What Is Next for Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records? A Delphi Study

Zhang, Yin; Salaba, Athena

doi:10.1086/597078

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“…Others realize this as well. A Delphi study by Zhang and Salaba (2009) found that experts rank the need to verify that FRBR is appropriate with user studies very highly among the issues in the area of the FRBR model. There appear to be two possible ways to study users in connection with FRBR.…”

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Mental models of the bibliographic universe. Part 1: mental models of descriptions

Pisanski

Žumer

2010

Journal of Documentation

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Purpose -The paper aims to present the results of the first two tasks of a user study looking into mental models of the bibliographic universe and especially their comparison to the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) conceptual model, which has not yet been user tested. Design/methodology/approach -The paper employes a combination of techniques for eliciting mental models and consisted of three tasks, two of which, card sorting and concept mapping, are presented herein. Its participants were 30 individuals residing in the general area of Ljubljana, Slovenia.Findings -Cumulative results of concept mapping show a strong resemblance to FRBR. Card sorts did not produce conclusive results. In both tasks, participants paid special attention to the original expression, indicating that a special place for it should be considered.Research limitations/implications -The study was performed using a relatively small sample of participants living in a geographically limited space using relatively straight-forward examples. Practical implications -Some solid evidence is provided for adoption of FRBR as the conceptual basis for cataloguing. Originality/value -This is the first widely published user study of FRBR, applying novel methodological approaches in the field of Library and Information Science.

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Section: Motivationmentioning

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Mental models of the bibliographic universe. Part 1: mental models of descriptions

Pisanski

Žumer

2010

Journal of Documentation

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“…As there are also no true FRBR catalogs yet in existence, there is no real evidence that FRBR would truly enhance user experience in library catalogs. This was identified as an important issue in a Delphi study of leading FRBR research by Zhang and Salaba (2009b).…”

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Developing FRBR-based library catalogs for users (sponsored by SIG/CR)

Zhang

Žumer

Salaba

et al. 2011

Proc. Am. Soc. Info. Sci. Tech.

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Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) has a direct impact on the library and information science community in the areas of information organization, information representation, and system design. Although FRBR offers great potential for libraries to develop catalogs that function more effectively to help users access bibliographic data, there has been a lack of both guidance in FRBR implementation and FRBR user research in related development. In this session, panelists presenting three different projects will discuss how they implemented FRBR in library catalogs and what user research they have done to inform system design and to evaluate the effectiveness of the FRBR systems. This panel will help address some key questions about FRBR research and development: (1)

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“…Presentation description: FRBR user research and evaluation is essential to a better understanding of the FRBR model and development of systems that support user information seeking. However, FRBR‐related user research is the least addressed area in FRBR research and development [4]. Zhang and Salaba will report on various user studies that have been conducted in this area.…”

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FRBR implementation and user research

Zhang

Salaba

Zeng

et al. 2010

Proc. Am. Soc. Info. Sci. Tech.

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The IFLA Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) conceptual model, published in 1998, focuses on the representation of the bibliographic universe, using an entity‐relationship model [1]. It has direct and great impact to the whole area of knowledge organization, especially the description, access, and sharing of bibliographic resources. As a conceptual model, FRBR is subject to various interpretations and implementations. This panel will focus on practical aspects of FRBR and related user studies: FRBR model validation, FRBR user research, FRBR/FAO model implementation and benefits, and RDA vocabulary developments based on FRBR.

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What Is Next for Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records? A Delphi Study

Cited by 24 publications

References 53 publications

Mental models of the bibliographic universe. Part 1: mental models of descriptions

Mental models of the bibliographic universe. Part 1: mental models of descriptions

Developing FRBR-based library catalogs for users (sponsored by SIG/CR)

FRBR implementation and user research

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