ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION I: Research Paper

THE ASSIGNMENT
Professor's Instruction:  
1. Type of Paper
This is a research paper assignment. There is no required type of this paper, but students may use one of the following two types: Problem Report or Concept Briefing Report.

2. Topic of Paper 
Students will choose their interesting topics which must be related to information organization. The instructor recommends you to start from the readings list (see the course syllabus). The readings list includes key articles which are related to each topic and you should use them as seed documents.(...) After reading these resources, you may decide to write a paper on 'comparison between vocabulary vs. natural language'. Then, you need to find additional resources to write a research paper on this specific topic. In order words, you can use readings list as seed document, but you have to pick a specific topic and expand the topic by reading additional readings.
 



HOW I DID IT!!

Resources from from USF library were used . The topic chosen was FRBR - Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records.
Search query: What's FRBR? How does FRBR influence and change the cataloging world?
Search terms used: FRBR -- RDA-- Cataloging
Search terms suggested by the USF library system: FRBR (Conceptual model), Cataloging-Methods, and Models, Theoretical


REFERENCE

Croissant, C. (2012). FRBR and RDA: what they are and how they may affect the future  of libraries. Theological Librarianship., 5 (2), 6-22.

FRBR, the domain model. (2010). Library Technology Reports, 46 (2), 20-25.

Maxwell, Robert L. (2008). FRBR: a guide for the perplexed. Chicago: American Library Association.

Reponakis, M. (2012). Conceptualizations of the cataloging object: a critique on current perceptions of FRBR Group 1 entities. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 50 (5-7), 587-602.

Riva, P. (2013). FRBR review group initiatives and the world of linked data. Italian Journal of Library & Information Science, 4 (1), 105-107.

Riva, Pat & Oliver, Chris. (2012). The evaluation of RDA as an implementation of FRBR and FRAD. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 50 (5-7), 564-586.

Schartz, Christine. (2004). Introduction to functional requirements for bibliographic records (FRBR). American Theological Library Association Summary of Proceedings, 58, 72-75

Yin, Zhang. (2012). What do users tell us about FRBR-based catalogs?: the FRBR family of models. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 50 (5-8), 705-723