Some Reservations about FRBR

Beall, Jeffrey Some Reservations about FRBR. Library Hi Tech News, 2006, vol. 23, n. 2, pp. 15-16. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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English abstract

Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records is a theoretical and unproven model for organizing data in online library catalogs. Although the viability of the model remains unproven, it is being accepted largely without question in the library community, supported by a bandwagon effect among many librarians. The model has numerous weaknesses, such as vague terminology, and its implementation will demand large expenditures of resources, while its added value is unclear. Although the model is a new cataloging standard, its implementation will have an impact on all areas of librarianship

Item type:	Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords:	Bibliographic standards; Cataloguing; Information retrieval; cataloging FRBR; functional requirements for bibliographic records.
Subjects:	I. Information treatment for information services > IA. Cataloging, bibliographic control.
Depositing user:	Jeffrey Beall
Date deposited:	25 Jul 2011
Last modified:	02 Oct 2014 12:19
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/15950

References

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3. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 3-4, 2005.

4. Institute of Museum and Library Services. Museums and Libraries: Engaging America’s Youth. Nov. 1, 2005. Available http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/110105.htm

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