Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records

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IFLA standard bibliographic conceptual model library science standard

Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) is a conceptual model developed by the International Federation of Library Associations to define user-focused tasks and relationships for bibliographic records in library catalogs.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
FRBR	12
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records canonical	10
FRBR Group 1 entities	1
FRBR Group 2 entities	1
FRBR Group 3 entities	1
FRBR family of models	1
FRBR final report	1
FRBR model	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2900619 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
Context triple: [Resource Description and Access, basedOn, Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records]

A. MARC standards
MARC standards are a set of bibliographic data formats used worldwide to structure and exchange library catalog information in a consistent, machine-readable way.
B. Program for Cooperative Cataloging
The Program for Cooperative Cataloging is an international library initiative that coordinates shared cataloging standards and workflows to improve the quality and efficiency of bibliographic and authority records worldwide.
C. Maschinelles Austauschformat für Bibliotheken
Maschinelles Austauschformat für Bibliotheken (MAB) is a German machine-readable data exchange format historically used by libraries to encode and share bibliographic and authority records.
D. International Standard Bibliographic Description
International Standard Bibliographic Description is an international set of rules for creating consistent and standardized bibliographic records for library and information resources.
E. MARC
MARC is a commuter rail service in Maryland that connects Washington, D.C. with Baltimore and other regional destinations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
Target entity description: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) is a conceptual model developed by the International Federation of Library Associations to define user-focused tasks and relationships for bibliographic records in library catalogs.

A. MARC standards
MARC standards are a set of bibliographic data formats used worldwide to structure and exchange library catalog information in a consistent, machine-readable way.
B. Program for Cooperative Cataloging
The Program for Cooperative Cataloging is an international library initiative that coordinates shared cataloging standards and workflows to improve the quality and efficiency of bibliographic and authority records worldwide.
C. Maschinelles Austauschformat für Bibliotheken
Maschinelles Austauschformat für Bibliotheken (MAB) is a German machine-readable data exchange format historically used by libraries to encode and share bibliographic and authority records.
D. International Standard Bibliographic Description
International Standard Bibliographic Description is an international set of rules for creating consistent and standardized bibliographic records for library and information resources.
E. MARC
MARC is a commuter rail service in Maryland that connects Washington, D.C. with Baltimore and other regional destinations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IFLA standard ⓘ bibliographic conceptual model ⓘ library science standard ⓘ
abbreviation	FRBR ⓘ linked to: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
aim	to guide the design of cataloging rules and bibliographic databases ⓘ to provide a framework for relating user tasks to bibliographic records ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	FRBR final report ⓘ linked to: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
appliesTo	bibliographic databases ⓘ library catalogs ⓘ
conceptualLevel	entity–relationship model ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	International ⓘ
definesEntity	Concept ⓘ Corporate body ⓘ Event ⓘ Expression ⓘ Item ⓘ Manifestation ⓘ Object ⓘ Person ⓘ Place ⓘ Work ⓘ
definesRelationship	primary relationships between Group 1 entities ⓘ responsibility relationships between Group 1 and Group 2 entities ⓘ subject relationships between Group 1 and Group 3 entities ⓘ work–expression–manifestation–item hierarchy ⓘ
definesUserTask	find ⓘ identify ⓘ obtain ⓘ select ⓘ
developer	IFLA ⓘ linked to: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions ⓘ
field	bibliographic control ⓘ cataloging ⓘ library and information science ⓘ
focus	functional requirements of bibliographic data ⓘ user tasks for bibliographic records ⓘ
hasPart	Group 1 entities ⓘ Group 2 entities ⓘ Group 3 entities ⓘ
influenced	FRBRoo ⓘ IFLA Library Reference Model ⓘ RDA ⓘ Resource Description and Access ⓘ conceptual models for library catalogs ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
publicationType	final report ⓘ
publicationYear	1998 ⓘ
publisher	IFLA UBCIM Programme ⓘ linked to: IFLA Cataloguing Section K. G. Saur ⓘ
relatedWork	Functional Requirements for Authority Data ⓘ Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data ⓘ linked to: Functional Requirements for Authority Data
successor	IFLA Library Reference Model ⓘ

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