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    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/
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    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 &amp; Programs Manager
    OCLC Research