Resource Description & Access (RDA)

Undifferentiated Personal Names in Resource Description and Access (RDA) Cataloging Rules: guidelines, best practices, and examples Contents: What is a Name Authority Record for Person What is an undifferentiated Name Authority Record What is the latest best practice on undifferentiated Name Authority Record Maintenance of existing undifferentiated records Examples of maintenance of undifferentiated Name Authority Records RDA attributes to create a unique authorized access point for the person being established Questions and Answers Author:  Salman Haider   [Revised 2016-02-16 | Written 2014-02-02] What is a Name Authority Record for Person: According to Glossary of Library & Information Science  of Librarianship Studies and Information Technology blog   Name Authority Record is a record which gives the authoritative form (the form selected for a heading) of a personal name in the library catalog or the file of bibliographic rec...

Publisher's Name in  Resource Description and Access  ( RDA ) &  Anglo-American Cataloging Rules  ( AACR2 ) with  MARC 21 Examples Table of Contents: Core Element How is Publisher's Name is defined Where are Rules for Publisher's Name in RDA What are the Sources of Information for Publisher's Name in RDA How is Publisher's Name Transcribed / Recorded in Resource Description and Access (RDA) More than One Publisher in Resource Description and Access (RDA) Publisher's Name in More Than One Language or Script No Publisher Identified in Resource Description and Access (RDA) MARC 21 Field 264 RDA Examples of Recording Publisher's Name in MARC 21 Field 264 CORE ELEMENT: Publisher's Name is a Core Element;   if more than one publisher’s name appears on the source of information, only the first recorded is required. How is Publisher's Name is defined :  According to the  Glossary of Library and Information Science  of...

Place of Publication in Resource Description and Access ( RDA ) & Anglo-American Cataloging Rules ( AACR2 ) with MARC 21 Examples Table of Contents: CORE ELEMENT How is Place of Publication defined Where are Rules for Place of Publication in RDA What are the Sources of Information for Place of Publication in RDA How is Place of Publication Transcribed / Recorded in Resource Description and Access (RDA) More than One Place of Publication Language or Script Place of Publication Not Identified CORE ELEMENT: Place of Publication is a core element; if more than one place of publication appears on the source of information, only the first recorded is required. How is Place of Publication defined:  According to the  Glossary of Library and Information Science  of  Librarianship Studies and Information Technology  blog, the  place of publication  is the place associated with the publication, release, or issuing of a resourc...

RDA Bibliography Articles, Books, Presentations, Thesis, and Videos on Resource Description and Access (RDA) & Cataloging Articles Resource Description and Access (RDA) Database Enrichment: The Path to a Hybridized Catalog . Roman S. Panchyshyn , Amey L. Park. 2015. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. Volume 53, Issue. 2, pages 214-233.  FRBR, Twenty Years On . Karen Coyle. 2015. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. Volume 53, Issue. 3-4, pages 265-285.  Breaking Records: The History of Bibliographic Records and Their Influence in Conceptualizing Bibliographic Data . Rachel Ivy Clarke. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. Volume 53, Issue. 3-4, pages 286-302.  A Comparison of Recorded Authority Data Elements and the RDA Framework in Chinese Character Cultures . Maiko Kimura. 2014. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly.  A Turning Point for Catalogs: Ranganathan's Possible Point of Vi...

Edition Designation of edition and designation of a named revision of an edition are CORE ELEMENTS. Other sub-elements of edition statements are optional. An edition statement is a statement identifying the edition to which a resource belongs. An edition statement may also include a designation of a named revision of an edition. An edition statement may also include a statement or statements of responsibility relating to the edition and/or to a named revision of an edition. This data is recorded in MARC field 250 Look at instruction 2.5.1 Transcribe an edition statement as it appears on the source of information. Apply the general guidelines on transcription given under 1.7.  Following various LCPS in 1.7 and 1.8 leads you to always transcribe the data as found.  Appendix B4 says, “For transcribed elements, use only those abbreviations found in the sources of information for the element.” Examples: Source reads:   Third re...