FRBR outside the box

FRBR outside the box Lukas Koster @lukask Library Systems Coordinator Library of the University of Amsterdam Datasalon 6, Brussels, January 21, 2011 http://www.flickr.com/photos/theartguy/41109526

Traditional library catalogue metadata Books Journals Editions Copies Titles Issues Physical objects Store, locate, transport NOT about content! No relations between editions

FRBR, FRAD, FRSAD
F unctional R equirements for B ibliographic R ecords (‘publications’) ( IFLA, 1998 )
F unctional R equirements for A uthority D ata (‘authors’)
F unctional R equirements for S ubject A uthority D ata (‘subjects’)

FRBR-ised metadata Books Journals Editions Copies Titles Issues Original Adaptation Translation Articles

http://www.loc.gov/cds/downloads/FRBR.PDF

FRBR-ised metadata Books Journals Editions Copies Issues Original Adaptation Translation Articles

FRBR Group 1 Entities - WEMI Books Manifestation Item Work Expression

FRBR – so far so good?
Improvement: yes: relations between editions.
But: still focused on traditional library material
F unctional R equirements for B ibliographic R ecords!
Library holdings
Hierarchical
Aggregation (“Work”)
Mainly text

FRBR – so far so good?
Other types?
Music: LP’s, tapes, CD’s
Movies: tapes, DVD’s
Even more physical objects…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opethpainter/3452027651

FRBR in Linked Data? In a digital online linked data environment FRBR is simply not good enough (Not even with ebooks)
Is an ebook a Manifestation?
PDF, EPUB, MOBI,….
What are the Items?
Libraries should focus more on being a gateway to information instead of information carriers http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayveeinc/5228731704

People want information, not books
Don’t focus on information aggregates’ metadata
Focus on content!
Start with smallest possible unit of information
Text
Image
Audio
Video
…
Networked, linked data model
FRBR can be one of the models
Unit of information Unit of information Unit of information Unit of information Unit of information Unit of information Unit of information created by based on translation of aggregated in performed by subject of

Units of information/aggregations
Text
Story
Chapter
Section
Paragraph
Article
Poem
Part
…
Theater, movies, tv
Story
Scene
Line
…
Music
Track
Song
Part
…
Text
Novel
Textbook
Article
Journal
Serial
Issue
Compilation
…
Theater, movies, tv
Show
TV series
Production
Performance
…
Music
Album
Opera
Musical
Performance
…

Linked data model of units of information - benefits
Cataloguing/description/metadata:
More detailed descriptions of traditional material
Books: chapters
Articles: quotes
etc.
Description of relations with other information
Movies
etc.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicco/4988566980

Linked data model of units of information - benefits
Creation of information:
New aggregations
Mixed: text+movie+audio+image+?
New relations
Views on specific subject areas
http://www.flickr.com/photos/badwsky/3844415344/

Example non fiction written by written by written by author of published in published in published in published in published in published in compiled by chapter in available as written by chapter in FRBR Library catalogue FRBR? FRBR? FRBR? FRBR? FRBR? review of quote from published in Journal 2 Issue 1 Story A1 Story B Book Story C John Smith Peter Jones Mary King Ann Johnson Website Journal 1 Issue 1 Textbook Story A2 Story A3 Journal 2 Journal 1 Story D

http://www.loc.gov/cds/downloads/FRBR.PDF “ A work of works” “ A manifestation embodying multiple expressions” “ An expression embodied in multiple manifestations”

FRBR view Work: story Work: book Expression: book Manifestation: book Expression: story Manifestation: textbook Manifestation: journal issue FRBR: Work?/Expression?: No! No content as such Manifestation? No! Not physical chapter FRBR?? essay article FRBR?? Journal See http://www.ifla.org/en/events/frbr-working-group-on-aggregates FRBR??

Example fiction: Millennium Trilogy part of part of part of based on based on based on Library catalogue FRBR Story 0: Lisbeth Salander’s life Story 1: Harriet Vanger mystery Story 2: Sex trafficking Story 3: Illegal secret service unit

Example: theater plays Waiting for Godot Wachten op Godot (NL) En attendant Godot (FR) Production 2009 Production 2010 Performance 1 Performance 2 Performance 3 Manifestation Item Work Expression 1st Edition 2007 2nd Edition 2010 Copy 1 Copy 2 Copy 3 Theater Text/Publisher/Library FRBR Video registration ? Article Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Photo Library Catalogue

Example relations: Anne Frank The girl The war The house The diary The book The movie The play About Library catalogue FRBR

Example Relations Pieter Breughel ‘ Christ carrying the cross’ painting ‘ The mill and the cross’ movie Lech Majewski (director) based on book about Michael Francis Gibson writer Library catalogue FRBR FRBR???

New aggregations http://flashmedia.uva.nl/avc/ic/uvalink/3/

New aggregations http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Timeline/#

New aggregations http://www.qwiki.com/q/#Hieronymus_Bosch

FRBR outside the box

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