Relationships in
FRBR
A presentation by
Dr. Barbara B. Tillett
May 2, 2005
FRBR Workshop
Dublin, Ohio
Entity-Relationship Model
FRBR
• Entities
• Relationships
• Attributes
relationship
Entity 1
Entity 2
Relationships
• Inherent to the
model
– Among the entities in
Group 1
– Across entities in the
various groups
(roles, subjects)
• Content
relationships
–
–
–
–
–
Equivalent
Derivative
Descriptive
Whole/Part
Part to part
(sequential)
– Accompanying
– Shared characteristic
Objectives of Catalogs
• Cutter’s objectives for the catalog
– Finding - description and access standards
– Collocating - controlled “vocabularies” for
precision of searching
“User Tasks” - FRBR
•
•
•
•
Find (locate and collocate)
Identify
Select
Obtain
• Relate
• Other possible tasks:
– Attribute Royalties to
– Preserve
Group 1
Work
FRBR
is realized through
Expression
is embodied in
recursive
one
many
Manifestation
is exemplified by
Item
Group 1 - Relationships
Inherent to the Entities
FRBR
• Work “is realized by” an expression
– Expression “is embodied in” a
manifestation
• Manifestation “is exemplified by” an
item
–Item
Relationships Work/Expression
w1 Charles Dickens’ A Christmas carol
e1 the author’s original English text
e2 a Tamil translation by V.A. Venkatachari
FRBR
“is realized by”
FRBR, p. 59
Relationships Work/Expression/Manifestation
w1 J.S. Bach’s Goldberg variations
e1 performance by Glen Gould in 1981
m1 recording released on 331/3 rpm sound
disc in 1982 by CBS Records
m2 recording re-released on compact disc in
1993 by Sony
m3 digitization of the Sony re-release as MP3 in
2000
FRBR
Based on FRBR, p. 59
“is embodied in”
Relationships Work/Expression/Manifestation/Item
w1 Lost treasures of the world
e1 the interactive electronic resource
m1 the CD published in 1994 by Follgard CDVisions
i1 first copy held by Calgary Public Library
i2 second copy held by Calgary Public
Library
FRBR
“is exemplified by”
FRBR, p. 60
FRBR Group 1
Content Relationships
• Equivalent
• Derivative
• Descriptive
Work to work relationships are
inherited by hierarchically related
Expressions
Manifestations
Items
Family of Works
Same
New Expression
Expression
New Work
B. Tillett
Dec. 2001
Equivalent Content:
Multiple Manifestations
Derivative Relationships:
Same work
• Editions
• Translations
• Performances
Derivative Relationships:
New works
• Parodies
• Adaptations
Descriptive Relationships:
New works
•
•
•
•
Commentaries
Evaluations
Criticisms
Reviews
Whole-Part Relationships
• Components
• Aggregates
Whole-Part Relationships
WORKS WITHIN WORKS
Components/Aggregates
Shape = container/ carrier
Color = content
Part-to-Part Relationships
• Component to component
– Sequential Relationship
– Accompanying Relationship (or
Companion Relationship)
• Dependent
• Independent
Part-to-Part Relationships
Sequential Relationships
WORKS WITHIN WORKS
Components-to-Component
Accompanying Relationships
Shape = container/ carrier
Color = content
Shared Characteristics
Relationships
• Different works sharing an element
(attribute) in common
DIFFERENT WORKS
Shared Characteristic Relationships
= data element
or information
shared in common
Group 1 tp Group 2 Relationships
• Roles
Relationships –
Person/Work
w1 The shepheardes calendar
w2 The faerie queen
w3 Astrophel
… etc.
FRBR
p1 Edmund Spenser
“created by”
FRBR, p. 61
Relationships Corporate Body/Expression
e1 a 1980 performance of Allegri’s Miserere
e2 a 1986 performance of Josquin’s Missa
pange lingua
e3 a 1989 performance of Lassus’ Missa
osculetur me
...
FRBR
cb1 The Tallis Scholars
“realized by”
FRBR, p. 61
Relationships Corporate Body/Manifestation
m1 the 1965 publication by Coach House Press
of Wayne Clifford’s Man in a window
m2 the 1966 publication by Coach House Press
of Joe Rosenblatt’s The LSD Leacock
m3 the 1966 publication by Coach House Press
of Henry Beissel’s New wings for Icarus
...
cb1 Coach House Press
FRBR
“produced by”
FRBR, p. 62
Relationships Corporate Body/Item
i1 a copy of the “Penkill Proofs” of D.G.
