Precoordination in subject indexing systems and FRBR Maria Nasiłowska m.nasilowska@uw.edu.pl Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Warszawie Bibliographic data system work expression manifestation person corporate body item authority file catalog concept object event place Family of Subject Indexing Systems (SIS) LCSH FAST RVM GSAFD and others RAMEAU and others KABA towards the postcoordination ? Characteristics of SIS-PR • Semantics of vocabulary close to semantics of natural language (+) • Specificity (+) • Universal application – type of collections and domains (+ / -) • Precoordination of syntax (-) Attributes of Entities (selection) •Work - title, form, date, ... •Expression - title, form, date, language, ... •Manifestation – title, statement of responsibility, place of publication, publisher, date of publication, form of carrier,... •Item – identifier, provenance, condition of the Item, ... •Person – name, dates, title, ... •Corporate Body – name, number, place, date, ... •Concept - term •Object - term •Event - term •Place - term I. FRBR - attribute „name” FRBR entities FRBR attribute work expression manifestation title = name of work title = name of expression title = name of manifestation person corporate body concept object event place name of person name of corporate body term = name of concept term = name of object term = name of event term = name of place Subject relationships in FRBR as work expression manifestation as as as item person as as corporate body as concept as object as event place as is subject of work Subject relationship by SIS-PR FRBR entity as subject of a work ... ... named in SIS-PR . Examples level of work Camus, Albert (1913-1960). La peste. level of expression Mabinogion |x Translations into Polish |x History and criticism level of manifestation (F) Camus, Albert (1913-1960). La peste. |v Translations into Polish |v Juvenile sound recordings level of item Bibliotèque nationale de France. |k Manuscript. |n Français 902 person Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) corporate body Library of Congress concept – concept object – concept event – concept place – concept Philosophy |x History Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) |x Books and reading Library of Congress |x Administration Poland Concepts by SIS-PR Entities of 3rd group as subject of a work ... concept – concept object – concept event – concept place – concept ... named in SIS-PR . Examples Philosophy |x History Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) |x Books and reading Endangered species |z Colorado |x Public opinion Camus, Albert (1913-1960) |x Appreciation |z France Latin Quarter (Paris, France) |x Social conditions Library of Congress |x Administration |x Social conditions Library of Congress |x Administration Poland |x Social conditions Hundred Years’War, 1339-1453 Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Intenational Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdrój Poland Examples of authority and non-authority headings authority headings headings constructed in indexing Philosophy Philosophy |x History German language |y Old High German, 750-1050 German language |y Old High German, 750-1050 |v Congresses France |x History |y To 987 France |x History |y To 987 |v Early works to 1800 Library of Congress Library of Congress |x Administration Camus, Albert (1913-1960). La peste. Camus, Albert (1913-1960). La peste. |v Translations into Polish Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) Jesus Christ |x Crucifixtion Camus, Albert (1913-1960). La peste. |x Translations into Polish |x History and criticism Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) |x Books and reading Jesus Christ |x Crucifixtion |v Méditations Homogeneous subject headings (650) Philosophy |x History (150) Philosophy |x History (450) History of Philosophy (650) Anorexia |x Patients |x Family relationships (150) Anorexia |x Patients |x Family relationships (450) Family relationships of Patients of Anorexia (650) Turtles |x Effect of pollution on (150) Turtles |x Effect of pollution on (450) Effect of pollution on Turles (650) German language |x Old High German, 750-1050 (150) German language |x Old High German, 750-1050 (450) Old High German language Heterogeneous subject headings (600) Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) |x Childhood and youth (650) Childhood and youth of Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) (650) Childhood and youth & (600) Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) (600) Camus, Albert (1913-1960) |x Knowledge |x Mythology (650) Knowledge of Mythology of Camus, Albert (1913-1960) (650) Knowledge of Mythology & (600) Camus, Albert (1913-1960) (650) (650) Knowledge & (650) Mythology & (600) Camus, Albert (1913-1960) „Lying” subject headings (600) Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) |x Criticism and interpretation (650) Criticism and interpretation of (Works of) Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) (150) Criticism and interpretation of (Works of) Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) (400) (Works of) Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) |x Criticism and interpretation (651) United States |x Social conditions (650) Social conditions(of citizens of) in United States (150) Social conditions (of citizens of) in United States (451) (citizens of) United States |x Social conditions (450) Americans |x Social conditions (650) American fiction |v Women authors (655) / (650) American fiction (155) / (150) American fiction „Double” subject headings (650) Opium abuse |x In literature (650) English literature |y 19th century |x History and criticism (650) Opium abuse & (650) English literature |x 19th century (651) Soviet Union |x History |y Revolution, 1917-1921 |x Foreign public opinion, American (650) Public opinion |z United States |x History |y 20th century (651) Soviet Union |x History |x Revolution, 1917-1921 & (650) Public opinion |z United States |y 20th century FRBR and lists of Free-Floating Subdivisions FRBR entitie Free-Floating Subdivisions - Lists work Literary Works Entered Under Author, Sacred Works, Literary Works Entered Under Title Names of Persons, Names of Families, Literary Authors person corporate body concept Cooporate Bodies, Religious and Monastic Orders, Religions, Legislative Bodies, Military Services, Universities and Colleges, Libraries Languages, Musical Compositions, Musical Instruments, Literature, Groups of Literary Authors, Classes of persons, Industries, Legal topics, Ethnic Groups, Indians, Wars, Materials, Chemicals, Body, Animals, Plants and Crops, Dieseases, Land Vehicles, Religious and Monastic Orders, Religions, Military Services, Names of Places, Names of Bodies of Water. Simplification - evolution? subdivision - application note simplified note Transplantation – under individual organs and tissues of the body. Transplantation - under appropriate topics. Administration - under types of institutions; names of individual institutions, especialy libraries, health Administration - under name of and social services; types of industries, corporate bodies and appropriate industrial plants and processes, special topics. activities; name of corporate bodies, including individual government agencies, galleries, museums, parks. II. Attribute „form” in SIS-PR work realized through concept expression manifestation Form by SIS-PR - examples FRBR entity Form of ... Examples of headings - subject of work, expression, manifestation level of work content Plants |v Fiction level of expression content French Poetry Beowulf |v Translations into Polish level of manifestation carrier Japanese poetry |v Translations into Polish Plantes |v Romans français |v Cédéroms Poésie française |v Traductions polonaises |v Cédéroms* Forms by SIS-PR – content vs carrier (650) Plants |v Fiction |v Juvenile sound recordings (650) Plants |v Fiction (008) (650)* Poésie française |v Traductions polonaises |v Cédéroms (655) Poésie française |v Traductions polonaises (008) (650) Poésie française |v Traductions polonaises |x Histoire et critique Form of content and form of carrier - examples Librarians |v Anecdotes France |x History Plants |x Dictionaries |v Bibliography Plants |x Fiction |x History and Criticism Plants |v Fiction Plants |x Fiction |v Bibliography Plantes |x Romans |v Bibliographie |v Catalogues Plants |v Early works to 1800 Proust, Marcel (1871-1922) |v Manuscrits La Fontaine, Jean de (1621-1695). Fables |v Cédéroms pour la jeunesse Accidents de la route |x Enquêtes |z France |y 1970-2000 Varsovie (Pologne) |y 20e siècle |v Congresses Syntax of transformate SIS – postcoordination? topic + form of topic form authority file place of topic time of topic place of form time of form SIS in bibliographic data system [topic] [topic] + [topic] authority subject headings [topic] + [topic] + [topical form] [topic] + [topical form] authority form headings [form] authority file [authority subject heading] + [place] + [time] [authority form heading] + [place] + [time] catalog Attributes of concept - conclusions Attributes: name Concept ... forme place time ... is the subject of a Work (realized through an Expression embodied in a Manifestation exemplified by an Item). Subject is named in the Authority File and situated (in time and place) in SIS. Sometimes subject is expressed (Expression) in a special form (form of content). FRBR - subject relationship. And object relationship? work ... concept object event place ? concept is subject of work attributes of concept: name, form, time, place form is object of work attributes of form: name, time, place SIS-PR are dead. Long live the Access Points!