FRBR Display Tool
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FRBR Display Tool


Version 2.0 of the FRBR Display Tool is now available from the Network Development and MARC Standards Office at the Library of Congress.

In Version 2.0, the matching, sorting and display specifications have been improved to enhance the tool's display, particularly at the work level.

For a full list of changes made in Version 2.0 of the FRBR Display Tool, see the readme.txt file included in the downloadable zip file.

More information about the use and specifications for Version 2.0 may be found on the tool's website.





- P2p Opacs
Here's an idea, not even half-baked, how about peer-to-peer (P2P) networks of OPACs? Only available items would display. I'd get to pick the institutions I'd have display and whether to display non-circulating items. Something like Limewire....

- Marcedit
I've just downloaded version 5 of Terry Reese's MarcEdit. Some very nice new features. It has an RSS reader to keep everybody in the loop about updates and news about the tool. It now has a tool to convert delimited text into MARC, export those...

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- Open Worldcat And Frbr
OCLC has applied a FRBR tool to the results of Open WorldCat searchs.The display of WorldCat records in the Open WorldCat program has been simplified to help people locate specific versions of a title more quickly. Web users who reach the "Find in a Library"...

- Functional Requirements For Bibliographic Records
The Network Development and MARC Standards Office has made available the study, "Displays for Multiple Versions from MARC 21 and FRBR." It is based on an analysis prepared by Tom Delsey as part of the "Functional Analysis of the MARC 21 Bibliographic...



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