"FRSAD: Conceptual Modeling of Aboutness" explores the full dimensions of the IFLA's Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data model, showing how putting the model to work can ease information sharing across systems, domains, and environments.

Written by three leading members of the IFLA working group that developed the model, "FRSAD" moves from the theoretical foundations of knowledge organization to a complete conceptual overview of the model, to specific working guidelines for its implementation. The book is filled with insights into the factors driving the model's...