Interactive FRBR Quiz for Library Professionals

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1. What does the acronym FRBR stand for? • Functional Requirements for Better Records • Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records • Functional Records for Big Research libraries Click on the answer

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2. What is FRBR? • A content designation tool • A data model • A cataloging code or standard • A replacement for ISBD • All of the above • None of the above Click on the answer

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Congratulations! • This answer is correct! FRBR is none of the above. FRBR is a conceptual model that uses aspects of an entity-relationship model. Click for next question

3. How many groups does FRBR describe? • There are 6 Groups • There are 3 Groups • There are 12 Groups • There are 16 Groups Click on the answer

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Congratulations! This answer is correct! There are 3 groups: Group 1 (products of intellectual & artistic endeavor) Group 2 (parties/names) Group 3 (subjects) Click for next question

4. The names of the FRBRGroup 1 entities are: • Names, Families, and Corporate bodies • Entities, Attributes, and Elements • Places, Events, and Concepts • Work, Expression, Manifestation, and Item Click on the answer

Congratulations! This answer is correct! Group 1 = the products of intellectual & artistic endeavor Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item Click for next question

Work Expression Manifestation Item 5. What FRBR Group 1 entity describes a leather bound autographed copy in a Rare Books Collection? Click on the answer

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6. Which FRBR Group 1 entity describes a digitized version of the Oxford University Press text published in 2008? • Work • Expression • Manifestation • Item Click on the answer

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7. Which FRBR Group 1 entity describes a French translation? • Work • Expression • Manifestation • Item Click on the answer

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8. Which FRBR Group 1 entity describes a London Symphony Orchestra 2005 performance? • Work • Expression • Manifestation • Item Click on the answer

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9. Which FRBR Group 1 entity describes Hamlet? • Work • Expression • Manifestation • Item Click on the answer

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10. Name the FRBR Group 2 entities • Persons, Animals, Fictitious characters, and Planets • Corporate bodies, Geographic places, and Conferences. • Concepts, Places, and Events • Person, Corporate body, and Family Click on the answer

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11. Name the FRBR Group 3 entities • Concept, Object, Event, Place • Subjects, Subdivisions, and Classification numbers • Lions, Tigers, and Bears • #1- Plus all of the Group 1 and Group 2 entities Click on the answer

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12. How many User Tasks does FRBR describe and what are they? 4 tasks – Find, Identify, Navigate, and Explore 4 tasks - Find, Select, Acquire, and Buy 4 tasks - Find, Identify, Select, and Obtain 4 tasks – Find, Select, Obtain, and Describe Click on the answer

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13. What is RDA? • The acronym for Resource Description and Access • The new cataloging code • The new cataloging standard that attempts to provide guidelines for the descriptive cataloging of all resources • All of the above Click on the answer

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14. How does FRBR relate to RDA? • FRBR provides RDA with the underlying framework to support coverage of all types of content and media • FRBR provides RDA with the underlying framework to support the flexibility and extensibility needed to accommodate newly emerging resource characteristics • FRBR provides RDA with the underlying framework to support the adaptability needed for the data produced to function within a wide range of technological environments • All of the above Click on the answer

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Interactive FRBR Quiz for Library Professionals