This paper proceeds in five parts. Firstly, we briefly in-
troduce some key concepts from FRBR to ensure that the
reader is conversant with the logical framework that it pro-
vides. Secondly, we introduce the use of FRBR technologies
from a library user’s (reader’s) perspective — demonstrating
enhanced digital library facilities and the support of com-
monplace information seeking that is poorly provided for in
existing DL interfaces. This is followed by a contrasting il-
lustration of the use of FRBR from a librarian’s perspective.
Thirdly, the technical design of the FRBR support that we
have implemented in a standard digital library system is
introduced, and we demonstrate its further extension into
using FRBR to integrate a heterogenous network of digital
library servers, consisting of Greenstone, D-Space and Fe-
dora installations. Following from this technical element,
we briefly report on a small user study of these novel DL
components. The fifth part of the paper continues with a
discussion of previous FRBR and related literature and the
technical consequences and advantages of adopting FRBR.
We conclude the paper with a review of our current contri-
bution and the future challenges faced by the DL community
to realize the full potential of this model.