[rak-list] (Fwd) [ACAT] ISBD/FRBR Terminology Mapping Project

[Bernhard Eversberg]

Hier eine Mitteilung zur Terminologie, insbes. zum geplanten Abgleich zwischen 
ISBD- und FRBR-Begriffen. Bis zum 1.6.04 soll das erledigt sein. Bei der 
Uebersetzung der letzteren sollte das wohl im Auge behalten werden.
B.E.

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Among IFLA's most important achievements in the area of bibliographic
control has been the articulation of widely implemented practices set out
in the series of the International Standard Bibliographic Descriptions
(ISBDs) and of the respected model developed on the basis of the ISBDs,
GARE, and GSARE in the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
(FRBR).  It is critically important to the credibility of IFLA's work in
these areas that the ISBDs and FRBR are inter-related and mutually
supportive in order to assure users of consistency between them.  As a
result, the ISBD Review Group has been assessing the feasibility of
aligning the terminology used in the texts of the ISBDs with that used in
FRBR.  However, the group has encountered difficulties in trying to
achieve that alignment, owing in large part to the fact that the terms
used in FRBR were defined in the context of an entity-relationship model
conceived at a higher level of abstraction than the specifications for the
ISBDs.  While the entities defined in the FRBR model are clearly related
to the elements forming an ISBD description, they are not necessarily
congruent in all respects and the relationships are too complex to be
conveyed through a simple substitution of terminology.

As a result, the IFLA's ISBD Review Group and its FRBR Review Group have
concluded that an alternative approach to clarifying the relationship
between the ISBDs and the FRBR model be pursued in the form of developing
a table to detail the relationship of each of the elements specified in
the ISBDs to its corresponding entity attribute or relationship as defined
in the FRBR model.  Such a table would satisfy the need to make clear that
the ISBDs and FRBR themselves enjoy a harmonious relationship.  In
addition, it would to complement the mapping from FRBR to the ISBDs (and
other standards) presented in Appendix A of the FRBR Final Report.  The
mapping would also allow both Review Groups to ensure that there is no
element in the ISBDs that is not represented in FRBR and to consider
initiation of changes needed to achieve greater consistency between them.

Die Deutsche Bibliothek (DDB) and the British Library (BL) have generously
provided funding to support this initiative.  They are partnering in this
regard to support the strategic goals of the IFLA-CDNL Alliance for
Bibliographic Standards (ICABS).  DDB is responsible for ICABS activities
in the area of ISBD maintenance and development, while BL is assigned
responsibility for FRBR maintenance and development.  They have contracted
with Mr. Tom Delsey, formerly of the National Library of Canada, a
principal author of FRBR, and contributor to many of the ISBDs, to perform
the work needed for the project.

Mr. Delsey will map the elements specified in the ISBDs to the entity
attributes and relationships defined in the FRBR model.  Each element in
the ISBDs will be mapped to the entity and associated logical attribute or
relationship in the FRBR model to which it corresponds.  The mapping will
cover all elements specified in the outline of the ISBD(G) as well as the
elements specified for area 3 (the material specific area) in the current
editions of ISBD(CM), ISBD(CR), and ISBD(PM). In addition, he will expand
the mapping of elements in area 7 (the notes area) to cover specific types
of notes identified in the individual ISBDs. An introductory note will be
drafted to explain the purpose of the mapping and the layout of the table.
He will also add annotations, as necessary, to the mappings shown in the
table in order to highlight complex correspondences between the data
reflected in an ISBD element and the entity attributes and relationships
defined in the FRBR model.  Mr. Delsey expects to complete work on this
project by June 1, 2004.

Questions or comments may be addressed to John D. Byrum, Jr. Chair,
ISBD Review Group at: jbyr at loc.gov

John D. Byrum, Jr.
Chief, Regional & Cooperative Cataloging
Library of Congress
Washington, D. C. 20540-4380
Tel: +(202) 707-6511
Fax: +(202) 707-2824
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Bernhard Eversberg
Universitaetsbibliothek, Postf. 3329, 
D-38023 Braunschweig, Germany
Tel.  +49 531 391-5026 , -5011 , FAX  -5836
e-mail  B.Eversberg at tu-bs.de