In this Bachelor's thesis the result from a Delphi study regarding FRBR, performed by Yin Zhang and Athena Salaba in 2007 and published in 2009 – What is next for Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records? A Delphi study – is analyzed by qualitatively interviewing professionals active within the library and information science field in Sweden. The results are compared and possible deviations and adjustments are illuminated and discussed. The purpose of the thesis is to determine the topicality of the Delphi study in 2011 from a Swedish perspective. Conclusions made from the thesis shows that the main areas are still the same, but adjustments regarding the relative order of issues might be needed; primarily a shift of focus from theoretical to practical issues. More specifically, a focus on user aspects, user studies and authority work is needed.

No published studies to date examined the practices in creation or adoption of metadata in cultural heritage institutions or evaluated metadata in bibliographic databases in the Arabian Gulf counties and assessed its potential interoperability in the aggregation that would provide a central point of access to bibliographic databases of cultural heritage institutions. This exploratory study aimed to address this gap with the goal of: (1) developing understanding of the current state of information representation and knowledge organization in cultural heritage collections in Arabian Gulf countries, and (2) exploring perspectives for future developments such as creating regional large-scale portals similar to Digital Public Library of America, Europeana etc. that facilitate discovery by aggregating metadata and possible barriers to these developments.. The study is focused on a Kuwaiti, Qatari, and Omani libraries, museums, and archives. The mixed-methods research combined semi-structured interviews of the bibliographic database managers at 15 cultural heritage institutions and in-depth content analysis of a sample of 412 metadata records that represent items in these bibliographic databases for accuracy, completeness, consistency, use of knowledge organization systems, etc. This study findings make a research contribution important for evaluating the feasibility and planning of future aggregations of cultural heritage bibliographic databases. Results provided insights into possible ways to achieve interoperability in metadata for such digital portals in the Arabian Gulf region.

De nombreux efforts ont été faits ces dernières années pour faciliter la gestion et la représentation des entités culturelles. Toutefois, il existe encore un grand nombre de systèmes souvent isolés et encore utilisés dans les institutions culturelles reposant sur des modèles non sémantiques qui rendent difficile la validation et l’enrichissement des données. Cette thèse a pour but de proposer de nouvelles solutions pour améliorer la représentation et l’enrichissement sémantique de données culturelles en utilisant les principes du Web Sémantique. Pour ce faire, la recherche est focalisée d’une part sur l’adoption de modèles plus sémantiques comme selon les principes de FRBR qui permet de représenter des familles bibliographiques complexes en utilisant un modèle entités associations avec différents niveaux d’abstraction. Toutefois, la qualité d’une telle transformation est cruciale et c’est pourquoi des améliorations doivent être faites au niveau de la configuration et de l’évaluation d’un tel processus. En parallèle, la thèse cherche à profiter de ces nouveaux modèles sémantiques pour faciliter l’interconnexion des données avec des sources externes comme celles du Linked Open Data ou des sources moins structurées (Sites Web, Flux). Cela doit permettre de générer des bases de connaissances thématiques plus en accord avec les besoins des utilisateurs. Cependant, l’agrégation d’informations depuis des sources hétérogènes implique des étapes d’alignement à la fois au niveau du schéma et au niveau des entités / Many efforts have been done these last two decades to facilitate the management and representation of cultural heritage data. However, many systems used in cultural institutions are still based on flat models and are generally isolated which prevents any reuse or validation of information. This Ph.D. aims at proposing new solutions for enhancing the representation and enrichment of cultural entities using the Semantic Web technologies. This work consists in two major steps to reach this objective. On the one hand, the research is focused on the metadata migration process to transform the schema of existing knowledge catalogs to new semantic models. This study is based on a real-world case study using the concepts from the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) which allows to generate graph-based knowledge bases. Yet, the quality of such a migration is the cornerstone for a successful adoption. Thus, several challenges related to the tuning and the evaluation of such a process must be faced. On the other hand, the research aims at taking advantage of these semantic models to facilitate the linkage of information with external and structured sources (e.g., Linked Open Data) and extracting additional information from other sources (e.g., microblogging) to build a new generation of thematic knowledge bases according to the user needs. However, in this case, the aggregation of information from heterogeneous sources requires additional steps to match and merge both correspondences at schema and instance level

