Question: What are the four user tasks identified in FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records)?
Answer: Find, Identify, Select, and Obtain, often referred to as “FISO.”
So what are these FRBR user tasks? Briefly,
they are find, identify, select, and obtain.
‘Find’ involves meeting a user’s search
criteria through an attribute or a relationship
of an entity. This can be seen to combine
both the traditional “find” and “collocate”
objectives of a catalog. ‘Identify’ enables a
user to confirm they have found what they
looked for, distinguishing among similar
resources. ‘Select’ involves meeting a user’s
requirements with respect to content, physical
format, etc. or to reject an entity that doesn’t
meet the user’s needs. ‘Obtain’ enables a
user to acquire an entity through purchase,
loan, etc., or electronic remote access.
Additionally, FRBR recognizes the
importance of being able to navigate, and
we could add other tasks relevant to specific
users, such as tasks for rights management
or preservation communities. These user
tasks reinforce the traditional objectives of
a catalog, as described by Cutter in 1876 to
enable a user to find and to collocate works.
From Barbara Tillett’s What is FRBR? http://www.loc.gov/cds/downloads/FRBR.PDF
For more information about FRBR, visit the CUL RDA wiki: https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/metaserv/FRBR+links