1. FRBR and FRAD as Implemented in RDA
Presentation given at the ALCTS Preconference
RDA, FRBR, and FRAD: Making the Connection
July 10, 2009 by
Tom Delsey

2. RDA Design Objectives
Consistent, flexible, and extensible framework for the description of all types of resources and all types of content
Compatible with internationally established principles, models, and standards
Adaptable to the needs of a wide range of resource description communities

3. Aligning RDA with FRBR and FRAD
Organizational structure of RDA
RDA element set
Categorization of resources
Implementation scenarios

4. RDA Structure FRBR/FRAD Attributes FRBR/FRAD Relationships
1. Attributes of Manifestation and Item
2. Attributes of Work and Expression
3. Attributes of Person, Family, and Corporate Body
4. Attributes of Concept*, Object*, Event*, and Place
5. Primary Relationships
6. Relationships to Persons, Families, and Corporate Bodies Associated with a Resource
7. Subject Relationships*
8. Relationships between Works, Expressions, Manifestations, and Items
9. Relationships between Persons, Families, and Corporate Bodies
10. Relationships between Concepts*, Objects*, Events*, and Places*

5. Alignment with FRBR/FRAD User Tasks
Attributes of Manifestation and Item
Identifying Manifestations and Items = find / identify
Describing Carriers = select
Providing Acquisition and Access Information = obtain
Attributes of Work and Expression
Identifying Works and Expressions = find / identify
Describing Content = select

6. RDA Element Set
Alignment of RDA elements with FRBR/FRAD attributes and relationships
RDA element sub-types and sub-elements
RDA extensions to FRBR/FRAD

7. Alignment of RDA Elements with FRBR Attributes
Title of the manifestation
Title
Statement of responsibility
Edition/issue designation
Edition statement
Series statement
Form of carrier
Carrier type
Terms of availability

8. RDA Element Sub-types FRBR attribute RDA element and element sub-types
Title of the manifestation
Title
Title proper
Parallel title proper
Other title information
Parallel other title information
Variant title
Earlier title proper
Later title proper
Key title
Abbreviated title

9. RDA Sub-elements FRBR attribute RDA element and sub-elements
Edition/issue designation
Edition statement
Designation of edition
Parallel designation of edition
Statement of responsibility relating to the edition
Parallel statement of responsibility relating to the edition
Designation of a named revision of an edition
Parallel designation of a named revision of an edition
Statement of responsibility relating to a named revision of an edition
Parallel statement of responsibility relating to a named revision of an edition

10. Alignment with FRBR/FRAD Relationships
RDA elements
person/family/corporate body
is associated with work
Creator
Other person, family, or corporate body associated with a work
is associated with expression
Contributor
is associated with manifestation
Producer
Publisher
Distributor
Manufacturer
Other person, family, or corporate body associated with a manifestation

11. RDA Extensions to FRBR Additional elements Production method Layout
Form of notation
Extended scope of elements
Generation – microform, projected media + audio, digital
Scale – cartographic content + still image, three-dimensional form
Additional element sub-types
Video characteristics – + broadcast standard
Digital file characteristics – + regional encoding, transmission speed

12. Categorization of resources
Media type (audio, computer, microform, video, etc.)
FRBR categories: sound recording, electronic resource, microform, video projection, etc.
Carrier type (audio disc, audio reel, audio tape, etc.)
FRBR attribute: form of carrier
Content type (notated music, text, spoken word, still image, etc.)
FRBR attribute: form of expression
Mode of issuance (multipart monograph, serial, integrating resource)
FRBR attributes: intended termination / extensibility / revisability

13. RDA Implementation Scenarios
Designed to be compatible with MARC 21
Assumption: most libraries creating RDA data are currently using an ILS that imports/exports data in MARC 21
Aligned with FRBR and FRAD models
Assumption: libraries will begin migrating to a new generation of systems using database structures reflecting entity-relationship models