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-04T18:36:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 NAIRA CHRISTOFOLETTI SILVEIRA.pdf: 1749185 bytes, checksum: 599c9b9e2ea5317466d7937658d2f0cf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-02-10 / The alterations to the way knowledge is produced and the great amount of documents stimulate and pressurize into changes in cataloguing. In this context, a theoretical model for cataloguing known as Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) was published in 1998. Generally speaking, the cataloguing codes are divided into two parts: one related to description and another to the access points. This work aims to analyse the procedures to choose the access points of personal responsibility of the bibliographic records, in order to relate them to the concepts shown in the FRBR. The present work is characterized as a theoretical search and the investigation resorts to deductive approach to analyse the rules and the internationally accepted principles utilized in the choice of the access points. This search also has an empirical part to collect factual data about the use of cataloguing rules and to compare the registers with or without the use of the FRBR. As a result, it is observed that the cataloguing rules are still directed to the impressed catalogues. However, the concepts presented by the FRBR are related to the automated catalogues. The FRBR enlarge the dimensions of the responsabilities about the content of work and expression, and they translate the social changes to the possibilities of information representation in the bibliographic records. With the FRBR the rules have to be stipulated to facilitate the user activities. This implies in the review of the cataloguing rules, mainly the ones related to the choice of the access point. In this way, the professional of information will pay more efforts to determine which the access points for the user are. Among the uncountable impacts caused by the FRBR, perhaps the most important are to resume the discussion about the cataloguing in theoretical level and to highlight the importance of intellectual work of professional of information. / As altera??es na forma de produ??o do conhecimento e o grande volume de documentos pressionaram e estimularam mudan?as na cataloga??o. Nesse contexto, foi publicado em 1998 um modelo te?rico para a cataloga??o conhecido como Requisitos Funcionais para Registros Bibliogr?ficos (FRBR . Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records). Em geral, os c?digos de cataloga??o s?o divididos em duas partes: uma destinada ? descri??o e outra aos pontos de acesso. Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar os procedimentos para a escolha dos pontos de acesso de responsabilidade pessoal do registro bibliogr?fico, relacionando-os com os conceitos apresentados nos FRBR. Caracterizada como uma pesquisa te?rica, a investiga??o recorreu ? abordagem dedutiva para analisar as regras e os princ?pios aceitos internacionalmente utilizados na escolha dos pontos de acesso. A pesquisa tamb?m possui uma parte emp?rica para coletar dados factuais sobre a aplica??o de regras de cataloga??o e comparar os registros com e sem a base dos FRBR. Como resultado, observou-se que as regras da cataloga??o ainda se direcionam aos cat?logos impressos. No entanto, os conceitos apresentados pelos FRBR se relacionam aos cat?logos automatizados. Os FRBR ampliam as dimens?es das responsabilidades sobre o conte?do de uma obra e express?o, traduzindo as altera??es sociais para as possibilidades de representa??o da informa??o nos registros bibliogr?ficos. Com os FRBR as regras devem ser estipuladas para facilitar as atividades dos usu?rios. Isto implica na revis?o das regras de cataloga??o, especialmente as relacionadas ? escolha dos pontos de acesso. Assim, o bibliotec?rio empenhar? mais esfor?os para determinar quais ser?o os pontos de acesso necess?rios aos seus usu?rios. Dentre os in?meros impactos provocados pelos FRBR, talvez, os de maior destaque sejam a retomada das discuss?es sobre a cataloga??o em n?vel te?rico e o realce da import?ncia do trabalho intelectual dos profissionais.

Während Formal- und Sacherschließung in der angloamerikanischen Tradition als etwas Zusammengehöriges betrachtet werden, besteht im deutschen Bibliothekswesen eine klare, zumeist auch personelle Trennung zwischen den beiden Bereichen. Jüngere Entwicklungen der internationalen Standardisierung könnten hier zu einem Umdenken führen: Das theoretische Modell "Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records" (FRBR) hat eine neue Sicht auf das so genannte "bibliographische Universum" eingeläutet, das auch die Sacherschließung mit einbezieht. Auch "Resource Description and Access" (RDA), der Nachfolger von AACR2, versteht sich nicht mehr nur als ein Regelwerk für die Formalerschließung. Ganz konkrete Schritte für ein stärkeres Miteinander bringt das Projekt "Gemeinsame Normdatei" (GND) mit der Zusammenführung der Schlagwortnormdatei (SWD), der Personennamendatei (PND) und der Gemeinsamen Körperschaftsdate (GKD). Im Vortrag werden diese Entwicklungen näher beleuchtet und Überlegungen zu den damit verbundenen Chancen und Problemen angestellt.