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Introduction to Form/Genre and its relationship to FRBR

Introduction to Form/Genre and its relationship to FRBR. Robert L. Maxwell Brigham Young University robert_maxwell@byu.edu CCS Subject Access Committee American Library Association June 23, 2007. MARC definitions. 655 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM (R)

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Introduction to Form/Genre and its relationship to FRBR

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  1. Introduction to Form/Genreand its relationship to FRBR Robert L. Maxwell Brigham Young University robert_maxwell@byu.edu CCS Subject Access Committee American Library Association June 23, 2007

  2. MARC definitions • 655 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM (R) Terms indicating the genre, form, and/or physical characteristicsof the materials being described. A genre term designates the style or technique of the intellectual content of textual materials or, for graphic materials, aspects such as vantage point, intended purpose, or method of representation. A form term designates historically and functionally specific kinds of materials distinguished by their physical character, the subject of their intellectual content, or the order of information within them. Physical characteristic terms designate historically and functionally specific kinds of materials as distinguished by an examination of their physical character, subject of their intellectual content, or the order of information with them VS. • 650 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (R) A subject added entry in which the entry element is a topical term.

  3. Examples of Form/Genre terms • American poetry [literary] • Cricket stories [literary] • Godzilla films [film] • Bedtime prayers [religious] • Maze puzzles [games] • Microfilms [physical characteristics] • Electronic journals [physical characteristics]

  4. Examples of Form/Genre terms • Compact discs [physical characteristics] • Sonatas (Bagpipe and continuo) [musical] • Out-of-print books [publishing] • Fanzines [publishing format] • Watercolors—England—19th century [visual arts] • Vellum bindings [physical characteristics]

  5. Coding of form/genre 100 1 Aira, César,|d1949- 245 13 El todo que surca la nada /|cCésar Aira. ... • 0 Short stories, Argentine. 655 7 Corrugated board bindings (Binding)|2rbbin

  6. Available heading use codes in MARC Authority format (008) 14 - Heading use--main or added entryIndicates whether the 1XX heading is appropriate for use as a main or added entry in bibliographic records. a - Appropriateb - Not appropriate| - No attempt to code 15 - Heading use--subject added entryIndicates whether the 1XX heading is appropriate for use as a subject added entry in bibliographic records. a - Appropriateb - Not appropriate| - No attempt to code 16 - Heading use--series added entryIndicates whether the 1XX heading is appropriate for use as a series added entry in bibliographic records. a - Appropriateb - Not appropriate| - No attempt to code

  7. Potential coding addition to MARC 18 - Heading use—genre/form added entryIndicates whether the 1XX heading is appropriate for use as a genre/form added entry in bibliographic records. a - Appropriateb - Not appropriate| - No attempt to code

  8. Incompatible references 150__ |a Literature 450__ |a Belles-lettres 450__ |a Western literature 450__ |a World literature 550__ |w g |a Philology 550__ |a Authors 550__ |a Authorship 155__ |a Literature 455__ |a Belles-lettres 455__ |a Western literature 455__ |a World literature

  9. Subject Authority Record vs.Genre Authority Record 053_0 |a GV1507.M3 150__ |a Maze puzzles 450__ |a Mazes 550__ |w g |a Labyrinths 550__ |w g |a Puzzles 053_0 |a GV1507.M3 155__ |a Maze puzzles 455__ |a Mazes 555__ |w g |a Labyrinths 555__ |w g |a Puzzles

  10. Thesauri available for use in 655 • There are currently around 100 authorized thesauri from which terms may be used in 655, most written by different bodies that do not consult with each other • All are listed at: http://www.loc.gov/marc/relators/relasour.html#rela655b

  11. A Few Common Thesauri • aat = Art & architecture thesaurus (Los Angeles, CA: Getty Research Institute, Getty Vocabulary Program) • gmgpc = Thesaurus for graphic materials: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service) • gsafd = Guidelines on subject access to individual works of fiction, drama, etc. (Chicago: American Library Association) • lcsh = Library of Congress subject headings (Washington: Library of Congress) • mesh = Medical subject headings (Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine) • mim = Moving image materials: genre terms (Washington: Motion Picture Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress) • rbbin = Binding terms: a thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloguing (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, ALA) • rbgenr = Genre terms: a thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloguing (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries) • rbtyp = Type evidence: a thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloging (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, ALA)

  12. FRBR and Form Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records • An IFLA document • A model of the bibliographic universe based on the entity-relationship database model (ER)

  13. Entity-Relationship • Entities: Objects or things within a database. Entities have “attributes” that define them. • Relationships: Links between entities within the database. Relationships may also have attributes, which describe the nature of the relationship.

  14. ER Diagramming Attribute Entity Attribute Attribute Relationship Attribute Attribute Entity Attribute

  15. FRBR Group 1 entities • Work: A distinct intellectual or artistic creation • Expression: The realization of a work • Manifestation: The physical embodiment of an expression • Item: A single exemplar of a manifestation (i.e. a copy)

  16. FRBR Group 2 entities • Person • Corporate body • Family [added in Functional Requirements for Authority Data]

  17. FRBR Group 3 entities • Concept • Object • Event • Place

  18. Some genre/form terms that relate to the FRBR Work • Academic catalogs • After-dinner speeches • Arthurian romances • Chinese poetry—California—San Francisco • Film adaptations • Scholarly periodicals

  19. Form/genre related to work (ER) Work: Le roman de Tristan has a genre has a creator Person: Thomas (Anglo-Norman poet) Concept: Arthurian romances

  20. Some genre/form terms that relate to the FRBR Expression • Acrylic paintings • Sea stories, American—Translations into German • Colorized films • Bilingual books • Condensed books • Films for the hearing impaired

  21. Form/genre related to expression (ER) has a creator Work: Moby Dick is realized through Person: Herman Melville Expression: German translation has a genre has a translator Concept: Sea stories, American—Translations into German Person: Fritz Güttlinger

  22. Some genre/form terms that relate to the FRBR Manifestation • Compact discs vs. Audiocassettes • Daguerrotypes vs. Ambrotypes vs. Albumen prints vs. Photographs • Electronic books [dissertations, journals, etc.] • Out-of-print books

  23. Form/genre related to manifestation (ER) has a creator Work: Red prophet Person: Orson Scott Card is realized through is embodied in is embodied in Expression: 2007 recording Manifestation: 2007 publication by Blackstone Manifestation: 2007 publication by Blackstone has a form has a form Concept: Compact discs Concept: Audiocassettes

  24. Some genre/form terms that relate to the FRBR Item • Autographs • Blind tooled bindings • Batik papers • Marbled edges • Cancel leaves

  25. Form/genre related to item (ER) has a creator Work: Moby Dick is realized through Person: Herman Melville is embodied in Expression: first English expression Person: Jacques Yves Cousteau Manifestation: 1975 publ. by Artist’s Limited Edition has a signer Concept: Autographs is exemplified by has a form Item: copy in BYU Library

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