14. Linked bibliographic and authority records
NAME AUTHORITY RECORD
100 $a Preferred name for the person $d Date of birth
400 $a Variant name for the person
500 $a Preferred name for the person $c Title of the person
$0 Identifier for the person … 1
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 2
NAME-TITLE AUTHORITY RECORD
100 $a Preferred name for the person $d Date of birth
240 $a Preferred title for the work $l Language of expression
245 $a Title proper $c Statement of responsibility relating to title proper
250 $a Designation of edition
260 $a Place of publication $b Publisher’s name $c Date of publication
300 $a Extent
338 $a Carrier type
500 $a Nature of the content …
700 $a Preferred name for the person $c Title of the person
$e Relationship designator
700 $a Preferred name for the person $c Profession or occupation
730 $a Preferred title for the work $d Date of work
740 $a Variant title
100 $a Preferred name for the person $d Date of birth
$t Preferred title for the work $l Language of expression
530 $a Preferred title for the work $d Date of work
$0 Identifier for the work … 3
NAME AUTHORITY RECORD
100 $a Preferred name for the person $c Title of the person
400 $a Variant name for the person
500 $a Preferred name for the person $d Date of birth
$0 Identifier for the person …
RDA data stored in a database mirroring the MARC 21 structure
Bibliographic record
Holdings record (linked to bibliographic record)
Authority records (linked to access point fields in bibliographic record)
NAME AUTHORITY RECORD
HOLDINGS RECORD
100 $a Preferred name for the person $c Profession or occupation
400 $a Variant name for the person …
506 $a Restrictions on access
561 $a Custodial history of item
562 $a Item-specific carrier characteristic …
TITLE AUTHORITY RECORD
130 $a Preferred title for the work $d Date of work
500 $a Preferred name for the person $d Date of birth
$t Preferred title for the work $l Language of expression
$0 Identifier for the work …

15. 100 $a Preferred name for the person $d Date of birth
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
100 $a Preferred name for the person $d Date of birth
240 $a Preferred title for the work $l Language of expression
245 $a Title proper $c Statement of responsibility relating to title proper
250 $a Designation of edition
260 $a Place of publication $b Publisher’s name $c Date of publication
300 $a Extent
338 $a Carrier type
500 $a Nature of the content …
700 $a Preferred name for the person $c Title of the person
$e Relationship designator
700 $a Preferred name for the person $c Profession or occupation
730 $a Preferred title for the work $d Date of work
740 $a Variant title 2 3
Attributes of manifestation
Title proper (245 $a)
Statement of responsibility relating to title proper (245 $c)
Designation of edition (250 $a)
[etc.]
Attributes of work
Preferred title for the work (240 $a)
Nature of the content (500 $a)
Attributes of expression
Language of expression (240 $l)
Relationships represented as main and added entry access points
Work embodied in manifestation represented by main entry access point (100) + uniform title (240)
Persons associated with the work and expression represented by main and added entry access points (100/700)
Related work represented by added entry access point (730)
Access points linked to authority records for related entities

16. NAME-TITLE AUTHORITY RECORD2
100 $a Preferred name for the person $d Date of birth
$t Preferred title for the work $l Language of expression
530 $a Preferred title for the work $d Date of work $0 Identifier for the work …
Attributes identifying works/expressions stored as a pre-coordinated access points
Authorized heading (100) combines attributes of person associated with the work ($a, $d) with an attribute of the work itself ($t) and an attribute of the expression ($l)
See also tracing (530) identifies related work (with link to related authority record)
Separate authority records for persons associated with the work/expression
No direct link to record for person identified in authorized heading for the work (100 $a, $d)
No data in name-title authority record identifying other persons associated with work or expression (collaborator, contributor, etc.)

17. 100 $a Preferred name for the person $c Title of the person 3
NAME AUTHORITY RECORD
100 $a Preferred name for the person $c Title of the person
400 $a Variant name for the person
500 $a Preferred name for the person $d Date of birth
$0 Identifier for the person …
Attributes identifying persons stored as a pre-coordinated access points
Authorized heading (100) combines preferred name for the person ($a) with title of the person ($c)
See also tracing identifies related person (with link to related authority record)

