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        FictionFinder demonstrates the power of FRBR
        The FictionFinder prototype provides a visible demonstration of how the FRBR model can facilitate searching and browsing bibliographic records for fiction.
        vizine@oclc.org

        http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/
        http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/oclc_research_news.rdf
        April 1, 2004

        <P>FictionFinder allows you to locate fiction for your reading pleasure. Records are clustered at the work level, and displays are organized by work and expression.</P>
    <P>Elements that are potentially useful in finding and selecting a work of fiction, such as summaries, genre terms, and subject headings, are extracted from individual bibliographic records, filtered, indexed, and presented at the work level.</P>
    <P>Records may be searched on title, author, fictitious characters, imaginary places, settings, fiction categories, summaries, subjects, literary forms, special forms, and ISBN.&nbsp; They may also be browsed on most of these categories. A benefit of a <ACRONYM title="Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records">FRBR</ACRONYM>-based interface is that results lists are shorter and easier to navigate, making it more efficient to find the best item for your purposes.</P>
    <P>FictionFinder was developed by Diane Vizine-Goetz and her research team, and is featured on the ResearchWorks area of the OCLC Web site.</P>
        <P>FictionFinder demo<BR><A href="http://fictionfinder.oclc.org/">http://fictionfinder.oclc.org/</A></P>
    <P>FictionFinder project (including information about <ACRONYM title="Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records">FRBR</ACRONYM>)<BR><A href="../projects/frbr/fictionfinder.htm">http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/frbr/fictionfinder.htm</A></P>
    <P>Diane Vizine-Goetz<BR><A href="../staff/vizine-goetz.xml">http://www.oclc.org/research/staff/vizine-goetz.htm</A></P>
    <P>OCLC ResearchWorks<BR><A href="../researchworks/default.htm">http://www.oclc.org/research/researchworks/default.htm</A></P>

        Diane Vizine-Goetz
        +1-614-764-6084

        Bob Bolander
        bolander@oclc.org
        +1-614-761-5207

        Consulting Research Scientist
        OCLC Research
        Communications &amp; Programs Manager
        OCLC Research