But such instances where the WEMI for the library's copy collapse to a single "thing," then the library catalog should similarly concatenate the record display to show it as the single item held. This is an implementation and display issue, not a FRBR or record issue. (And I am aware of the historical difficulties with implementation and display.)
John F. Myers, Catalog Librarian Schaffer Library, Union College 807 Union St. Schenectady NY 12308 518-388-6623 mye...@union.edu -----Original Message----- From: J. McRee Elrod I suspect FRBR will confuse more than help patrons, implying that the library has items it does not. Just as most items represent the only work/expression/manifestation by a given author, most items in a collection are the only manifestation of a work in the collection, apart from Shakespeare and Bach.
