Jenn Riley

Metadata Librarian

IU Digital Library Program

New Developments in Cataloging

The future of the catalog

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http://www.library.nd.edu/daiad/morgan/musings/ngc/

Big changes are in the works

Change is constant But we’re in a particularly active period right

now Three major developments to know about

Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR)

Resource Description and Access (RDA) Library of Congress Working Group on the

Future of Bibliographic Control

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What is FRBR?

Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records

1998 report from IFLA Conceptual model describing the entities and

relationships underlying bibliographic information

Only recently gaining real traction

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User Tasks

FRBR Find Identify Select Obtain

Cutter To enable a person to find a book of which

either the author the title the subject

...is known To show what the library has

by a given author on a given subject in a given kind of literature

To assist in the choice of a book as to its edition (bibliographically) as to its character (literary or topical)

FRBR Group 1 Entities

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Other FRBR entities

Group 2 (those responsible for Group 1 entities) Person Corporate body

Group 3 (subjects of Works) Group 1 & 2 entities Concept Object Event Place

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FRAD

Functional Requirements for Authority Data Applies FRBR approach to authorities 2nd draft released April 2007

Like FRBR, uses entity-relationship modeling Clarifies the focus is authority data, not authority

records Adds these entities

Family Name Identifier Controlled Access Point Rules

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How many records are affected?

78% of works have a single manifestation 99% of all works in WorldCat have seven

manifestations or less 30,000, or <1% have more than 20

manifestationsR. Bennett et. al. (2003) "The concept of a work in WorldCat: an application of

FRBR" Library Collections Acquisitions & Technical Services 27, 45-59.

Need to develop cataloging interfaces that show complexity only when necessary

So what does this mean?

A new way of thinking about bibliographic data

Will probably affect record structure and cataloging code

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…but interfaces and cataloging workflows don’t have to mirror

FRBR/FRAD entities/attributes exactly!

RDA: A new cataloging code

“…designed for the digital world” “…comprehensive set of guidelines and

instructions on resource description and access covering all types of content and media”

Formerly known as AACR3; name change signifies a fundamental change in approach

Will be based on FRBR principles

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RDA structure

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37 (!) chapters, grouped into 10 sections 1 – Recording attributes of manifestation and item 2 – Recording attributes of work and expression 3 – Recording attributes of person, family, and corporate body 4 – Recording attributes of concept, object, event, and place 5 – Recording primary relationships between work, expression,

manifestation, and item 6 – Recording relationships to persons, families, and corporate bodies

associated with a resource 7 – Recording relationships to concepts, objects, events, and places

associated with a work 8 – Recording relationships between works, expressions, manifestations

and items 9 – Recording relationships between persons, families, and corporate

bodies 10 – Recording relationships between concepts, objects, events, and

places

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Database implementation scenarios

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Scenario 1: Relational / object-oriented database structure

Scenario 2: Linked bibliographic and authority records

Scenario 3: ‘Flat file’ database structure (no links)

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Current proposed timeline

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Major reorganization announced October 2007

December 2007-March 2008: Review of sections 2-4, 9

July-September 2008: Review of complete draft of RDA

2009: Release of RDA

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DCMI/RDA Task Group

Proposed outcomes Definition of an RDA Element Vocabulary Disclosure on the public web of RDA Value

Vocabularies using RDF/RDFS/SKOS technologies

DC Application Profile for RDA based on FRBR and FRAD

Goals Integration into the larger web environment Usable by machines in addition to humans

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RDA/MARC Working Group

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Just announced March 13 Will represent implementation scenario 2:

linked bibliographic and authority records “drafting proposals for review and discussion

by the MARC community in June 2008” “identify what changes are required to MARC

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Reaction to RDA drafts

Rhetoric is at times heated Mostly taking place on email lists and the

blogosphere, rather than in the published literature

Falls into two camps: Too extreme Not extreme enough

Both sides have some valid points; both miss the point entirely at times

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Implementation plans

October 2007 announcement of plans for adoption by British Library Library and Archives Canada Library of Congress National Library of Australia

Goal is to implement by the end of2009

BUT….

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Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control Present findings on how bibliographic control

and other descriptive practices can effectively support management of and access to library materials in the evolving information and technology environment;

Recommend ways in which the library community can collectively move toward achieving this vision;

Advise the Library of Congress on its role and priorities.

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Recommendations

Area 1: Increase the efficiency of bibliographic production for all libraries

Area 2: Transfer effort into higher-value activity (e.g., special collections)

Area 3: Position our technology for the future More flexible, extensible metadata carrier Suspend work on RDA

Area 4: Position our community for the future Develop test plan for FRBR

Area 5: Strengthen the LIS profession

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LC response to WG report

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“The most contentious recommendation, that LC cease participation in the development of RDA, will be studied alongside the other one hundred thirteen recommendations without foregone conclusions.”

WG reports due to LC beginning of May; official LC response end of May

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More information

jenlrile@indiana.edu These presentation slides: <

http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/~jenlrile/presentations/slis/08spring/s504/s504-2.ppt>

Handout:<http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/~jenlrile/presentations/slis/08spring/s504/handout-2.doc>

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