18. Relational / object-oriented database structure1
MANIFESTATION RECORD
245 $a Title proper
740 $a Variant title
245 $c Statement of responsibility relating to title proper
250 $a Designation of edition
260 $a Place of publication
260 $b Publisher’s name
260 $c Date of publication
338 $a Carrier type
300 $a Extent …
REGISTRATION RECORD
(PERSON) 4
100 $a Preferred name for the person
400 $a Variant name for the person
100 $d Date of birth …
500 $0 Related person
WORK RECORD 2
work embodied
100 $t Preferred title for the work
500 $a Nature of the content …
100 $0 Person associated with the work
$e Relationship designator
700 $0 Person associated with the work
530 $0 Related work
REGISTRATION RECORD
(PERSON)
100 $a Preferred name for the person
400 $a Variant name for the person
100 $c Title of the person …
500 $0 Related person
expression of work
expression embodied 3
EXPRESSION RECORD
RDA data stored in a database mirroring the FRBR/FRAD structure
Manifestation record
Item record
Work record
Expression record
Registration records (person, family, corporate body, etc.)
Primary relationships between work, expression, manifestation, and item represented by links between records
Relationships between entities represented by links between records
240 $l Language of expression …
700 $0 Person associated with the expression
$e Relationship designator
REGISTRATION RECORD
(PERSON)
exemplar of manifestation
100 $a Preferred name for the person
400 $a Variant name for the person
100 $c Profession or occupation …
ITEM RECORD
561 $a Custodial history of item
562 $a Item-specific carrier characteristic
506 $a Restrictions on access …
WORK RECORD
130 $a Preferred title for the work
130 $d Date of work …
500 $0 Related work

19. 245 $c Statement of responsibility relating to title proper
MANIFESTATION RECORD 1
245 $a Title proper
740 $a Variant title
245 $c Statement of responsibility relating to title proper
250 $a Designation of edition
260 $a Place of publication
260 $b Publisher’s name
260 $c Date of publication
338 $a Carrier type
300 $a Extent …
Attributes of manifestation
Title proper (245 $a)
Variant title (740 $a)
Statement of responsibility relating to title proper (245 $c)
Designation of edition (250)
[etc.]
All elements derived from MARC 21 bibliographic record
Stored in logical groupings paralleling FRBR model
Primary relationship
relationship to work embodied in manifestation represented by link to work record
work embodied 2
expression embodied 3

20. 100 $t Preferred title for the work 500 $a Nature of the content …
WORK RECORD 2
100 $t Preferred title for the work
500 $a Nature of the content …
100 $0 Person associated with the work
$e Relationship designator
700 $0 Person associated with the work
530 $0 Related work 4
Attributes of work
Preferred title for the work (100 $t)
Nature of the content (500 $a)
Elements derived from MARC 21 authority record (100 $t) as well as from bibliographic record (500 $a)
Primary relationship
Relationship to expression of work represented by link to expression record
Related entities
Elements derived from MARC 21 authority record (100/530 $0) as well as from bibliographic record (700 $0)
Relationship to persons associated with the work represented by links to related records (100/700 $0) with relationship designators (100/700 $e)
Relationship to related work represented by link to related record (530 $0)
Relationship to related work(530) could be enhanced with addition of RDA relationship designator
expression of work 3

21. 100 $l Language of expression …
EXPRESSION RECORD 3
100 $l Language of expression …
700 $0 Person associated with the expression
$e Relationship designator
Attributes of expression
Language of expression (100 $l)
Elements derived from MARC 21 authority record (100 $l)
Could also include elements derived from MARC 21 bibliographic record (e.g., performer, narrator, and/or presenter)
Related entities
Elements derived from MARC 21 bibliographic record (700)
Relationship to person associated with the expression represented by link to related record (700 $0) with relationship designator (700 $e)

22. REGISTRATION RECORD (PERSON)4
100 $a Preferred name for the person
400 $a Variant name for the person
100 $d Date of birth …
500 $0 Related person
Attributes of person
Preferred name for the person (100 $a)
Variant name for the person (400 $a)
Date of birth (100 $d)
Elements derived from MARC 21 authority record (100 $a, $d, 400 $a)
Stored in logical groupings paralleling FRAD model
Related entities
Elements derived from MARC 21 authority record (500)
Relationship to related person represented by link to related record (500 $0)
Relationship to related person (500) could be enhanced with addition of RDA relationship designator