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[Markus H. <mar...@mh...>]

Bruce D'Arcus writes:
 > 
 > > In the IFLA model, a "work" is an abstract conception of some creator. 
 > > Works are realized through "expressions", which are fixed 
 > > spatial/temporal representations of works, such as a performance of a 
 > > play or a symphony. Expressions in turn are embodied in 
 > > "manifestations", physical representations such as printed books or 
 > > recorded CDs, which may or may not be mass-produced. A specific, 
 > > single manifestation is an "item", also called a "copy".
 > >
 > > The European INDECS project has done a careful analysis of these 
 > > distinctions and proposes a categorization that, while somewhat 
 > > different from the IFLA model, is mainly compatible with it [INDECS]. 
 > > Supplementing the IFLA and INDECS terminology, the International DOI 
 > > Foundation (IDF) has contributed "creation" as a useful generic term 
 > > encompassing the work and all of its expressions, manifestations and 
 > > items.
 > >
 > > The distinction between expression and manifestation is useful for 
 > > works that are performed but usually can be ignored for works that 
 > > have a single expression, like most journal articles. Journal articles 
 > > represent three types of creations: the work, or creative output of 
 > > the author(s); the manifestations, or instantiations of the work in 
 > > print and/or electronic form; and the items, or specific copies of a 
 > > manifestation. An article, for example, could have been published in a 
 > > print and an electronic version. These would be separate 
 > > manifestations, each of which might have multiple items (perhaps 
 > > several hundred copies for the print run, and mirrored online and 
 > > archival copies of the electronic version).
 > 

Thanks, but... could you explain this in words that an average PhD
understands?

thanks
Markus

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