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Dickey, FRBRization of a Library Catalog

Posted by: William Denton, 28 July 2008 7:16 am
Categories: Papers

Timothy J. Dickey, “FRBRization of a Library Catalog: Better Collocation of Records, Leading to Enhanced Search, Retrieval, and Display.” Information Technology and Libraries 27:1 (March 2008)

The Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR)’s hierarchical system defines families of bibliographic relationship between records and collocates them better than most extant bibliographic systems. Certain library materials (especially audio-visual formats) pose notable challenges to search and retrieval; the first benefits of a FRBRized system would be felt in music libraries, but research already has proven its advantages for fine arts, theology, and literature—the bulk of the non-science, technology, and mathematics collections. This report will summarize the benefits of FRBR to nextgeneration library catalogs and OPACs, and will review the handful of ILS and catalog systems currently operating with its theoretical structure. Editor’s note: This article is the winner of the LITA/ Ex Libris Writing Award, 2007.

I mentioned this paper last year when it won the award. Congratulations again to Timothy Dickey!