originally: http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/2003-08-05c.htm
Jay Jordan announces availability of free FRBR algorithm, at IFLA Annual Conference in Berlin OCLC is making an algorithm available free of charge to organizations interested in converting their bibliographic databases to the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) model, in which individual records are brought together under the concept of a work. hickey@oclc.org http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/ http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/oclc_research_news.rdf August 5, 2003 The algorithm was developed by research staffers Thom Hickey and Jenny Toves. <P>OCLC's <acronym title="Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records">FRBR</acronym> Work-set Algorithm:<BR><A href="../software/frbr/default.htm">http://www.oclc.org/research/software/frbr/index.shtm</A></P> <P>Overview of OCLC's <acronym title="Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records">FRBR</acronym>-related research activities:<BR><A href="../projects/frbr">http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/frbr/</A></P> Thom Hickey +1-614-764-6075 Bob Bolander bolander@oclc.org +1-614-761-5207 Chief Scientist OCLC Research Communications & Programs Manager OCLC Research