A weblog following developments around the world in FRBR: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records.

Maintained by William Denton, Web Librarian at York University. Suggestions and comments welcome at wtd@pobox.com.


Confused? Try What Is FRBR? (2.8 MB PDF) by Barbara Tillett, or Jenn Riley's introduction. For more, see the basic reading list.

Books: FRBR: A Guide for the Perplexed by Robert Maxwell (ISBN 9780838909508) and Understanding FRBR: What It Is and How It Will Affect Our Retrieval Tools edited by Arlene Taylor (ISBN 9781591585091) (read my chapter FRBR and the History of Cataloging).

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16 November 2005

Free OCLC online session

Filed under: OCLC — William Denton @ 7:44 am

I was in a rush to point out this free two-hour online course from OCLC but then I noticed it’s not until 17 November 2006. So you needn’t sprain a wrist signing up right away.

This session provides a brief overview of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) as developed by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). The session outlines the background of the development of the Functional Requirements, the concepts involved and their potential impact on cataloging rules, bibliographic structures and systems design for cataloging applications.

It’s Thursday 17 November 2006, from 1:30 - 3:30 PM EST (UTC-5). You’ll need that Windows Live Meeting thing. Registration is required but free.