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A brief refresher of the main aspects of the FRBR model, a review of various uses of FRBR, and a discussion of how the group 1 entity types apply in a serials context. We focus on levels (work/expression/ manifestation/item and whole/part), the number of entities in particular situations, and terminology. Examples of real-world serials are used to illustrate how the FRBR resource model applies to serials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article provides an overview of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) with an emphasis on issues of interest to serialists. The basics of the Entity-Relationship (E-R) model are used to introduce the aspects of FRBR which can be used to model serial publications. Special attention is paid to the attributes and relationships of the article (the individual contribution in a periodical) and the article's relationship to its 'aggregated' work (the issue and the journal). This article includes a short discussion of the serial 'work' and of outstanding issues in the application of FRBR to serial works. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author presents examples of electronic serial bibliographic records created following CONSER's aggregator-neutral record policy. Included is a comparison of bibliographic records created before and after the adoption of this policy and a discussion of OCLC's project to convert existing electronic serial bibliographic records to the new practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]