Variations/FRBR:
Variations as a Testbed for the FRBR Conceptual Model

Project Tools & Documentation

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Tools

• Scherzo, the V/FRBR search test system

Project Information

• Variations/FRBR project news
• Variations/FRBR grant proposal (PDF)

Metadata

• Converting MARC to FRBRized records
• FRBR XML Schemas, 1.1 release (older 1.0 release)
• FRBRized cataloging tool designs

Data

• efrbr XML Data Export, 1.0 release
• efrbr XML Data Export, 1.1 release
• RDF Data Exports, 1.1 release

Source Code

• Documentation
• Persistance Project
• FRBRization Project
• Export Project
• Search Project

Usability

• Current Variations Search Observations/Interviews Study (April 2009): Executive Summary, Full Report
• Current Variations Search Logs Analysis Study (April 2009): Executive Summary, Full Report
• Scherzo Usability Test Report: Testing a FRBR Search Interface for Music (January 2012): Full Report