RE: Re: WorldCat Works Data

Graham,

> Yes -- in effect, Lars, the ISTC is a FRBR expression identifier, though there
> may be some minor variations in detail.
> 
> Of course, you can then build up a cluster of ISTCs, each related to the other
> in some way (eg by translation, by adaptation, by abridgement, by
> revision...), and that cluster can be more like a FRBR work. The links between
> ISTCs are as important as the ISTCs themselves, as they represent both
> workflow and IP changes.

That's an interesting idea. Now we only need to get the ISTCs into the library data, which is probably the tough part of it...

Best,

Lars 

Received on Wednesday, 26 February 2014 11:29:21 UTC