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The
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR),
supported by the Functional Requirements for Authority Records (FRAR),
will evidently be one of the most important ways for libraries to
benefit from the hyperlink capability on the web.
The aim of this
satellite meetingis to extend the present FRBR and FRAR situation outside
the circle of the enthusiasts, and show the significant potentials
in sharing information through the FRBR ideas. In the seminar, the
background and many practical implementations will be presented.
The satellite meeting
is organised by the IFLA Cataloguing Section in co-operation with
the IFLA Information Technology Section.
The conference language
is English.
All colleagues interested
in improving library services are welcomed, not only those working
with bibliographic information!
There will be possibilities to participate in library tours (public and research libraries) on Wednesday, 10 August, before noon on Thursday, 11 August and on Saturday, 13 August.
FRBR and FRAR?
FRBR, (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) is the
new way to organise contents. It has been developed since the beginning
of the 1990s, by devoted and farseeing librarians. Together with
FRAR (Functional Requirements for Authority Records), it will form
the ”new bibliographical universum”. FRBR and FRAR are
expected to be very important new tools to raise the service level
of libraries in the virtual environment in the future.
New material about FRBR:
Functional requirements for bibliographic records (FRBR) : hype, or cure-all? / edited by Patrick Le Boeuf. - Binghamton, N.Y : Haworth Information, 2005. - 273 p. ; .. cm
Issue of the journal Cataloguing & classification quarterly, vol. 39, nos. 3/4. - Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7890-2798-4 hbk : No price : CIP entry (Apr.)
ISBN 0-7890-2799-2 (pbk) : Noprice
A theme number of Cataloguing and Classification Quarterly, entitled FRBR: hype, or cure-all? (Volume 39, no. 3-4, 2004), includes several interesting articles on this topic.
