NASIG session
There was a session at the North American Serials Interest Group conference on 5 and 6 May (see the program guide). Paul Weiss (University of California at San Diego) and Steve Shadle (University of Washington) did “FRBR in the Real World:”
Come see FRBR in action! We will present several real-life serial case studies and lead discussions with the audience about the ways FRBR’s conceptual model might be applied to each. Which cases are straightforward? Which are complex and merit further work by the developers of FRBR? We will also present mockups of ILS screens to show how these decisions might affect staff and public use of our data and systems. Come fine-tune your FRBR abilities, and contribute to the ongoing community discussions toward the refinement of the FRBR model.
Dalene Hawthorne left an enthusiastic comment about it on a blog:
The second session I attended yesterday was about FRBR in the Real World, and was presented by Paul J. Wiess & Steve Shadle. Here’s the gold of NASIG for me: Everything I know about FRBR I learned at NASIG. This session helped remind me of what FRBR is all about (which I learned at a previous NASIG conference, of course), and I was even able to explain it to a few colleagues after the session. I’m always less fearful of what is coming my way after attending a NASIG conference, and this is a classic example. I’ve been thinking “Oh, I’ve got to get my library ready for FRBR,” when all I really need to be thinking is “I just need to start explaining this model to my cataloging staff so they understand what’s going on out there and don’t get all worried.” Cool.