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:32:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-10-04Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:43:41Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 fusco_e_dr_mar.pdf: 4364055 bytes, checksum: f2e106af462188a82143f7a1c932c538 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O processo de catalogação ocupa-se dos registros bibliográficos, enquanto suporte de informação, servindo como base para a interoperabilidade entre ambientes informacionais, levando em conta objetos diversificados de informação e bases cooperativas e heterogêneas. Dentre as principais propostas da área de catalogação estão os FRBR - Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (Requisitos Funcionais para Registros Bibliográficos), que constituem novos conceitos nas regras de catalogação. As regras dos FRBR mostram um caminho na reestruturação dos registros bibliográficos de maneira a refletir a estrutura conceitual de persistência e buscas de informação, levando em conta a diversidade de usuários, materiais, suporte físico e formatos. Neste contexto, o objetivo desta pesquisa é refletir e discutir, a partir de uma arquitetura conceitual, lógica e de persistência de ambientes informacionais, baseada nos FRBR e na Modelagem Entidade- Relacionamento e estendido pelo uso dos conceitos da Orientação a Objetos, o processo de catalogação no contexto do projeto de catálogos utilizando a metodologia computacional de Modelagem Conceitual de Dados, considerando a evolução dessa área no âmbito da Ciência da Informação em relação ao contexto da representação da informação com vistas ao uso e à interoperabilidade de todo e qualquer recurso informacional, que vise a preencher a lacuna entre o projeto conceitual de um domínio de aplicação e a definição dos esquemas de metadados das estruturas de registros bibliográficos. Esta pesquisa defende a necessidade e a urgência da releitura do processo de catalogação adicionado de elementos da Ciência da Computação com utilização de metodologias de Tratamento Descritivo da Informação (TDI) no âmbito da representação da informação na camada de... / The cataloguing process is aimed at dealing with bibliographic registers as information support, serving as a basis for an interoperability among information environments, taking into account different objects and cooperative and heterogeneous basis. Among the main propositions of the cataloguing field are the FRBR - Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, which constitute of new concepts in cataloguing standards. These standards indicate access to the rearrangement of bibliographic registers in order to reflect on the conceptual framework of persistence and search of information, considering the diversity of users, material, physical support, and formats. In this context, the present research is aimed at reflecting and discussing, from a conceptual architecture, logic and information environment persistence based on FRBR and Entity-Relationship Modeling and extended by the use of concepts of Object Orientation, the process of cataloguing in the context of the catalogs project by using computation methodology of Data Conceptual Modeling, considering the evolution of this area in the scope of Information Science in relation to the context of the representation of information aiming use and interoperability of every and each information resource to fill the lack between the conceptual project of an application domain and the definition of the metadata scheme of bibliographic registers structures. Thus, this research defends the necessity and urgency to review the cataloguing process adding the elements of Computing Science with the use of Information Descriptive Treatment methodologies in the scope of the information representation in the layer of persistence of an automated information environment. The research issue is based in the presupposition of the existence in a relation of community among... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Orientador: Plácida Leopoldina Ventura Amorim da Costa Santos / Banca: Ricardo César Gonçalves Sant'Ana / Banca: José Remo Ferreira Brega / Banca: Virgínia Bentes Pinto / Banca: Alex Sandro Romeu de Souza Poleto / Resumo: O processo de catalogação ocupa-se dos registros bibliográficos, enquanto suporte de informação, servindo como base para a interoperabilidade entre ambientes informacionais, levando em conta objetos diversificados de informação e bases cooperativas e heterogêneas. Dentre as principais propostas da área de catalogação estão os FRBR - Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (Requisitos Funcionais para Registros Bibliográficos), que constituem novos conceitos nas regras de catalogação. As regras dos FRBR mostram um caminho na reestruturação dos registros bibliográficos de maneira a refletir a estrutura conceitual de persistência e buscas de informação, levando em conta a diversidade de usuários, materiais, suporte físico e formatos. Neste contexto, o objetivo desta pesquisa é refletir e discutir, a partir de uma arquitetura conceitual, lógica e de persistência de ambientes informacionais, baseada nos FRBR e na Modelagem Entidade- Relacionamento e estendido pelo uso dos conceitos da Orientação a Objetos, o processo de catalogação no contexto do projeto de catálogos utilizando a metodologia computacional de Modelagem Conceitual de Dados, considerando a evolução dessa área no âmbito da Ciência da Informação em relação ao contexto da representação da informação com vistas ao uso e à interoperabilidade de todo e qualquer recurso informacional, que vise a preencher a lacuna entre o projeto conceitual de um domínio de aplicação e a definição dos esquemas de metadados das estruturas de registros bibliográficos. Esta pesquisa defende a necessidade e a urgência da releitura do processo de catalogação adicionado de elementos da Ciência da Computação com utilização de metodologias de Tratamento Descritivo da Informação (TDI) no âmbito da representação da informação na camada de... