FRBRoo
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The FRBRoo initiative is a joint effort the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model
and Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records international working groups to establish "a formal ontology
intended to capture and represent the underlying semantics of bibliographic information and to facilitate the integration, mediation, and interchange of bibliographic and museum information."
s to better share library and museum information, particularly in light of the Semantic Web
and the overall need to improve the interoperability of digital libraries and museum information management systems. This led to the formation of the International Working Group on FRBR/CIDOC CRM Harmonisation in 2003 with the common goals of "expressing the IFLA
FRBR reference model with the concepts, tools, mechanisms, and notation conventions provided by the CIDOC CRM…and aligning (possibly even merging) the two object-oriented models with the aim to contribute to the solution of the problem of semantic interoperability
between the documentation structures used for library and museum information."
The first draft of FRBRoo was completed in 2006. It is a logically rigid model interpreting conceptualizations
expressed in FRBRer and of concepts necessary to explain the intended meaning of all FRBRer attributes and relationships.
The model is formulated as an extensions of the CIDOC CRM. Any conflicts occurring in the harmonization process with the
CIDOC CRM have been or will be resolved on the CIDOC CRM side as well. The Harmonization Group intends to continue work
modelling the FRAR concepts and elaborating the application of FRBR concepts to performing arts.
The draft model and the discussion of the past meetings is published on the Working Drafts and Releases website. The same content is published on the IFLA website.
In January 2008, the latest draft of FRBRoo version 0.9 was completed and it has been submitted for comment by IFLA FRBR Review Group. It has been approved in principle by IFLA FRBR Review Group at IFLA2008 in Quebec city August 2008. The FRBRoo version 1.0 has been released.
CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model
The CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model provides an extensible ontology for concepts and information in cultural heritage and museum documentation. It is the international standard for the controlled exchange of cultural heritage information...
and Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records international working groups to establish "a formal ontology
Ontology (computer science)
In computer science and information science, an ontology formally represents knowledge as a set of concepts within a domain, and the relationships between those concepts. It can be used to reason about the entities within that domain and may be used to describe the domain.In theory, an ontology is...
intended to capture and represent the underlying semantics of bibliographic information and to facilitate the integration, mediation, and interchange of bibliographic and museum information."
History
The idea behind this initiative is that both the library and museum communities would benefit from harmonizing the FRBR and CIDOC reference modelReference Model
A reference model in systems, enterprise, and software engineering is a model of something that embodies the basic goal or idea of something and can then be looked at as a reference for various purposes.- Overview :...
s to better share library and museum information, particularly in light of the Semantic Web
Semantic Web
The Semantic Web is a collaborative movement led by the World Wide Web Consortium that promotes common formats for data on the World Wide Web. By encouraging the inclusion of semantic content in web pages, the Semantic Web aims at converting the current web of unstructured documents into a "web of...
and the overall need to improve the interoperability of digital libraries and museum information management systems. This led to the formation of the International Working Group on FRBR/CIDOC CRM Harmonisation in 2003 with the common goals of "expressing the IFLA
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions is the leading international association of library organisations. It is the global voice of the library and information profession, and its annual conference provides a venue for librarians to learn from one another...
FRBR reference model with the concepts, tools, mechanisms, and notation conventions provided by the CIDOC CRM…and aligning (possibly even merging) the two object-oriented models with the aim to contribute to the solution of the problem of semantic interoperability
Semantic interoperability
Semantic Interoperability is a term used in computer science as a synonym for "Computable Semantic Interoperability". In this sense, it is the ability of computer systems to communicate information and have that information properly interpreted by the receiving system in the same sense as intended...
between the documentation structures used for library and museum information."
The first draft of FRBRoo was completed in 2006. It is a logically rigid model interpreting conceptualizations
expressed in FRBRer and of concepts necessary to explain the intended meaning of all FRBRer attributes and relationships.
The model is formulated as an extensions of the CIDOC CRM. Any conflicts occurring in the harmonization process with the
CIDOC CRM have been or will be resolved on the CIDOC CRM side as well. The Harmonization Group intends to continue work
modelling the FRAR concepts and elaborating the application of FRBR concepts to performing arts.
The draft model and the discussion of the past meetings is published on the Working Drafts and Releases website. The same content is published on the IFLA website.
In January 2008, the latest draft of FRBRoo version 0.9 was completed and it has been submitted for comment by IFLA FRBR Review Group. It has been approved in principle by IFLA FRBR Review Group at IFLA2008 in Quebec city August 2008. The FRBRoo version 1.0 has been released.