Not sure what to say about "is there a way that is right" (I have my
private opinion about that, which I'm sure most of you can guess what
it is :-), but in regards to whether we can implement a system, VTLS has
implemented a RDA/FRBR Implementation Scenario One in our Virtua ILS.
Our system not only follows what is described in the FRBR Final Report
(that is, separate, linked, Work to Expressions to Manifestations), but
the system is also in line with the Final Report of the FRBR Working
Group on Aggregates. That is, Virtua can have an aggregating
Manifestation which is linked to its aggregating Expression to the
Expressions aggregating Work as well as to the individual
Work/Expressions contained in the Manifestation (see figure 3 in the
Final Report). In other works the Manifestation can be linked to
multiple Expressions/Works.
John Espley
VTLS Inc.
On 1/15/2012 10:13 AM, Karen Coyle wrote:
Quoting Heidrun Wiesenmüller <wiesenmuel...@hdm-stuttgart.de>:
When I started this discussion, I already had a strong feeling that
the theory presented in the final report was somehow weird. Looking
back now, I find that I had only noticed the tip of the iceberg of
the "wrongness" then. Now after all the points we've covered during
the discussion, I really think the final report (in the main body of
the text) gets it utterly wrong and is, I'm afraid, rather pointless.
Here's the million euro question: is there a way that is right? And,
bonus question: is that right way one we really think we can implement
in systems?
kc
Heidrun
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Stuttgart Media University
Faculty of Information and Communication
Wolframstrasse 32, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany
www.hdm-stuttgart.de/bi
