Demos Available (July 2008)

Some new demo movies of Variations are now available on this site. Just click on the demos tab.

Phase 2 FRBR-Based Metadata Model Document Available (July 2008)

A new report, Definition of a FRBR-based Metadata Model for the Indiana University Variations3 Project, Phase 2: FRBR Group 2 & 3 Entities and FRAD, is now available. This report extends the work previously reported to include an analysis of FRBR Group 2 & 3 entities as well as to the entities and attributes described in FRAD. Please send comments to Jenn Riley.

Variations3 Metadata Guide Released (November 2007)

The Variations3 team is pleased to announce the release of a preliminary version of the Variations3 Metadata Guide, aimed at providing documentation of cataloging practices for the Variations3 test sites. Stay tuned as we continue to add content to the Metadata Guide website.

New Metadata Model Document Available (September 2007)

A new report, Definition of a FRBR-based Metadata Model for the Indiana University Variations3 Project, is now available for review. This report defines, for the purposes of discussion, what a FRBR-based metadata model for digital musical audio recordings, bitmapped score images, and encoded score notation would look like. Please send comments to Jenn Riley.