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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/
        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 &amp; Programs Manager
        OCLC Research