Robert L. Maxwell (1) (1957–)

Author of FRBR: A Guide for the Perplexed

For other authors named Robert L. Maxwell, see the disambiguation page.

About the Author

Robert L. Maxwell is senior librarian at the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, where he is the leader of the Special Collections and Metadata Cataloging Section and authorities librarian for genre/form terms.

Works by Robert L. Maxwell

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FRBR: A Guide for the Perplexed (2008) 67 copies, 3 reviews

Maxwell's Handbook for AACR2: Explaining and Illustrating the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (1997) 66 copies

Maxwell's Guide to Authority Work (2002) 45 copies, 1 review

Maxwell's Handbook for Rda: Explaining and Illustrating Rda, Resource Description and Access Using Marc21 (2014) 36 copies

Manual Maxwell para las RCAA2 explicación e ilustración de las reglas de catalogación angloamericanas hasta la revisión de 2003 (2006) 3 copies

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Masada and the World of the New Testament (Byu Studies Monographs) (1997) — Contributor — 19 copies

Etruscan Italy: Etruscan Influences on the Civilizations of Italy from Antiquity to the Modern Era (M. Seth and Maurine D. Horne Center for the Study of Art Scholarly Series) (1997) — Contributor — 10 copies

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Legal name: Maxwell, Robert LeGrand
Other names: Maxwell, Bob
Birthdate: 1957-12-14
Gender: male
Education: University of Toronto
University of Arizona
Occupations: librarian
Organizations: Brigham Young University
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: West Union, Iowa, USA
Places of residence: Fayette, Iowa, USA
Ann Harbor, Michigan, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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lamona 16 reviews

FRBR : a guide for the perplexed by Robert L. Maxwell

After reading this, you may still be perplexed but you will have a better idea of why. There are inconsistencies and oddities in FRBR that simply cannot be explained. Maxwell does a darned good job in spite of these difficulties.

Jun 10, 20102 other reviews

Katya0133 464 reviews

FRBR: A Guide for the Perplexed by Robert L. Maxwell

The subtitle of this book makes it sound like "FRBR for Dummies." It's not. That's not a bad thing, it's just misleading. I'd have preferred something like "FRBR: A thorough guide," but maybe that wouldn't be as marketable. Regardless, this is a exhaustive treatment of the FRBR / FRAD project and an excellent resource for anyone who needs something at that level of complexity.

Jul 8, 20092 other reviews

KiyomiDeards 3 reviews

FRBR: A Guide for the Perplexed by Robert L. Maxwell

This well written book is easy to read and clearly deliniates what FRBR is, not an easy thing to do. This book explains the history of FRBR and provides detailed explinations of FRBR elements and gives examples using real books.

Sep 21, 20092 other reviews

sarahlouise 68 reviews

Maxwell's Guide to Authority Work (Ala Editions) by Robert L. Maxwell

This book was extremely helpful in understanding the MARC fields that are involved in building authorities for names and series (I haven't tackled subject authorities yet.)

Feb 27, 2008 (Edited)