Functional Requirements

Functional Requirements

Developed by the IFLA Working Groups

Approved by the IFLA Committee on Standards

Endorsed by the IFLA Professional Committee

Published as an online resource by IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

First version: 1998-2009

Current version: Consolidated 2017

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Overview

This page introduces the FRBR Element Sets and Value Vocabularies.

FRBR Element Sets

• FRAD model - This is the element set of native RDF classes and properties described in the Functional Requirements for Authority Data model. The model also uses elements previously described in the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) entity-relationship model.

• FRBRer model - This is the element set of native RDF classes and properties described in the current text (Feb 2009) of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) entity-relationship model.

• FRBRoo model - Element set of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records object-oriented extension to the the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM)

• FRSAD model - This is the element set of native RDF classes and properties described in the Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data model. The model also uses elements previously described in the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) entity-relationship model.

FRBR Value Vocabularies

• FRBRer User Tasks - Based on the current text, Feb 2009.

• FRSAD User Tasks - User tasks for Subject Authority Data.

Added to this site: July 2020

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