Resource Description & Access (RDA)

MARC 21 FIELD TAG MARC 21 SUBFIELD CODE MARC 21 FIELD / SUBFIELD NAME RDA INSTRUCTION NUMBER RDA ELEMENT NAME 240 Uniform title 240 a Uniform title 6.2.2 Preferred Title for the Work 240 a Uniform title 6.3 Form of Work 240 a Uniform title 6.4 Date of Work 240 a Uniform title 6.5 Place of Origin of the Work 240 a Uniform title 6.6 Other Distinguishing Characteristic of the Work 240 d Date of treaty signing 6.4 Date of Work 240 f Date of a work 6.10 Date of Expression 240 g Miscellaneous information 6.22 Signatory to a Treaty, etc. 240 h Medium 6.9 Content Type 240 k Form subheading 6.2.2 Preferred Title for the Work 240 l Language of a work 6.11 Language of Expression 240 m Medium of performance for music 6.15 Medium of Performance 240 n Number of part/section of a work 6.2.2 Preferred Title for the Work 240 n Number of part/section of a work 6.3 Form of Work 240 n Number of part/section of a work 6.4 Date of Work 240 n Number of part/section of a work 6.5 Pl

240 - Uniform Title (NR) First Indicator Second Indicator Uniform title printed or displayed 0 - Not printed or displayed 1 - Printed or displayed Subfield Codes $a - Uniform title (NR) $d - Date of treaty signing (R) $f - Date of a work (NR) $g - Miscellaneous information (R) $h - Medium (NR) $k - Form subheading (R) $l - Language of a work (NR) $m - Medium of performance for music (R) $n - Number of part/section of a work (R) $o - Arranged statement for music (NR) $p - Name of part/section of a work (R) $r - Key for music (NR) $s - Version (NR) $0 - Authority record control number or standard number (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) Nonfiling characters 0-9 - Number of nonfiling characters Definition: The uniform title identifies an item if it has appeared under varying titles. It brings together records for items entered under both personal and corporate names and bearing variant titles. Use for uniform tit

Why RDA? Let’s first encounter head-on the questions from those who ask: “Why we don’t just amend AACR2 again, like we used to?” To address such questions, we need to: Examine the current cataloging environment -- and how it continues to evolve Perceive how Resource Description and Access (RDA) is an improvement over AACR2 as a tool for that environment The Cataloging Environment Catalogs are no longer isolated within the walls of an institution. Bibliographic data from any source can now be integrated into the wider Internet environment. New kinds of links can be made, and new displays can be generated for users from data packaged in new ways -- all of it on a global scale in multiple languages and scripts. These can be called ‘linked data systems.’  We now have the technology to provide global connection anywhere that computers can operate.  That includes the digital connections of cell phones or smart phones with Internet connections to link to any user -- any

Question:  I have seen some of the OCLC records coming with relationship designator “Joint author” for collaborative works, can retain the term as it is or change it to “author” because as such there is no term called “joint author” is defined in the Appendix I2. Answer:   “Joint author” is not in Appendix I, so we have to use “author” instead. As discussed in the document via  http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/ rda/PCC%20RDA%20guidelines/ Relat-Desig-Guidelines.docx  we are supposed to use terms from Appendix I. Guideline 4 does provide for exceptions for element names (for example “creator” or “producer”) if they are more appropriate. RDA RELATIONSHIP DESIGNATORS

Question: AACR2 says  If the number of bibliographic volumes differs from the number of physical volumes, give the number of bibliographic volumes followed by   in   and the number of physical volumes: 8 v. in 5. How will we treat this in RDA. Answer: Relevant RDA rule is given below from RDA Toolkit . RDA rule 3.21.2.8 is for " Number of Bibliographic Volumes Differing from Number of Physical Volumes " According to this rule it should be given in MARC as: 300 $a 5 volumes 500 $a 8 bibliographic volumes in 5 physical volumes Please note that 3.21.2.8 is revised. Earlier it was numbered as 3.22.2.8. Note: Serials are exception. [Revised: 2015-02-04]

Question: I have a book on which distributor statement is given as "Distributed by National Book Trust". Now the MARC 264 field with second indicator 2 stands for Distribution statement. So how should we transcribe distributor statement. i) National Book Trust or ii) Distributed by National Book Trust Answer: Distributed by National Book Trust According to RDA Rule 2.9.4.4 for "Statement of Function" you have to Record words or phrases indicating the function performed by a person, family, or corporate body as they appear on the source of information.

MARC 21 FIELD TAG MARC 21 SUBFIELD CODE MARC 21 FIELD / SUBFIELD NAME RDA INSTRUCTION NUMBER RDA ELEMENT NAME 250 Edition statement 250 a Edition statement 2.5.2 Designation of Edition 250 a Edition statement 2.5.6 Designation of a Named Revision of an Edition 250 b Remainder of edition statement 2.5.3 Parallel Designation of Edition 250 b Remainder of edition statement 2.5.4 Statement of Responsibility Relating to the Edition 250 b Remainder of edition statement 2.5.5 Parallel Statement of Responsibility Relating to the Edition 250 b Remainder of edition statement 2.5.6 Designation of a Named Revision of an Edition 250 b Remainder of edition statement 2.5.7 Parallel Designation of a Named Revision of an Edition 250 b Remainder of edition statement 2.5.8 Statement of Responsibility Relating to a Named Revision of an Edition 250 b Remainder of edition statement 2.5.9 Parallel Statement of Responsibility Relating to a Named Revision of an Edition [Source: RDA Tool

Library of Congress >> MARC >> Bibliographic >> 25X-28X >> 250  [LC] 250  Edition Statement (R) [OCLC] 250  Edition Statement (R) Input Standards Required if applicable/Required if applicable 1st Indicator   Undefined Undefined 2nd Indicator   Undefined Undefined Subfields  (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards ‡a Edition statement (R) Mandatory/Mandatory ‡b Remainder of edition statement (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable ‡3 Materials specified (NR) Optional/Optional Definition An edition statement is a word or phrase appearing in the resource that normally indicates a difference in either content or form between the resource and a related resource. An edition statement can often be identified by the use of words such as  edition, issue, level, state, update,  and  version , or their equivalents in other languages. Numbers and/or statements of responsibility may also appear with an edition statement.