Understanding FRBR: What It Is and How It Will Affect Our Retrieval Tools

by Arlene G. Taylor (Editor)

What is FRBR, and why is everyone talking about it? Is it really going to revolutionize cataloguing? And if so, what form will it take? This book is written for librarians, bibliographic systems designers, library and information science faculty and students, and anyone else who is interested in learning about the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) and how following the FRBR model can improve access to information through helpful organization of the metadata records that are surrogates for information resources. Serials, art, music, moving images, maps, and archival materials are just a few of the formats covered. Not for catalogers only!

Genres: Library Science, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 5, 2000

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you only buy one FRBR book, buy several copies of this one!

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It helped me have a deeper understanding of FRBR and its impact in cataloging various mediums.

[Bonnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anita, one of my coworkers, leant me this book. I learned about frbr last quarter, but didn't really comprehend that much of what it's about. Hopefully this book will help me wrap my mind around it.