ABSTRACT

Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data (FRSAD) is the third model of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) family developed by International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). This entry traces the history of the development of the model through the activities of the working group that developed the model (Part I) and describes the constructs of the FRSAD model, including the entities, attributes, and relationships defined in the FRSAD model (Part II). The entry also summarizes a number of issues around the model (Part III) and discusses application-related studies (Part VI).