Projects / Programmes
Modelling of bibliographic information system
January 1, 2013
- December 31, 2016
Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
5.13.00 |
Social sciences |
Information science and librarianship |
|
2.07.05 |
Engineering sciences and technologies |
Computer science and informatics |
Information systems - software |
Code |
Science |
Field |
H100 |
Humanities |
Documentation, information, library science, archivistics |
Code |
Science |
Field |
5.08 |
Social Sciences |
Media and communications |
1.02 |
Natural Sciences |
Computer and information sciences |
Researchers (13)
no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
1. |
32844 |
PhD Andrej Blatnik |
Information science and librarianship |
Researcher |
2013 - 2014 |
578 |
2. |
33084 |
PhD Viktor Harej |
Information science and librarianship |
Junior researcher |
2013 - 2015 |
8 |
3. |
37431 |
PhD Tjaša Jug |
Information science and librarianship |
Junior researcher |
2014 - 2016 |
25 |
4. |
21645 |
PhD Mihael Kovač |
Information science and librarianship |
Researcher |
2013 - 2016 |
406 |
5. |
29353 |
PhD Tanja Merčun Kariž |
Information science and librarianship |
Researcher |
2013 - 2016 |
96 |
6. |
35348 |
Manca Noč Oletič |
Information science and librarianship |
Junior researcher |
2013 - 2016 |
11 |
7. |
36381 |
PhD Mihela Pauman Budanović |
Information science and librarianship |
Junior researcher |
2013 - 2016 |
18 |
8. |
24611 |
PhD Marija Petek |
Information science and librarianship |
Researcher |
2013 - 2016 |
139 |
9. |
28237 |
PhD Jan Pisanski |
Information science and librarianship |
Researcher |
2013 - 2016 |
94 |
10. |
15444 |
PhD Alenka Šauperl |
Information science and librarianship |
Researcher |
2013 - 2016 |
322 |
11. |
31847 |
PhD Katarina Švab |
Information science and librarianship |
Researcher |
2013 - 2016 |
74 |
12. |
19614 |
PhD Polona Vilar |
Information science and librarianship |
Researcher |
2013 - 2016 |
288 |
13. |
08983 |
PhD Maja Žumer |
Information science and librarianship |
Head |
2013 - 2016 |
441 |
Organisations (1)
Abstract
Cultural heritage institutions, such as libraries, museums and archives, have a long tradition of creating and keeping metadata about their objects. This metadata must now conform to new services, such as innovative user applications that help users from different fields to discover and use available contents. For such services metadata must conform to a clear conceptual model that enables interpretation and reuse of this data in different environments.
The research will be based on the ontology called Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), which was developed by International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
The first research topic will be the use of the ontology in connection with user activities on the one hand and existing data on the other. We will continue with user verification of the model, where we will focus on (classical) music creations, and proceed with the analysis of FRBR attributes and relationships. Our research contribution will be in the form of integral implementation guidelines and the related proposal of changes needed for the data to conform to the new ontology in the future.
The second research problem is the development of a new format for recording bibliographic data that will replace the traditional MARC format. The format must enable recording of complex structure and at the same time be consistent with Semantic web technologies.
The third part of the research will be focused on the continued development of an innovative pilot system that will be closer to the needs and wants of the end-user. It will be based on the mental models of the bibliographic universe, typical usage scenarios and principles of user friendliness. The prototype will exceed the existing bibliographic information systems and enable searching for information about authors and their creations in the form of an intuitive interactive dialog and with the help of modern visualization tools.
In the fourth part we will focus on the area of aboutness. In the first segment we will focus on the Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data (FRSAD) model and test it in the context of various knowledge organization systems (KOS), primarily classification systems and KOS in multilingual environment, while in the second segment we will work within an international working group on the development of Dublin Core application profile for the description of KOS. In parallel, we will study subject cataloguing of library, archival and museum materials. We will focus on different forms and types and form the basic models/patterns for subject cataloguing.
The fifth segment of research will be in the publishing field. In the next research period the focus will be on the role of metadata in publishing and the attitude of publishers towards this metadata, where we will primarily focus on software tools for automatic generation of metadata in different language environments. We will also focus on researching the various ways of supplementing and enhancing the role of cultural intermediaries in the field of books, especially publishing editors and librarians, among others in terms of research of better exposure of reference book contents in publishers' programs, media presentations, bookshops and libraries.
Significance for science
Our research is on the cutting edge in the international environment in several topics: - elicitation and analysis of mental models as user verification of the conceptual model - analysis of concept schemes using graph theory - frbrisation of existing records with novel algorithms - visualisation of bibliographic data - modelling of aboutness - development of new formats for bibliographic data Our results will bring a significant theoretical contribution to better understanding of users and use of bibliographic information systems, user information behaviour and integration of bibliographic data into the Semantic Web environment. The applied part brings concrete solutions, which are directly applicable in the development of bibliographic information systems.
Significance for the country
All our research topics are clearly integrated in the international environment, in some (such as user studies of bibliographic information systems, development of the FRBR model, visualization in bibliographic information systems) we are the leading research group. Therefore we contribute to international promotion of Slovenian science. It is also very important that we have recently established a research collaboration with Institute of information science (IZUM) and thus enabled a direct implementation of our findings in the development of COBISS and SICRIS.
Most important scientific results
Annual report
2013,
2014,
2015,
final report
Most important socioeconomically and culturally relevant results
Annual report
2013,
2014,
2015,
final report