A study on the application method of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) to the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) in Korean libraries

The work-set algorithm to automatically convert a bibliographic database into a Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) structure has been developed and operated. However, in case the authority control is not properly performed as in Korean catalogs, it is impossible to FRBRize using only the automechanism. In such a case, a visual check must accompany the process; unfortunately, this requires extensive time and cost. Thus, in this case, it is desirable to cluster work-sets for a large-scale bibliographic database like a union catalog and to share the resulting work-sets with local libraries. To that end, this paper presents a method for extracting work-sets from the Korean union catalog using a semi-automatic mechanism. Additionally, it proposes methods to allow local libraries to apply the FRBR to their own OPAC using work-sets that result from the union catalog.