OCLC FRBR Work-Set Algorithm

Provides a FRBR-based view of the data

Definition: FRBR - Functional Requirement for Bibliographic Records

Summary snapshot of work sets used by OCLC Research

• FRBR work set count
• Cover art
• Summary/abstract
• Table of Contents
• Total work sets
• Single record sets
• Multi-records sets

4.87 records/work set for multi-record sets

Share data elements across a FRBR work set

Work The Novel
Expression The Text
Manifestations Summary Cover Art Subject Terms

Summaries and Table of Contents ranked high is user expectations.
Assembling a bunch of resources from several locations at the time of view.
Relationship - bibliographic, subject headings, holdings
Amazon includes user purchasing histories for further groupings