On 10/9/12 8:14 AM, Luciano Ramalho wrote: > On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Jonathan Rochkind <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 10/9/2012 1:12 AM, Luciano Ramalho wrote: >>> >>> For a full explanation of the distinction between work and edition, >>> the canonical reference is the FRBR document: >>> >>> >>> http://www.ifla.org/publications/functional-requirements-for-bibliographic-records >> >> >> Except Open Libraries "Edition" is more like FRBR model's "Manifestation", >> so I'm not sure if sending people to FRBR to explain things will help or >> confuse! > > You are right, OL chose an easier to understand name for > "manifestation". Still, if anyone is really interested in > understanding what a work is, as opposed to expressions and > manifestations/editions, the FRBR diagrams and examples are useful.
Yes, the name is easier. But it also reflects the fact that OL doesn't separate out the Expression elements -- and note that neither does WorldCat. So the Edition is very close to what a library record is today, whereas frbr:Manifestation is closer to ISBD -- description only, no headings. (Apologies to those readers who are not fully FRBR-ized yet -- if you want an explanation in normal language, let me know.) kc > > Cheers, > > Luciano > > > > > -- Karen Coyle [email protected] http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet _______________________________________________ Ol-tech mailing list [email protected] http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-tech To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to [email protected]
