Feasibility Study of Implementing FRBR Framework in NBINet

Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records (FRBR) provides a clearly defined structured framework for the data recorded in bibliographic records to assist the information needs of users of those records. The impact of FRBR is not only on information organization but also on the presentation of the records in library catalogues. The purpose of this study is to examine the performance of finding materials correspond to the users' earch criteria in NBINet and the feasibility of implement FRBR framework in NBINet by generating the author/title keys adopted from the FRBR project done in OCLC. The author found the performance of finding materials and the quality of bibliographic records are highly correlated. It is necessary to enhance the quality of bibliographic records before implementing FRBR framework.