FRBR and RDA based metadata applications in digital institutional repositories: A systematic review of literature

Abstract

Given the technological transformations in the field of Descriptive Cataloging, especially in the bibliographic domain, and the development of conceptual models, such as the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records and the proposal of the Resource Description and Access guidelines for the description of resources, it is necessary to understand how such initiatives relate to digital institutional repositories. The objective of this research was to study the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records and Resource Description and Access established in the bibliographic domain, in order to identify the state of the art of the currents trends of the bibliographic domain and if they can be applied to digital institutional repositories. The theoretical and methodological support of the Systematic Literature Review provided the mapping and identification of the key elements to answer the research question. Twenty five documents were analyzed in the Systematic Literature Review, which can be considered a relatively low index on the scientific production consistent with the research proposal, pointing to the need for further studies on the subject. Computational technologies, use cases, and specific applications were identified in bibliographic, academic, and web-based environments. The state of the art provided in this research constitutes a starting point for the development of tools and applications that bring the bibliographic domain closer to digital institutional repositories.