[libdb-develop] couple things (character, roles, and the FRBR)

[Bruce D'A. <bd...@fa...>]

Morbus, while I got your announcement, it seems I'm having stuff bounce 
back from the sourceforge lists (cc-ing here).  A message I sent to the 
libdb list was trying to understand how represent the FRBR for my 
needs.  I've gotten farther with it, now pasted again below.  Do I have 
it right?

Also, a question: why a separate "character" table?  Are not characters 
(virtual) people with perhaps a different role?

> They'll be a number of pre-built ... roles (Director, Writer, Special 
> Effects, etc.), and annotations (Chapters, Review, Summary, etc.) as 
> well.

On the first, have you looked at the marc relator list?  It's quite 
extensive, and covers most of what I need (though is missing a few 
things too).

I'm big on annotation (my own) myself, but don't you need a way to 
track *who* is doing the annotating?

Bruce

<work ID="one">
   <isCreatedBy role="speaker">
     <person ID="doej">
       <name>
	<given>John</given>
	<other abbrev="yes">Q</other>
	<family>Doe</family>
       </name>
     </person>
   </isCreatedBy>
   <hasTitle>
     <titleMain>Title</titleMain>
     <titleSub>Subtitle</titleSub>
   </hasTitle>
   <isRealizedThrough ID="one-A">
     <event>
       <hasTitle>
	<titleMain>A Conference</titleMain>
       </hasTitle>
       <date>2002-10-10</date>
       <place>New York</place>
     </event>
     <isEmbodiedIn status="published">
       <text>
	<isPartOf>
	  <monograph>
	    <hasTitle>
	      <titleMain>A Book</titleMain>
	    </hasTitle>
	    <hasOrigin>
	      <publisher>
		<organization>
		  <name>
		    <full>ABC Publishers</full>
		  </name>
		  <place>New York</place>
		</organization>
	      </publisher>
	      <dateIssued>2003</dateIssued>
	    </hasOrigin>
	    <hasNumbers>
	      <range unit="page">
		<start>21</start>
		<end>34</end>
	      </range>
	    </hasNumbers>
	  </monograph>
	</isPartOf>
       </text>
       <isExemplfiedIn>
	<location>archive</location>
       </isExemplfiedIn>
     </isEmbodiedIn>
   </isRealizedThrough>
</work>