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The cataloguing process is aimed at dealing with bibliographic registers as information support, serving as a basis for an interoperability among information environments, taking into account different objects and cooperative and heterogeneous basis. Among the main propositions of the cataloguing field are the FRBR - Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, which constitute of new concepts in cataloguing standards. These standards indicate access to the rearrangement of bibliographic registers in order to reflect on the conceptual framework of persistence and search of information, considering the diversity of users, material, physical support, and formats. In this context, the present research is aimed at reflecting and discussing, from a conceptual architecture, logic and information environment persistence based on FRBR and Entity-Relationship Modeling and extended by the use of concepts of Object Orientation, the process of cataloguing in the context of the catalogs project by using computation methodology of Data Conceptual Modeling, considering the evolution of this area in the scope of Information Science in relation to the context of the representation of information aiming use and interoperability of every and each information resource to fill the lack between the conceptual project of an application domain and the definition of the metadata scheme of bibliographic registers structures. Thus, this research defends the necessity and urgency to review the cataloguing process adding the elements of Computing Science with the use of Information Descriptive Treatment methodologies in the scope of the information representation in the layer of persistence of an automated information environment. The research issue is based in the presupposition of the existence in a relation of community among... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Während Formal- und Sacherschließung in der angloamerikanischen Tradition als etwas Zusammengehöriges betrachtet werden, besteht im deutschen Bibliothekswesen eine klare, zumeist auch personelle Trennung zwischen den beiden Bereichen. Jüngere Entwicklungen der internationalen Standardisierung könnten hier zu einem Umdenken führen: Das theoretische Modell "Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records" (FRBR) hat eine neue Sicht auf das so genannte "bibliographische Universum" eingeläutet, das auch die Sacherschließung mit einbezieht. Auch "Resource Description and Access" (RDA), der Nachfolger von AACR2, versteht sich nicht mehr nur als ein Regelwerk für die Formalerschließung. Ganz konkrete Schritte für ein stärkeres Miteinander bringt das Projekt "Gemeinsame Normdatei" (GND) mit der Zusammenführung der Schlagwortnormdatei (SWD), der Personennamendatei (PND) und der Gemeinsamen Körperschaftsdate (GKD). Im Vortrag werden diese Entwicklungen näher beleuchtet und Überlegungen zu den damit verbundenen Chancen und Problemen angestellt.

Magister Library and Information Studies - MLIS / Although Resource Description and Access (RDA) has been discussed extensively amongst the ranks of cataloguers internationally, no research on the perceptions of South African cataloguers was available at the time of this research. The aim of this study was to determine how well RDA was faring during the study's timeframe, to give a detailed description regarding cataloguer perceptions within a higher education setting in South Africa. Furthermore, to determine whether the implementation of RDA has overcome most of the limitations that AACR2 had within a digital environment, to identify advantages and/or perceived limitations of RDA as well as to assist cataloguers to adopt and implement the new standard effectively. The study employed a qualitative research design assisted by a phenomenological philosophy to gain insight into how cataloguers experienced the implementation and adoption of RDA by means of two concurrent web-based questionnaires. The study concluded that higher education cataloguing professionals residing in the Western Cape were decidedly positive towards the new cataloguing standard. Although there were some initial reservations, they were overcome to such an extent that ultimately no real limitations were identified, and that RDA has indeed overcome most of the limitations displayed by AACR2. Many advantages of RDA were identified, and participants expressed excitement about the future capabilities of RDA as it continues toward a link-data milieu, making library metadata more easily available.

由於資訊科技的發展，傳統的編目作業面臨轉型的壓力，必須尋求自我提昇，提供更多的加值服務，才能因應知識經濟時代的需要。本文主要探討圖書書目著錄應加強那些項目的加值分析，以提昇資料的檢索與使用率。本研究以問卷調查編目館員，並訪談教授分類編目相關課程的教師，目的在探討傳統編目作業的轉型，及研究資料組織中的加值作業要點，進而探討編目館員的在職訓練及編目教育如何因應加值分析的需要。 本研究發現，在新科技對編目作業的衝擊下，編目部門組織與作業進行調整；編目人力縮編；原始編目所佔的比率降低；書目著錄應加強著錄的項目為內容分析、目次、摘要、書評、封面、附錄，以及書目資料的連結關係；作好加值分析必須克服人力不足及系統配合之問題，瞭解讀者的檢索需求，以及透過「全國圖書資訊網」推動書目著錄加值分析作業；同時必須重視編目館員的在職訓練及編目教育，培養編目館員的學科背景、外語能力，以及具備運用現代技術和設備的能力。 對圖書館進行書目著錄加值分析作業方面的建議：（1）圖書館應修訂書目著錄加值分析的作業規範；（2）各館應重視書目著錄之加值分析；（3）瞭解讀者對目錄使用的需要，設計多元化的檢索方式；（4）編目館員應隨時注意標準與新科技的發展；（5）在圖書資訊學系所課程中強調加值分析的理念，或加開相關課程，並加強在職訓練的課程內容。希望藉此喚起對書目著錄的重視，作好書目著錄的加值分析，提供完善的資訊，滿足讀者多元化的檢索需求。