obtain the resource

Source of image: OCLC WorldCat


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What is FRBR?

A generalized representation of the bibliographic universe using an entity-relationship model

The model includes User tasks (find, identify, select, obtain) Three groups of entities (the things that

make up the universe) Characteristics of the entities

(attributes/elements) Relationships among entities

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FRBR’s Entity-Relationship Model

created

Shakespeare Hamletwas created by

Pers

on

Work

Source: Barbara Tillett (July 2009)


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FRBR Entities

Group 1:Products of intellectual & artistic endeavor = bibliographic resources Work Expression Manifestation Item



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Expression

Manifestation

Item

Work

Physical -recording ofcontent

Intellectual/artistic content

is realized through

is embodied in

is exemplified by



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Elements to Describe Resources Work

ID Title Date etc.

Expression ID Form Date Language etc.

Manifestation ID Title Statement of

responsibility Edition Imprint (place,

publisher, date) Form/extent of

carrier Terms of availability Mode of access etc.

Item ID Provenance Location etc.



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FRBR Entities

Group 2: Those responsible for the intellectual & artistic content = Parties Person Corporate body Family



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Work

Expression

Manifestation

Item

Group 2

many

is owned by

is produced by

is realized by

is created by

Person

Corporate Body

Family



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Subject Relationship

Work PersonCreated by

Creates

Concept/Topic

has subject

is subject of



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FRBR Entities

Group 3:Subjects of works Groups 1 & 2 plus Concept Object Event Place

Subject relationship



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Pathways to Related Works

Hamlet

Stockholm2008

English

Swedish

French

German

Shakespeare

Library of CongressCopy 1Green leather binding

Romeo andJuliet

Stoppard

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Text

Movies…

Derivativ

e

w

orks

Subject



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What is FRAD?

Functional Requirements for Authority Data (2009) IFLA Working Group on Functional Requirements

and Numbering of Authority Records (FRANAR) extension and expansion of FRBR model to the

kind of data that supports authority control User tasks

Find Identify Contextualize (Clarify) Justify (Understand)


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FRAD model

Entities: FRBR entities Name Identifier Controlled

access point

Rules Agency

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Example FRAD Attributes

dates place of birth field of activity affiliation language gender

name string scope of usage dates of usage language script

Person Name


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Using attributes to enhance displays

AACR2

Tremblay, Michel, 1942-Occupation: writer

Tremblay, Michel, 1947-Field of Activity: pin collector

Tremblay, Michel, 1953-Occupation: photographer

Tremblay, Michel, 1954-Affiliation: HEC Montréal

Tremblay, Michel, 1964-Associated Place: Saskatchewan

Affiliation: Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food

RDA/FRAD

Tremblay, Michel, 1942-Occupation: writer

Tremblay, Michel, 1947-Field of Activity: pin collector

Tremblay, Michel, 1953-Occupation: photographer

Tremblay, Michel, 1954-Affiliation: HEC Montréal

Tremblay, Michel, 1964-Associated Place: Saskatchewan

Affiliation: Saskatchewan Agriculture and FoodSource: Laura May (Feb.

2010)

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RDA in 10 Easy Steps

By Thomas BrenndorferGuelph Public Library(slightly modified by Alison Hitchens)

Source: Brenndorfer, Thomas. The FRBR-RDA Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together. Presented at the OLA Super Conference 2011, RDA Pre-Conference Session, Feb. 2, 2011. Used with permission.


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1. Look at the physical book.

Record the things that help people identify the book.RDA Chapter 2, with Chapter 1

Title proper Other title information

Variant titles Statement of responsibility

Edition statement

Publication Statement (Place of publication, Publisher’s Name, Date of publication)

Copyright date

Series statement

Identifier for the manifestation(ISBN) Related notes


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2. Look at the physical book again

Record the physical characteristics that help people in selecting this particular book.RDA Chapter 3, with Chapter 1

Media typeCarrier type

Extent Dimensions

Font sizeRelated notes


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3. Consider the book in terms of acquisitions and access

Record the things that affect people in obtaining the book.RDA Chapter 4, with Chapter 1

Terms of availability (price) Contact

informationRestrictions on access

Restrictions on useUniform Resource Locator(URL)


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4. Consider the content of the book

Record the things that help people identify the content in the book.RDA Chapter 6, with Chapter 5

Preferred title for the work Form of work

Date of work

Content TypeLanguage of expression

Identifiers(for the work and for the expression)

Authorized Access Point


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5. Consider the content of the book again

Record the content characteristics that would help people in selecting this particular book.RDA Chapter 7, with Chapter 5

Coverage of the contentIntended audience

Summarization of the content

Language of the contentIllustrative content

Supplementary content(index, bibliography) Colour content


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6. Consider the persons, families and corporate bodies associated with the book.

