OLAC (Online Audiovisual Catalogers) is excited to announce the
availability of our prototype for a FRBR-inspired, work-centric, faceted
discovery interface for moving images at
http://blazing-sunset-24.heroku.com.
The OLAC Work-Centric Moving Image Discovery Interface Prototype is an
exploration of the possibilities of leveraging the Functional
Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) model and faceted search
to improve access to moving image materials held by libraries and
archives.
This prototype was funded by OLAC. Chris Fitzpatrick developed the
demonstration interface to meet OLAC’s specifications using the free
open source tools Ruby on Rails, Solr, and the Blacklight and Hydra
plug-ins. This project was only possible due to the contributions of a
great many people, some of whom are listed at
http://blazing-sunset-24.heroku.com/page/credits.
In this demonstration interface we present the user with a two-level
view inspired by the FRBR model. The top level, labeled Movie or
Program, provides information about the FRBR Work and what we are
calling the Primary Expression, usually the first publicly-released
Expression. Facets for the Work/Primary Expression level are displayed
across the top of the screen and the records found in the hit list
contain information about the Work and Primary Expression. The second
level, labeled Version, includes information about Expressions (language
options), Manifestations (format and publication date), and in a very
basic way about Items (what libraries or archives hold a particular
Manifestation). Facets for the Version level are displayed separately on
the side of the screen and information about the particular Versions
that meet the user’s qualifications are displayed below each
Work/Primary Expression.
An overview of the goals of the interface is available at
http://blazing-sunset-24.heroku.com/page/about. Some suggested sample
searches and potential use cases may be seen at
http://blazing-sunset-24.heroku.com/page/samples.
We invite you to check it out and send us your feedback. Comments,
questions, complaints, and suggestions may be sent to me at
[log in to unmask] Also, if you are interested in contributing to a
larger grant project to try to bring this idea into a production
environment, please contact me.
Kelley McGrath
Metadata Management Librarian
University of Oregon
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