Rossetti’s Poems printed in August 1869,
with manuscript annotations by the author
i2 a copy of the “A Proofs” of D.G. Rossetti’s
Poems printed in September 1869, with
manuscript annotations by the author
...
FRBR
cb1 Princeton University Library
“owned by”
FRBR, p. 62
Relationships –
Subject/Work
c1 Romanticism
w1 Morse Peckham’s Beyond the Tragic
Vision
w2 Romanticism reconsidered, edited by
Northrup Frye
...
FRBR
“is the subject of”
FRBR, p. 63
Applications
• Classics of literature vs. scientific studies
• Examples in the OCLC database
– Stephen King
• 102 works, 231 manifestations
– Shakespeare’s Hamlet
• 1 work, 2696 manifestations
– Rowling, J.K. (Harry Potter stories)
• 28 works, 300 manifestations
Collocation by Expressions
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.
– Books – Danish
– Books – Dutch
– Books – English
– Books – French
– Books – Spanish
– Motion Pictures – English
FRBR-ize MARC records
OCLC’s algorithm
http://www.oclc.org/research/software/frbr/
LC’s display tool
http://www.loc.gov/marc
http://www.loc.gov/marc/marc-functional-analysis/tool.html
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943?
The English patient.
Text - English
Sound recording - English
Related Works
The English patient.
Motion picture - English
Minghella, Anthony.
The English patient.
Text - English
[Person]
[Work]
[Expressions]
[Work]
[Expression]
[Work]
[Expression]
Possible Hierarchical Display Level
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943?
The English patient. [Work]
Text - English [Expression]
The English patient / Michael Ondaatje. [Manifestation]
Imprint: Thorndike Press ; Chivers Press, 1997.
Physical description: 455 p. (large print) : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 0786211512 (U.S. hd. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0754010457 (U.K. hd.)
ISBN: 075402024X (U.K. pbk.)
The English patient / by Michael Ondaatje. [Manifestation]
Edition: 1st Vintage International ed.
Imprint: Vintage Books, 1993.
Physical description: 305 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 0679745203
Sound recording - English [Expression]
The English patient / by Michael Ondaatje. [Manifestation]
Imprint: Macmillan Audio Books, p1997.
Physical description: 2 sound cassettes (ca. 4 hrs.) :
analog.
ISBN: 0333675568
Publisher's number: MAB 15 Macmillan Audio Books
Related Works
The English patient. [Work]
Motion picture - English [Expression]
The English patient / Miramax Films presents a Saul
Zaentz Production ; an Anthony Minghella Film.
[Manifestation]
Imprint: Miramax Home Entertainment, [1998]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (162 min.) : bsd.,
col. ; 4 ¾ in.
ISBN: 1558908307
Publisher's number: 14175 Miramax
…
Imprint: Miramax Home Entertainment, c1997.
Physical description: 2 laserdiscs (162 min.) : sd.,
col. ; 12in.
The English patient / produced J&M Entertainment ;
Miramax films ; directed by Anthony Minghella.
[Manifestation]
Imprint: 1996.
Physical description: 18 reels of 18 on 9 : sd., col. ;
35 mm. ref print.
Minghella, Anthony.
The English patient. [Work]
Text - English [Expression]
The English patient / Anthony Minghella ; [Manifestation]
based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje ; introduction by
Michael Ondaatje.
Edition: 1st ed.
Imprint: Hyperion Miramax Books, c1996.
Physical description: xviii, 189 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 078688245X
FRBR futures
• Terminology
• Concepts
– Entities
– Relationships
– Attributes
• Goals of
bibliographic control
– Finding
– Collocating
Thank you!
•
Slides 18, 20, 22, and a modifed
version of 12 were published in
Barbara B. Tillett, “Bibliographic
Relationships.” In Relationships in
the Organization of Knowledge,
edited by Carol A. Bean and
Rebecca Green, 19-35. Dordrecht:
Kluwer Academic Publishers,
2001.
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