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Richard Newman
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This vocabulary is an expression in RDF of the concepts and relations described in the IFLA report on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR).

This vocabulary is a work in progress, it includes RDF classes for the group 1, 2 and 3 entities described by the FRBR report and properties corresponding to the core relationships between those entities. It does not yet describe attributes of the entities. Where possible, appropriate relationships with other vocabularies are included in order to place this vocabulary in the context of existing RDF work.

Copyright © 2005 Richard Newman and Ian Davis

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Namespace

The URI for this vocabulary is

http://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#

When abbreviating terms the suggested prefix is frbr

Each class or property in the vocabulary has a URI constructed by appending a term name to the vocabulary URI. For example:

http://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#translationOf

Term Summary

TermURI
abridgementhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#abridgement
abridgement ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#abridgementOf
adaptionhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#adaption
adaption ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#adaptionOf
alternatehttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#alternate
alternate ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#alternateOf
arrangementhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#arrangement
arrangement ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#arrangementOf
classical workhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#ClassicalWork
complementhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#complement
complement ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#complementOf
concepthttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Concept
corporate bodyhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#CorporateBody
creatorhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#creator
creator ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#creatorOf
datahttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Data
embodimenthttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#embodiment
embodiment ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#embodimentOf
endeavourhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Endeavour
eventhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Event
exemplarhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#exemplar
exemplar ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#exemplarOf
expressionhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Expression
imagehttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Image
imitationhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#imitation
imitation ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#imitationOf
itemhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Item
legal workhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#LegalWork
literary workhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#LiteraryWork
manifestationhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Manifestation
moving imagehttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#MovingImage
objecthttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Object
ownerhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#owner
owner ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#ownerOf
parthttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#part
part ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#partOf
performancehttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Performance
personhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Person
placehttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Place
producerhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#producer
producer ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#producerOf
realizationhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#realization
realization ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#realizationOf
realizerhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#realizer
realizer ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#realizerOf
reconfigurationhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#reconfiguration
reconfiguration ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#reconfigurationOf
related endeavourhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#relatedEndeavour
reproductionhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#reproduction
reproduction ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#reproductionOf
responsible entityhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#responsibleEntity
responsible entity ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#responsibleEntityOf
revisionhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#revision
revision ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#revisionOf
scholarly workhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#ScholarlyWork
soundhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Sound
subjecthttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#subject
successorhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#successor
successor ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#successorOf
summarizationhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#summarization
summarization ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#summarizationOf
supplementhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#supplement
supplement ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#supplementOf
texthttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Text
transformationhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#transformation
transformation ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#transformationOf
translationhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#translation
translation ofhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#translationOf
workhttp://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#Work

Properties and Classes

abridgement

A property representing an abridgment of an expression. Having this property implies being an expression. Every value of this property is an expression. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of abridgement of

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abridgement of

A property representing an expression that is abridged. Having this property implies being an expression. Every value of this property is an expression. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of abridgement

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adaption

A property representing an adaption of a work or expression. Having this property implies being _:arcd7c4b169. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b172. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of adaption of

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adaption of

A property representing a work or expression that is adapted. Having this property implies being _:arcd7c4b178. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b181. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of adaption

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alternate

A property representing an alternative to a manifestation. Having this property implies being a manifestation. Every value of this property is a manifestation. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of alternate of

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alternate of

A property representing a manifestation that is alternated. Having this property implies being a manifestation. Every value of this property is a manifestation. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of alternate

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arrangement

A property representing an arrangement of an expression. Having this property implies being an expression. Every value of this property is an expression. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of arrangement of

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arrangement of

A property representing an expression that is arranged. Having this property implies being an expression. Every value of this property is an expression. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of arrangement

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classical work

Being a member of this class implies also being a member of work, endeavour and http://xmlns.com/wordnet/1.6/Work~2.

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complement

A property representing a complement to a work or expression. Having this property implies being _:arcd7c4b133. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b136. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of complement of

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complement of

A property representing a work or expression that is complemented. Having this property implies being _:arcd7c4b142. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b145. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of complement

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concept

A class whose members are an abstract idea or notion. This class corresponds to the FRBR group three entity 'Concept'. Being a member of this class implies also being a member of subject and skos:Concept. No member of this class can also be a member of object, event or place.

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corporate body

A class whose members are an organization or group of individuals and/or other organizations. This class corresponds to the FRBR group two entity 'Corporate Body'. Being a member of this class implies also being a member of responsible entity. It is equivalent to the union of all organizations and groups and corporate body.

