The Structural and Content Assessment of Iran Authority database Based on FRAD Conceptual Model

To evaluate the extent to which the structure and content of Iran authority database complies with FRAD model.
A combination of Library research and survey is employed. FRAD’s attributes were quantified using weighted score.
The average structural and content compatibility of Iran authority database with FRAD model is 80.48 and 22.13 respectively. The highest and lowest mean match regarding structure is related to “Justify” and “Find” user tasks respectively with 93.18 and 67.33 scores and correspondingly to “Find” and “contextualized” user tasks with 25.36 and 21.11 average scores regarding content.
There is a significant difference between Iran authority database and FRAD model in terms of structure and content. Iran MARC structure complies with FRAD model in data storage, however, National Library of Iran has not employed this structure in Iran authority database and required data for FRAD implementation have not been desirably valued. Not using Iran MARC structure properly in producing authority data results in lack of required content to implement FRAD model. Therefore, creating a model to improve data authorities’ function toward FRBRization is essential.