Record the things that help people identify a person/family/corporate body.RDA Chapters 9, 10, 11, with Chapter 8

Preferred name for the personVariant name for the person

Date of birth

Fuller form of nameGender

Place of residenceLanguage of the person

Profession or occupation Authorized Access Point

Identifier for the person


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Identifying a Person

RDA Element Data

Preferred name for the person

Munro, Alice

Variant name for the person Laidlaw, Alice Ann

Date of birth 1931

Gender female

Place of birth Wingham, Ont.

Country associated with the person

Canada

Place of residence Clinton, Ont.

Language of the person English

Profession or occupation Short-story writer

Identifier for the person LAC control number: 0101J7510

Status of identification fully establishedAuthorized Access Point: Munro, Alice, 1931-Variant Access Point: Laidlaw, Alice Ann, 1931-

Source: http://www.rda-jsc.org/docs/6JSC_RDA_Complete_Examples_%28Authority%29.pdf


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7. Show primary relationships between work, expression, manifestation and item in the book

Help people find all resources that embody the particular works and expressions in the book, and all items exemplified by the manifestation.RDA Chapter 17

Methods for showing primary relationships:

•Identifiers (work, expression, manifestation, item)

•Authorized Access Points (work, expression)

•Composite Description (work, expression, manifestation, item)


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Tolkien, J.R.R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. The hobbitis the “work manifested”

100 1_ $a Tolkien, J. R. R. $q (John Ronald Reuel), $d 1892-1973 ,$e author

245 14 $a The hobbit / $c J.R.R. Tolkien ; adapted by Bob Lewis.

260 __ $a St. Paul, Minnesota : $b HighBridge Company, $c [2001], ℗2001.

300 __ $a 4 audio discs (4 hr., 30 min.) : $b digital ; $c 4 3/4 in.336 __ $a spoken word $2 rdacontent337 __ $a audio $2 rdamedia338 __ $a audio disc $2 rdacarrier


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8. Show relationships between work/expression/ manifestation/item and persons, families, corporate bodies.

Help people find all resources associated with a particular person, family, or corporate body related to the book by recording those relationships.RDA Chapters 19, 20, 21, 22, with Chapter 18

IdentifiersAuthorized Access Points

Relationship Designators


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Group 1 Entity

Element (Group 2 Entity) Select Relationship Designators

Work Creator author, composer, programmer

Other Person, Family or Corporate Body Associated with a Work (including Legal Works and Religious Works)

director, appellant, issuing body, plaintiff, producer, judge, honouree

Expression Contributor abridger, art director, editor, illustrator, performer, translator

Manifestation

Producer of an Unpublished Resource

Publisher broadcaster

Distributor film distributor

Manufacturer printer, book designer

Other Person, Family or Corporate Body Associated with a Manifestation

Item Owner current owner, former owner

Custodian

Other Person, Family or Corporate Body Associated with an Item

annotator, binder, curator, illuminator, dedicatee of item

Group 1 and Group 2 Entities - Relationship Elements and Designators


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9. Show relationships between work/expression/ manifestation/item & other works/expressions/manifestation/items

Help people find works, expressions, manifestations, and items related to the book by recording those relationships. Help people understand relationships between two or more works, expressions, manifestations, or items.RDA Chapters 25, 26, 27, 28, with Chapter 24

IdentifiersAuthorized Access PointsStructured or Unstructured

descriptions

Relationship Designators Source consulted notesCataloguer’s notesExplanations of relationships


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Conventions for relationships between works and between expressions

• Related work:

Tolkien, J.R.R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1974. Lord of the rings

• Relationship designator: parody of (work)

700 1_ $i parody of (work) $a Tolkien, J. R. R. $q (John Ronald Reuel), $d 1892-1974. $t Lord of the rings

Authorized access point:

• Related expression:

The concise Oxford companion to Irish literature / edited by Robert Welch

• Relationship designator: abridged as (expression)

500 __ $a Abridged as: The concise Oxford companion to Irish literature / edited by Robert Welch.