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creator

A property representing an entity in some way responsible for the creation of a work. Having this property implies being a work. Every value of this property is a responsible entity. It is a sub-property of responsible entity and the inverse of creator of

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creator of

A property representing a work that was in some way created by of an entity. Having this property implies being a responsible entity. Every value of this property is a work. It is a sub-property of responsible entity of and the inverse of creator

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data

Being a member of this class implies also being a member of expression and endeavour.

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embodiment

A property representing a manifestation that embodies an expression. Having this property implies being an expression. Every value of this property is a manifestation. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of embodiment of

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embodiment of

A property representing an expression that is embodied by a manifestation. Having this property implies being a manifestation. Every value of this property is an expression. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of embodiment

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endeavour

A class whose members are any of the products of artistic or creative endeavour. This class represents any one of the FRBR group one entities. No member of this class can also be a member of responsible entity, subject or person. Having a related endeavour or a responsible entity implies being a member of this class. Things are a member of this class if they are the value of a related endeavour or a responsible entity of. It is equivalent to the union of all expressions, items, manifestations and works and endeavour.

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event

A class whose members are an action or occurrence. This class corresponds to the FRBR group three entity 'Event'. Being a member of this class implies also being a member of subject and damltime:Event. No member of this class can also be a member of place, object or concept.

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exemplar

A property representing an item that is an exemplar of a manifestation. Having this property implies being a manifestation. Every value of this property is an item. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of exemplar of

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exemplar of

A property representing the manifestation that is exemplified by a item. Having this property implies being an item. Every value of this property is a manifestation. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of exemplar

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expression

A class whose members are a realization of a single work usually in a physical form. This class corresponds to the FRBR group one entity 'Expression'. Being a member of this class implies also being a member of endeavour. No member of this class can also be a member of work, item or manifestation. Having a realization of, an embodiment, an abridgement, an abridgement of, a revision, a revision of, a translation, a translation of, an arrangement, an arrangement of or a realizer implies being a member of this class. Things are a member of this class if they are the value of a realization, an embodiment of, an abridgement, an abridgement of, a revision, a revision of, a translation, a translation of, an arrangement, an arrangement of or a realizer of.

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image

Being a member of this class implies also being a member of expression and endeavour.

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imitation

A property representing an imitation of a work or expression. Having this property implies being _:arcd7c4b205. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b208. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of imitation of

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imitation of

A property representing a work or expression that is imitated. Having this property implies being _:arcd7c4b214. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b217. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of imitation

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item

A class whose members are an exemplar of a single manifestation. This class corresponds to the FRBR group one entity 'Item'. Being a member of this class implies also being a member of endeavour. No member of this class can also be a member of work, expression or manifestation. Having an exemplar of, a reconfiguration, a reconfiguration of or an owner implies being a member of this class. Things are a member of this class if they are the value of an exemplar, a reconfiguration, a reconfiguration of or an owner of.

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legal work

Being a member of this class implies also being a member of work, endeavour and http://xmlns.com/wordnet/1.6/Work~2.

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literary work

Being a member of this class implies also being a member of work, endeavour and http://xmlns.com/wordnet/1.6/Work~2.

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manifestation

A class whose members are the physical embodiment of one or more expressions. This class corresponds to the FRBR group one entity 'Manifestation'. Being a member of this class implies also being a member of endeavour. No member of this class can also be a member of work, expression or item. Having an embodiment of, an exemplar, an alternate, an alternate of or a producer implies being a member of this class. Things are a member of this class if they are the value of an embodiment, an exemplar of, an alternate, an alternate of or a producer of.

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moving image

Being a member of this class implies also being a member of expression and endeavour.

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object

A class whose members are a tangible or material thing. This class corresponds to the FRBR group three entity 'Object'. Being a member of this class implies also being a member of subject and geo:SpatialThing. No member of this class can also be a member of event, place or concept.

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owner

A property representing an entity that owns an item. Having this property implies being an item. Every value of this property is a responsible entity. It is a sub-property of responsible entity and the inverse of owner of

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owner of

A property representing an item that is in some way owned an entity. Having this property implies being a responsible entity. Every value of this property is an item. It is a sub-property of responsible entity of and the inverse of owner

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part

A property representing a part of an endeavour. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of part of

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part of

A property representing an endeavour incorporating an endeavour. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of part

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performance

Being a member of this class implies also being a member of expression and endeavour.

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person

A class whose members are a living or dead individual. This class corresponds to the FRBR group two entity 'Person'. No member of this class can also be a member of endeavour or subject. It is equivalent to foaf:Person and person.

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place

A class whose members are a location. This class corresponds to the FRBR group three entity 'Place'. Being a member of this class implies also being a member of subject and geo:SpatialThing. No member of this class can also be a member of event, object or concept.

