TY - JOUR
T1 - A critique of the FRBR user tasks and their modifications
AU - Hider, Philip
N1 - Includes bibliographical references.
PY - 2017/2/17
Y1 - 2017/2/17
N2 - The four FRBR user tasks have become widely accepted as functions of the library catalog, but there have been only sporadic discussions concerning their validity and sufficiency, despite their modification in the models subsequently presented in the FRAD, FRSAD, and draft FRBR-LRM reports. This article presents a critique of the four variant sets of user tasks, and proposes an extended set of six generic end-user tasks, applicable to both bibliographic and authority data: locate, collocate, connect, identify, select, and obtain. The article also outlines their interrelationships and suggests those tasks that may be particularly well supported by professional cataloging.
AB - The four FRBR user tasks have become widely accepted as functions of the library catalog, but there have been only sporadic discussions concerning their validity and sufficiency, despite their modification in the models subsequently presented in the FRAD, FRSAD, and draft FRBR-LRM reports. This article presents a critique of the four variant sets of user tasks, and proposes an extended set of six generic end-user tasks, applicable to both bibliographic and authority data: locate, collocate, connect, identify, select, and obtain. The article also outlines their interrelationships and suggests those tasks that may be particularly well supported by professional cataloging.
KW - Cataloging value
KW - FRAD
KW - FRBR
KW - FRSAD
KW - Search behavior
KW - User tasks
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U2 - 10.1080/01639374.2016.1254698
DO - 10.1080/01639374.2016.1254698
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85006100805
SN - 0163-9374
VL - 55
SP - 55
EP - 74
JO - Cataloging and Classification Quarterly
JF - Cataloging and Classification Quarterly
IS - 2
ER -