Precoordination in subject indexing systems and FRBR : Precoordination in subject indexing systems and FRBR Maria Nasiłowska m.nasilowska@uw.edu.pl Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Warszawie


Bibliographic data system : Bibliographic data system item authority file manifestation expression person corporate body concept object event place catalog work


Family of Subject Indexing Systems (SIS): Family of Subject Indexing Systems (SIS) LCSH RVM RAMEAU KABA FAST GSAFD and others and others towards the postcoordination ?


Characteristics of SIS-PR: Characteristics of SIS-PR Semantics of vocabulary close to semantics of natural language (+) Specificity (+) Universal application – type of collections and domains (+ / -) Precoordination of syntax (-)


Attributes of Entities (selection): Attributes of Entities (selection) Work - title, form, date, ... Expression - title, form, date, language, ... Manifestation – title, statement of responsibility, place of publication, publisher, date of publication, form of carrier,... Item – identifier, provenance, condition of the Item, ... Person – name, dates, title, ... Corporate Body – name, number, place, date, ... Concept - term Object - term Event - term Place - term


I. FRBR - attribute „name”: I. FRBR - attribute „name”


Subject relationships in FRBR : Subject relationships in FRBR expression manifestation item person corporate body concept object event place work work concept as as as as as as as as as as is subject of


Subject relationship by SIS-PR: Subject relationship by SIS-PR


Concepts by SIS-PR: Concepts by SIS-PR


Examples of authority and non-authority headings: Examples of authority and non-authority headings


Homogeneous subject headings: Homogeneous subject headings (650) Philosophy |x History (150) Philosophy |x History (450) History of Philosophy (650) Anorexia |x Patients |x Family relationships (150) Anorexia |x Patients |x Family relationships (450) Family relationships of Patients of Anorexia (650) Turtles |x Effect of pollution on (150) Turtles |x Effect of pollution on (450) Effect of pollution on Turles (650) German language |x Old High German, 750-1050 (150) German language |x Old High German, 750-1050 (450) Old High German language


Heterogeneous subject headings: Heterogeneous subject headings (600) Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) |x Childhood and youth (650) Childhood and youth of Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) (650) Childhood and youth & (600) Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) (600) Camus, Albert (1913-1960) |x Knowledge |x Mythology (650) Knowledge of Mythology of Camus, Albert (1913-1960) (650) Knowledge of Mythology & (600) Camus, Albert (1913-1960) (650) (650) Knowledge & (650) Mythology & (600) Camus, Albert (1913-1960)


„Lying” subject headings: „Lying” subject headings (600) Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) |x Criticism and interpretation (650) Criticism and interpretation of (Works of) Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) (150) Criticism and interpretation of (Works of) Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) (400) (Works of) Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886) |x Criticism and interpretation (651) United States |x Social conditions (650) Social conditions(of citizens of) in United States (150) Social conditions (of citizens of) in United States (451) (citizens of) United States |x Social conditions (450) Americans |x Social conditions (650) American fiction |v Women authors (655) / (650) American fiction (155) / (150) American fiction


„Double” subject headings: „Double” subject headings (650) Opium abuse |x In literature (650) English literature |y 19th century |x History and criticism (650) Opium abuse & (650) English literature |x 19th century (651) Soviet Union |x History |y Revolution, 1917-1921 |x Foreign public opinion, American (650) Public opinion |z United States |x History |y 20th century (651) Soviet Union |x History |x Revolution, 1917-1921 & (650) Public opinion |z United States |y 20th century


FRBR and lists of Free-Floating Subdivisions: FRBR and lists of Free-Floating Subdivisions


Simplification - evolution?: Simplification - evolution?


II. Attribute „form” in SIS-PR: II. Attribute „form” in SIS-PR work expression manifestation concept is the subject of realized through embodied in


Form by SIS-PR - examples: Form by SIS-PR - examples


Forms by SIS-PR – content vs carrier: Forms by SIS-PR – content vs carrier (650) Plants |v Fiction |v Juvenile sound recordings (650) Plants |v Fiction (650)* Poésie française |v Traductions polonaises |v Cédéroms (655) Poésie française |v Traductions polonaises (650) Poésie française |v Traductions polonaises |x Histoire et critique (008) (008)


Form of content and form of carrier - examples: Form of content and form of carrier - examples Librarians |v Anecdotes France |x History Plants |x Dictionaries |v Bibliography Plants |x Fiction |x History and Criticism Plants |v Fiction Plants |x Fiction |v Bibliography Plantes |x Romans |v Bibliographie |v Catalogues Plants |v Early works to 1800 Proust, Marcel (1871-1922) |v Manuscrits La Fontaine, Jean de (1621-1695). Fables |v Cédéroms pour la jeunesse Accidents de la route |x Enquêtes |z France |y 1970-2000 Varsovie (Pologne) |y 20e siècle |v Congresses


Syntax of transformate SIS – postcoordination?: Syntax of transformate SIS – postcoordination? topic + form of topic place of topic time of topic form place of form time of form authority file


SIS in bibliographic data system: SIS in bibliographic data system catalog authority file [topic] [topic] + [topic] [topic] + [topic] + [topical form] [topic] + [topical form] [form] authority subject headings [authority subject heading] + [place] + [time] authority form headings [authority form heading] + [place] + [time]


Attributes of concept - conclusions: Attributes of concept - conclusions Concept ... Attributes: name forme place time ... is the subject of a Work (realized through an Expression embodied in a Manifestation exemplified by an Item). Subject is named in the Authority File and situated (in time and place) in SIS. Sometimes subject is expressed (Expression) in a special form (form of content).


FRBR - subject relationship. And object relationship?: FRBR - subject relationship. And object relationship? work ... concept object event place concept work is subject of attributes of concept: name, form, time, place work form is object of ? attributes of form: name, time, place


SIS-PR are dead.Long live the Access Points!: SIS-PR are dead. Long live the Access Points!