In this paper, we present an approach to automatically link FRBR works identi ed in metadata to the corresponding entity in Linked Open Data resources. The main contribution is a basis for semantic enrichment and veri cation of works identi ed in existing metadata. Through experiments, we demonstrate that FRBR works can be identied in the LOD cloud, which provides a solid ground for further work.

This paper reports an experiment exploring the hypothesis that an innovative application of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) principles can complement traditional bibliographic resource discovery systems in order to improve the user experience. A specialized service was implemented that, when given a plain list of results from a regular online catalogue, it is able t...

Purpose: This article aims to present the results of the first two tasks of a user study looking into mental model of the bibliographic universe and especially their comparison to the FRBR conceptual model, which has not yet been user tested. Design/methodology/approach: The study employed a combination of techniques for eliciting mental models and consisted of three tasks, two of which, card s...

The FRBR model is by many considered to be an important contribution to the next generation of bibliographic catalogues, but a major challenge for the library community is how to use this model on already existing MARC-based bibliographic catalogues. This problem requires a solution for the interpretation and conversion of MARC records, and a tool for this kind of conversion is developed as a p...

This paper presents a generic process and a tool for the conversion of MARC-based bibliographic records to the ER-based model of the Function Requirements for Bibliographic Records. The interpretation of a record, the construction of a new set of records and the final normalization needed, is decomposed into a series of steps that is implemented in the tool using XSL transformations. The purpos...

The Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), an emerging model in the bibliographic domain, provide interesting possibilities in terms of cataloguing, representation and semantic enrichment of bibliographic data. However, the automated transformation of existing catalogs to fit this model is a requirement towards a wide adoption of FRBR in libraries. The cultural heritage commu...

In this paper, we discuss metadata schemes applied in Chinese digital library projects, as well as their common methodology, elements and application problems. Problems and issues of these metadata schemes are analyzed. Based on this analysis, we put forward a formal ontology for Chinese digital library: the ontology concepts description starts from IFLA’s proposal FRBR (Functional Requirements...