Full Description
The first comprehensive exploration of the development and use of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions' (IFLA) newly released model for subject authority data, covering everything from the rationale for creating the model to practical steps for implementing it.
FRSAD: Conceptual Modeling of Aboutness explores the full dimensions of the IFLA's Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data model, showing how putting the model to work can ease information sharing across systems, domains, and environments.
Written by three leading members of the IFLA working group that developed the model, FRSAD moves from the theoretical foundations of knowledge organization to a complete conceptual overview of the model, to specific working guidelines for its implementation. The book is filled with insights into the factors driving the model's development, as well as numerous illustrative examples of its practical applications in real-world settings. It also focuses on the benefits of using the model when developing knowledge organization systems (KOS) within the library domain and beyond.
Contents
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
References
Chapter 2: Aboutness
Aboutness: Overview
Aboutness and Ofness
Form, Genre, and Isness
The Common Needs that Structured Vocabularies Serve
References
Chapter 3: Users and Use of Subject Authority Data
Who Are the Users of Subject Authority Data?
User Studies and Their Use of Subject Authority Data
Use of Subject Authority Data by Vocabulary Creators
Use of Subject Authority Data at the Creation and Maintenance of Data: Metadata Creators
Use of Subject Authority Data when Searching for Data: End Users and Public Services Information Professionals
Use of Subject Authority Data by Computer Applications
FRSAD User Tasks
The FIND Task
The IDENTIFY Task
The SELECT Task
The EXPLORE Task
References
Chapter 4: Modeling Approaches of Aboutness
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR)
Discussion
Functional Requirements for Authority Records (FRAD)
Discussion
Examples of Other Modeling Approaches
Ranganathan's Facets
Information Coding Classification by Dahlberg
Buizza and Guerrini
FAST
References
Chapter 5: The FRSAD Model
User Tasks
Outline
Entities
Thema
Nomen
Relationships
Basic Relationships between Entities
Thema-to-Thema Relationships
Nomen-to-Nomen Relationships
Attributes
Thema Attributes
Nomen Attributes
References
Chapter 6: Formal Presentations of the FRSAD Model
Recapitulation of FRSAD
FRSAD in RDF
References
Chapter 7: Examples of Subject Authority Data Explained with the FRSAD Model
Examples of Display Records from Knowledge Organization Systems
Example: A Thema and Its Nomens in a Simple Controlled List from the PBCore instantiationColors
Example: A Chemical Substance and Its Nomen—A Display Record from the USP Dictionary of U.S. Adopted Names and International Drug Names (USAN)
Example: A Place as a Thema—A Display Record from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)
Example: Taxonomy with Notations—An Extracted Section from the GAMS Problem Taxonomy
Example: A Thesaurus Editing Tool View of a Record from the ASIS&T Thesaurus
Example: A Multilingual Thesaurus Record from the Thesaurus Ethics in the Life Sciences
Example: A Display Record (Expanded Concept View) from MeSH
Explanations of FRSAD's Major Components with Examples
Existing Models of Thema Types
Thema-to-Thema Relationships Presented in Subject Authority Data in Individual Vocabularies
Thema-to-Thema Relationships Crosswalked through Nomens in Multiple Knowledge Organization Systems
Same Thema Represented by Nomens from Different Schemes
References
Chapter 8: Use of FRSAD for Knowledge Organization Structure Development and Interoperability
FRSAD for Knowledge Organization Structure Development
Implications of FRSAD for Various Knowledge Organization Structures
FRSAD for Authority Data in General
FRSAD for Meeting Multilingual and Multiple Community Needs
FRSAD Model for Vocabulary Mapping
Approach 1: Nomen-hosting System
Approach 2: Thema-centered System
The FRSAD Conceptual Model and Its Implementation in Data Models for Subject Authority Data
SKOS and the Thema-Nomen Relationship Model
SKOS eXtension for Labels (SKOS-XL) and Relationships of Nomens
References
Chapter 9: Concluding Remarks
Reference
Index
