Defining the boundaries: FRBR, AACR and the serial

Discusses the growing popularity of IFLAs Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) with those involved with AACR cataloguing and with particular reference to the possibility that it may represent a paradigm shift and could have extensive implications for the management of periodicals in libraries. Summarizes the main points of FRBR, covering the three types of entities: Group 1 (work, expression, manifestation and item as the focus for the bibliographic record); Group 2 (person or corporate body standing in responsibility relationships to the Group 1 entities); and Group 3 (concept, object, event and place). Examines how these three entity concepts can apply to the cataloguing of periodicals