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producer

A property representing an entity in some way responsible for producing a manifestation. Having this property implies being a manifestation. Every value of this property is a responsible entity. It is a sub-property of responsible entity and the inverse of producer of

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producer of

A property representing a manifestation that was in some way produced an entity. Having this property implies being a responsible entity. Every value of this property is a manifestation. It is a sub-property of responsible entity of and the inverse of producer

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realization

A property representing an expression that is an intellectual or artistic realization of a work. Having this property implies being a work. Every value of this property is an expression. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of realization of

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realization of

A property representing the work that has been realized by an expression. Having this property implies being an expression. Every value of this property is a work. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of realization

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realizer

A property representing an entity in some way responsible for realizing an expression. Having this property implies being an expression. Every value of this property is a responsible entity. It is a sub-property of responsible entity and the inverse of realizer of

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realizer of

A property representing an expression that was in some way realized by an entity. Having this property implies being a responsible entity. Every value of this property is an expression. It is a sub-property of responsible entity of and the inverse of realizer

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reconfiguration

A property representing a recongifuration of an item. Having this property implies being an item. Every value of this property is an item. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of reconfiguration of

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reconfiguration of

A property representing an item that is reconfigured. Having this property implies being an item. Every value of this property is an item. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of reconfiguration

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related endeavour

A property representing another endeavour that is related in some way to an endeavour. Having this property implies being an endeavour. Every value of this property is an endeavour.

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reproduction

A property representing a reproduction of a manifestation or item. Having this property implies being a manifestation or an item. Every value of this property is a manifestation or an item. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of reproduction of

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reproduction of

A property representing a manifestation or item that is reproduced. Having this property implies being a manifestation or an item. Every value of this property is a manifestation or an item. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of reproduction

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responsible entity

A property representing an entity in some way responsible for an endeavour. Having this property implies being an endeavour. Every value of this property is a responsible entity. It is the inverse of responsible entity of

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responsible entity of

A property representing an endeavour that is the responsibility of an entity. Having this property implies being a responsible entity. Every value of this property is an endeavour. It is the inverse of responsible entity

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revision

A property representing a revision of an expression. Having this property implies being an expression. Every value of this property is an expression. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of revision of

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revision of

A property representing an expression that is revised. Having this property implies being an expression. Every value of this property is an expression. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of revision

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scholarly work

Being a member of this class implies also being a member of work, endeavour and http://xmlns.com/wordnet/1.6/Work~2.

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sound

Being a member of this class implies also being a member of expression and endeavour.

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subject

A property representing the subject of a work. Having this property implies being a work. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b271.

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successor

A property representing a successor to a work or expression. Having this property implies being _:arcd7c4b97. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b100. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of successor of

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successor of

A property representing a work or expression that is succeeded. Having this property implies being _:arcd7c4b106. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b109. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of successor

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summarization

A property representing a summarization of a work or expression. Having this property implies being _:arcd7c4b151. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b154. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of summarization of

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summarization of

A property representing a work or expression that is summarized. Having this property implies being _:arcd7c4b160. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b163. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of summarization

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supplement

A property representing a supplement to a work or expression. Having this property implies being _:arcd7c4b115. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b118. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of supplement of

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supplement of

A property representing a work or expression that is supplemented. Having this property implies being _:arcd7c4b124. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b127. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of supplement

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text

Being a member of this class implies also being a member of expression and endeavour.

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transformation

A property representing a transformation of a work or expression. Having this property implies being _:arcd7c4b187. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b190. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of transformation of

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transformation of

A property representing a work or expression that is transformed. Having this property implies being _:arcd7c4b196. Every value of this property is _:arcd7c4b199. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of transformation

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translation

A property representing a translation of an expression. Having this property implies being an expression. Every value of this property is an expression. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of translation of

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translation of

A property representing an expression that is translated. Having this property implies being an expression. Every value of this property is an expression. It is a sub-property of related endeavour and the inverse of translation

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work

A class whose members are an abstract notion of an artistic or intellectual creation. This class corresponds to the FRBR group one entity 'Work'. Being a member of this class implies also being a member of endeavour and http://xmlns.com/wordnet/1.6/Work~2. No member of this class can also be a member of expression, manifestation or item. Having a realization, a creator or a subject implies being a member of this class. Things are a member of this class if they are the value of a realization of or a creator of.

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Other Information

2009-05-16
http://purl.org/vocab/frbr/frbr-core-20051014
http://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#
frbr
file:///var/www/vocab.org/www/htdocs/frbr/frbr-example-film-20050809.html