[TopicMapsInLIS] Topic Maps and FRBR

[Iglesias, Edward G. (Library)]

The other Alex, Alexander Siegel, created an example called Topic Maps
with Sips though damned if I can find it now.  I created a very quick
and dirty instance at

http://library.ccsu.edu/tm/frbrtm/



Edward Iglesias 
Systems Librarian 
Central Connecticut State University 
860.832.2082 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: topicmapsinlis-bounces at ligent.net [mailto:topicmapsinlis-
> bounces at ligent.net] On Behalf Of Alexander Johannesen
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 5:37 PM
> Cc: topicmapsinlis at ligent.net
> Subject: Re: [TopicMapsInLIS] Topic Maps and FRBR
> 
> > Do any of you know about any work that has been done with Topic Maps
> > and FRBR?
> 
> I suspect not a lot, and I think the main reason for this lies with
> the biggest flaw in FRBR itself which is the lack of global persistent
> identification of things. I'd just point to a couple of things I've
> done myself and at least one other project in the "realm" of Topic
> Maps that's done something similar ;
> 
>  *  I have a half-baked FRBR thing in Topic Maps that was used as a
> prototype for bibliographic repositories, but abandoned because it was
> Yet Another little project on the side of things, and getting the
> library to first understand the importance of PSI and second having
> them partake in such an effort has proven difficult.
> 
>  *  Kent Fitch has a semi-FRBR model in a semi-half-Topic Maps system
> through his AustLit (Australian Literature) project ;
> http://www.austlit.edu.au/
> 
> With FRBR, it's not really the model or idea which is the challenge ;
> it's how you put things into it in a meaningful way that proves
> difficult.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Alex
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