FRBR and the Cinematographic Works Standard

As has been observed by the IFLA FRBR review group, one area that has led to much discussion is the meaning of the group 1 entity expression1). This is also true for the working group preparing the CEN cinematographic works standard. Currently, there are two positions with respect to the expression entity:

1. A cinematographic work is inseparable from its primary cinematographic expression. A distinction between these cannot be reasonably modelled in information systems.
2. A cinematographic work can have multiple expressions and should be modelled accordingly.

Some perspectives on this issue can be found in the following sources:

• Talat Chaudhri: Assessing FRBR in Dublin Core Application Profiles. Ariadne, Issue 58, January 2009. http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue58/chaudhri/

• OLAC CAPC Moving Image Work-Level Records Task Force: Report and Recommendations. Part I: Moving Image Work Definition and Boundaries. Final, January 5, 2009. http://www.olacinc.org/drupal/capc_files/MIW_1-2.pdf

• Martha M. Yee: Understanding FRBR. Chapter 11, FRBR and Moving Image Materials: Content (Work and Expression) versus Carrier (Manifestation) (2007). FRBR and Moving Image Materials: What It Is and How It Will Affect Our Retrieval Tools. 1, pp. 117-130. http://repositories.cdlib.org/postprints/2648

Also on this wiki:

• Position statement by Detlev Balzer for CEN.BT TC 372 February, 2008