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   64th IFLA General Conference
   August 16 - August 21, 1998

 


Code Number: 065-74(WS)-E
Division Number: IV.
Professional Group: Cataloguing
Joint Meeting with: -
Meeting Number: 74.
Simultaneous Interpretation:   No

The Impact of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
Recommendations on the ISBD(ER)

Eeva Murtomaa
Helsinki University Library
Helsinki, Finland
E-mail: eeva.murtomaa@helsinki.fi


Abstract:

The main concepts of the report from report Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) are described. The functionality of the elements included in ISBD(ER) within the FRBR framework is examined. Proposals are offered for the core-level description and for the basic-level national bibliographic record for electronic resources. Also presented are impacts of the FRBR report on creating single/multiple bibliographic records and the idea of the authoritative file of bibliographic descriptions.


Paper

Imagine the user navigating in the universe of bibliographic records -- searching for meanings from the enormous mass of characters included in it. How can the quality and relevance of bibliographic access be guaranteed even if the user works on the other side of the world?

The IFLA Study Group on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) has created a conceptual framework for answering this question. My aim is to find out how the ISBD(ER) meets the ideas and needs described in the Functional Requirements study.

The functional requirements have been planned for the changing environment of bibliographic data. The question has been arisen: what kind of bibliographic records are required nationally and to an increasing degree also internationally to meet the different uses and user needs. All kind of materials (including electronic resources) are found in bibliographic databases. How should these bibliographic data be organized and structured for intellectual and physical access to the documents? By providing a greater capability to share bibliographic records, technological development has promoted the realization of Universal Bibliographic Control -- the idea of international sharing of standard bibliographic descriptions created by national bibliographical agencies. The network environment and the usage of the internet protocol Z39.50 make the shared cataloguing and information searching globally possible.

References

Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records : final report / recommended by the IFLA Study Group on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records ; International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, IFLA Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC Programme. - Frankfurt Am Main : IFLA UBCIM, 1997, - 136 p.

Future libraries, future catalogues / Pat Oddy. - London : Library Association, 1996. - 180 p.ISBN 1.85604-161-1.

ISBD(ER) : International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources : revised from the ISBD(CF): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Computer Files / recommended by the ISBD(CF) Review Group. - München : Saur, 1977 . - (UBCIM Publications -new Series ; Vol. 17). - X, 109 p. ISBN 3-598-11369-2.