Structured description:


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Conventions for relationships between works, expressions, manifestations, and items

• Related work:

Finding aid available in the repository and online.

555 __ $a Finding aid available in the repository and online.

• Related expression: Also available in a 45 min. abridged version.

500 __ $a Also available in a 45 min. abridged version.

• Related manifestation:

Issued also in Blu-Ray Disc format.

530 __ $a Issued also in Blu-Ray Disc format.

• Related item:

Library’s copy bound with 11 other songs.

500 __ $a Library’s copy bound with 11 other songs.


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10. Show relationships between person/family/corporate body and other persons, families, and corporate bodies

Help people find persons, families, and corporate bodies related to the person/family/corporate body associated with the book by recording those relationships. Help people understand relationships between two or more persons, families, or corporate bodies.RDA Chapters 30, 31, 32, with Chapter 29

IdentifiersAuthorized Access PointsRelationship Designators

Source consulted notesCataloguer’s notesExplanations of relationships


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FRBR and FRAD in RDA

each chapter records data associated with a particular user task

uses the vocabulary and concepts of FRBR and FRAD

organized according to the entities identified in FRBR and FRAD

explicit explanation of the relation between the instructions and the user tasks

emphasis on relationships and on clarifying the nature of the relationships

Source: Laura May (Feb. 2010)

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RDA Structure: comparison with AACR2

Chapter 1: General rules for description

Chapter 2: Books, pamphlets and printed sheets

Chapter 3: Cartographic materials Chapter 4: Manuscripts Chapter 5: Music Chapter 6: Sound recordings Chapter 7: Motion pictures and

videorecordings Chapter 8: Graphic materials Chapter 9: Electronic resources Chapter 10: Three-dimensional

artefacts and realia Chapter 11: Microforms Chapter 12: Continuing resources Chapter 13: Analysis

Section 1: Recording attributes of manifestation and item

1: General guidelines on recording attributes of manifestations and items

2: Identifying manifestations and items

3: Describing carriers 4: Providing acquisition and access

information Section 2: Recording attributes

of work and expression 5: General guidelines on recording

attributes of works and expressions 6: Identifying works and expressions 7: Describing content

AACR2 part I RDA sections 1 & 2


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Questions?

Contact:

Alison HitchensCataloguing & Metadata LibrarianUniversity of Waterloo [email protected]

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References and Resources


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Brenndorfer, Thomas. “The FRBR-RDA Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together,” (PowerPoint presentation presented at the OLA Super Conference 2011, RDA Pre-Conference Session, Feb. 2, 2011), http://rdaincanada.wikispaces.com/file/view/ola_rda_brenndorfer_2011.pptx (accessed March 16, 2011)

IFLA Study Group on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records: Final Report. UBCIM Publications, New series vol. 19 (Munchen: Saur, 1998), http://www.ifla.org/files/cataloguing/frbr/frbr.pdf (accessed March 19, 2011).

http://rdaincanada.wikispaces.com/file/view/ola_rda_brenndorfer_2011.pptx

http://rdaincanada.wikispaces.com/file/view/ola_rda_brenndorfer_2011.pptx

http://www.ifla.org/files/cataloguing/frbr/frbr.pdf


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IFLA Working Group on Functional Requirements and Numbering of Authority Records, Functional Requirements for Authority Data: a Conceptual Model. IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control 34 (Munchen: Saur, 2009).

May, Laura, "Making way for RDA," (PowerPoint presentation presented at Ottawa Public Library, Ottawa, Ont., February 2010). Received directly from the author.

OCLC Research, "FictionFinder beta," http://fictionfinder.oclc.org/, (accessed March 3, 2010; temporarily unavailable).

http://fictionfinder.oclc.org/


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Tillett, Barbara B., "FRBR," (PowerPoint presentation

presented at ALA Annual Conference, July 10, 2009), http://presentations.ala.org/images/b/bd/FRBR_ALA_Preconf_2009Julyrev2.ppt (accessed March 3, 2010).

Tillett, Barbara B., "RDA: Changes from AACR2 for Texts," (PowerPoint presentation from Webinar "LC Digital Futures and You", January 12, 2010). Received directly from the author.

http://presentations.ala.org/images/b/bd/FRBR_ALA_Preconf_2009Julyrev2.ppt

http://presentations.ala.org/images/b/bd/FRBR_ALA_Preconf_2009Julyrev2.ppt

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