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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Coming soon: 2006 FRBR Challenge

Posted by: William Denton, 18 February 2006 7:36 am
Categories: 2006 FRBR Challenge

The week after next, on Wednesday 1 March, I’ll announce a contest that will run for two weeks: the 2006 FRBR Challenge. I’ll be posing a task (an enjoyable one, don’t worry) and anyone who enters an answer will have a chance to win a prize. First prize is a Nancy Pearl Librarian Action Figure and a copy of Out On the Rim, by Ross Thomas (40 KB PDF). Second prize is a copy of Gone, No Forwarding by Joe Gores. Thomas and Gores are two of the great crime writers, and two of my all-time favourites. Anyone may enter the Challenge, and winners will be chosen at random.