RESOURCE DESCRIPTION AND ACCESS

IN FOCUS Basics of RDA

Ma. Nancy S. Sering FEU Diliman, BEd Lib. August 30, 2013

OUTLINE
RDA Timeline
Objectives & Principles What is RDA?

Why RDA The FRBR & RDA

RDA vs. AACR2 Differences

RDA vs. AACR2 Examples

Conclusion & Other Information

RDA TimeLine
2004 ------Work on AACR3 starts 2005 ------AACR3 becomes RDA June 2010 ------- Release of RDA Toolkit Late June 2010- ------ Test Records & Early 2011 Evaluation

June 2012 ------- Big RDA Announcement March 31, 2013 ------- RDA Implementation Day 1 (LC)

Objectives
responsiveness to user needs

Principles
Differentiation
Sufficiency Relationships Representation Accuracy

cost efficiency flexibility continuity

Attribution

common usage or practice uniformity

FOUNDATION of RDA
FRBR = Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
(Descriptive Cataloging)

FRAD = Functional Requirements for Authority Data

( Access Point-Heading, Main Entry & Added Entry)

FRSAD = Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data

(Subject

Cataloging)

What is R

a new approach/code to cataloging

based on FRBR and FRAD Conceptual Foundation

[Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records & Functional Requirements for Authority Data]
new standard & new format user centered focus focuses on WHAT information needs to be recorded & HOW it should be recorded in order to help USER navigate through large databases or catalogs and then to F-ind I-dentify a resource that will be appropriate to the S-elect information need. O-btain

To Understand RDA:
not simply a set of updated instructions

new way of thinking about cataloguing data where set of practical instructions built on the foundation of a theoretical framework/model
data that respond to the user accurate data precise data usable data visible data a standard with an expanded scope

Consistent Focus on the USER

Throughout RDA: WHY record this data? to support the user in completing one of the USER TASKS USER TASKS come from the FRBR/FRAD models USER TASKS are an essential part of RDA

Why

HUMANS vs. COMPUTERS

RDA Was designed for an electronic environment/cataloging electronic resources Better suited to online catalog / semantic Web AACR2 Were designed for CATALOG CARDS & records contain data that was meant for humans to read

AGE OF PRINT vs. AGE of WAY-TOO-MANY FORMATS

RDA Is organized more generally so new formats can be described as soon as they appear

AACR2 Was originally written for books, w/ added formats later

AACR2 to RDA: Continuity & Change

AACR2 deconstructed
new concepts new structure new vocabulary some new instructions some changed instructions

stones plus framework

without the framework

AACR2

AACR2 deconstructed

RDA

stones new framework

Continuity with AACR2

RDA includes instructions that originate from AACR2 Instructions derived from AACR2 are REWORKED :

reworded

organized differently
within a new theoretical framework

Every word has changed

RDA instructions show visible continuity with AACR2

WHAT FRBR is?

A Conceptual Model-based on the entity attributes relationship model of analysis entity = thing (key object of interest to the user) attributes = characteristic relationship = interaction

FRBR
is all about the user and is based around 4 user tasks (FISO)

FRBR Users
End users of information retrieval system Information workers assisting users

Information workers maintaining databases

FRBR and RDA

FRBR principles guide the rules in RDA FRBR set of data elements necessary for a bibliographic record core elements in RDA RDA tells you what data to record to meet the FRBR user tasks

FRBR + RDA + data format + display standard

=

21st century catalog

DIFFERENCES vs.
RDA
To Take advantage of the digital environment Content standard More information for users

ACCR2
Rules from the card catalog era Content and Display Limitation of the 3x5 card

To describe all types of resources

Problems with new types of resources

DIFFERENCES vs.
RDA
By whether one is cataloging a work, expression, or a Tries to be all things to all communities that catalog/create metadata

ACCR2
Chapters organized by media

Mainly a descriptive cataloging code, although it also has access rules

MAJOR RDA DIFFERENCES (Part 1)

Take what you see Fewer abbreviations No more rule of three Changes in preferred titles More clearly defined relationships

MAJOR RDA DIFFERENCES (Part 2)

Publication Information Physical Description Fields replace GMD

MAJOR RDA Authority DIFFERENCES

Extra Marc Fields Added Full Dates Added Other Words not Abbreviated

Change in qualifying Terms

NEW MARC FIELDS IN RDA

AUTHORITY:
046 336 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 Special Coded Dates Content Type Associated Place Address Field of Activity Affiliation Occupation Gender Family Information Associated Language

BIOGRAPHIC:
336 Content Type 337 Media Type 338 Carrier Type New Codes in 007 and 008 380 Form of Work (R) 381 Other Distinguishing Characteristics of Work or Expression (R) 382 Medium of Performance (R) 383 Numeric Designation of a Musical work

NEW MARC FIELDS IN RDA

HOLDINGS:
337 Media Type 338 Carrier Type New Codes in 007

EXAMPLES
RDA
a.)

vs.
a.)

ACCR2

[Place of publication not identified : publisher not identified, 1932?]

[S. L. : s. n., 1932?]

b.) 1 videodisc (60 minutes) : sound, color; 4 in.

b.) 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 in.

c.) Description : 37 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

c.) Description : [37] p : col. Ill. ; 28 cm

d.) 130 0# $a Bible. $p Old Testament 130 0# $a Bible. $p New Testament

d.) 130 0# $a Bible. $p O.T. 130 0# $a Bible. $p N.T.

e.) Austin, Tex. : $b University Austin, Tex. : $b University of Texas, $c [197-]

e.) Austin, Tex. : $b University of Texas, $c [between 1970 and 1979]

EXAMPLES
RDA vs. ACCR2
a.) 245 $a Healthy vegtable recipes for your heart 246 $i Corrected title: $a Healthy vegetable recipes for your heart b.) 245 10 $a Healthy vegtable recipes for your heart / $c by Margaret Norton, Iowa State University, Leslie David, Arcadia University, Robert McCloud, William College, and Katherine Boone, University of Nebraska Omaha b.) 245 10 $a Healthy vegtable recipes for your heart / $c by Margaret Norton, Iowa State University[and three others] a.) 245 $a Healthy vegtable [i.e. vegetable] recipes for your heart

b.) 245 10 $a Healthy vegtable [i.e. vegetable] recipes for your heart / $c by Margaret Norton [et al.].

EXERCISE

CONCLUSION
RDA will help modernize the New Features of

Library catalogs include:

facets to narrow searching

ranking of results more visual results books covers, table of contents, reviews RDA goal is to make user tasks easier.

REFRENCES
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RDA: a quick introduction / Chris Oliver RDA for Bigenners : RDA Basics, Jeanne Piascik, University of Central Florida Libraries April 19, 2012 Intro. To RDA, Mills College Lib. Staff, Anna Enos..14 Nov. 2011 & Katherine L. Rankin; Cyrus C. Ford, University of Nevada , Las Vegas Libraries RDA Basics, Tami Morse McGill & Susan Wynne, Sept. 13, 2012

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