The latest issue of The Code4Lib Journal includes a book review comparing two FRBR books that I just wrote. I guess you could say this is a personal achievement beyond the self-publishing blog--the blog is like a mini-vanity press :)
Anyway, one of the nice things about The Code4Lib Journal is that you can leave comments. So, if you have some thoughts about FRBR to share--jump in!
Very good review. I think that anyone interested in the topic should look at both books. Bob Maxwell does a much better job of explaining FRBR and spelling out its possibilities, while some of the essays in the Taylor volume do a good job of pointing out some of the limitations of FRBR and how it might develop. I found Bill Denton's article too brief to be of much help, but that was probably not his fault.
Posted by: Laurence S. Creider | Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 01:36 PM
Laurence, Thanks for the comment. Have you read, "Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR): Hype or Cure-All?" It's an issue of CCQ published as a monograph. There's a great essay in there by Olivia Madison on the origins of the FRBR study--kind of a historical background. I haven't gotten too far into it yet though. Like the Taylor book its a compilation of essays. It's the only other full-length book that I've been able to find on FRBR.
Posted by: Chris Schwartz | Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 08:01 PM