Conceptual Models: FRAD and FRSAR (Works in Progress)

Conceptual Models:FRAD and FRSAR(Works in Progress) by Dr. Barbara B. Tillett Chief, Cataloging Policy & Support Office Library of Congress for Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians May 16, 2007

Convergence in 1998 • FRBR – “the need to extend the model … to cover authority data” • IFLA Working Group on Minimal Level Authority Records and ISADN • International Conference on National Bibliographic Services

FRANAR Working Group Functional Requirements And Numbering of Authority Records

Françoise Bourdon Christina Hengel-Dittrich Olga Lavrenova Andrew MacEwan Eeva Murtomaa Glenn Patton Henry Snyder Barbara Tillett Hartmut Walravens Mirna Willer Tom Delsey Marie-France Plassard Working Group Members

Terms of Reference • To define functional requirements of authority records • To study the feasibility of an International Standard Authority Data Number • To serve as the official IFLA liaison to and work with other interested groups concerning authority files

The Goal of the Model • To provide an understanding of how authority data functions currently • To clarify the underlying concepts to provide a basis for refining and improving on current practice in the future

Functions of the Authority File • Document decisions • Serve as reference tool • Control forms of access points • Support access to bibliographic file • Link bibliographic and authority files

Authority data creators and reference librarians Library patrons Users

Authority record creators and reference librarians Library patrons Find Identify Contextualize Justify Users User Tasks

Bibliographic Entities known by Names and/or Identifiers Controlled Access Points basis for

Person – An individual or a persona established or adopted by an individual or group [FRBR, modified] Dates of a person Title of person Place of birth Language of person Field of activity Entities & attributes (1)

Name – A character or group of words and/or characters by which an entity is known [FRBR, modified] Type of name Scope of usage Dates of usage Language of name Script of name Transliteration scheme of name Entities & attributes (2)

Controlled access point –A name, term, code, etc. under which bibliographic or authority record or reference will be found. [GARR, modified] Type of access point Language of cataloguing Script of cataloguing Source of access point Entities & attributes (3)

Relationships (1) Work  Work • Derivative relationship Authorized heading: Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. [Fall of the house of Usher] See also reference: For a musical composition based on this work search under: >> Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Chute de la maison Usher

Relationships (2) Person  Name • Real name relationship Authorized heading: Orwell, George See reference tracing: < Blair, Eric Arthur [real name]

Relationships (3) Access point  Access point • Alternate script relationship Access point: Gogol, Nikolaï Vasilievitch Access point in an alternate script: Гоголь, Николай Васильевич

Relationships (1) Work  Work • Equivalence relationship • Derivative relationship • Descriptive relationship • Whole/part relationship • Accompanying • Sequential • Shared characteristic

Relationships (2) Person  Name • Real name relationship • Pseudonym relationship • Secular name relationship • Official name relationship • Earlier name relationship • Later name relationship • Alternative linguistic form relationship • Other variant name relationship

Relationships (3) Access point  Access point • Parallel language relationship • Alternate script relationship • Different rules relationship • Etc.

What’s Next? • Worldwide review (second round) • July 15 deadline for comments • Publication of the FRAD model • Recommendations for changes to existing IFLA publications

FRSAR • Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records • Co-Chairs: Marcia Zeng, Kent State University and Maja Žumer, National Library of Slovenia

Questions?

Conceptual Models: FRAD and FRSAR (Works in Progress)