Re: LLD for music cataloging

Thanks for sharing, Karen.

I worked on Variations3, the project that immediately preceded the vFRBR 
project. We used a cataloging interface that is similar to this in many 
respects (indeed, the interface upon which this is largely based). If 
anyone has any questions about real cataloging experience in a 
(quasi-)FRBRized environment, please feel free to contact me off list.

Cheers,
Casey

On 11/15/2011 8:49 AM, Karen Coyle wrote:
> I had forgotten about this project, but it has come up again on the 
> RDA list. The "Variations" project at Indiana U did a very complete 
> test of FRBR for music data which included the creation of a user 
> interface for catalogers [1], schemas [2] and some output data. The 
> data is very complex and I haven't been able to get it loaded into any 
> viewers that I know of. The project hasn't (yet?) produced an actual 
> implementation, but it looks to me like a lot of the necessary parts 
> are there. I haven't looked closely enough to know how easily it 
> adapts to non-music materials. In any case, when catalogers ask what 
> the interface might look like, the short videos here [1] could provide 
> an answer.
>
> kc
> [1] 
> http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/vfrbr/projectDoc/metadata/cataloging
> [2] http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/vfrbr/data/rdf/index.shtml
>

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