Cognitive Scaffold

Preparing your thinking workspace

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MENTAL MODEL · M7235

FRBR

FRBR
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

It divides bibliographic resources into four levels: Work → Expression → Manifestation → Item — distinguishing "content" from "carrier".

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Separation of content and form. The same "work" can have multiple "expressions" (translations, adaptations) and multiple "manifestations" (print, electronic).

anchor

Anchor fast decisions

It specifies which functional items should be included in bibliographic records (FRBR framework), organizing metadata from a unified functional perspective to improve retrieval and sharing.

MINIMUM ACTION

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Source support: Explicit

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