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...

This was the fourth year of RDA Blog  on Resource Description and Access ( RDA ).  We hope that our posts have been both interesting and helpful to all librarians and catalogers. As 2015 comes to a close, I want to share our most read articles of the year. Top 10 RDA Blog Posts of 2015   RDA Cataloging Rules for Pseudonyms with MARC 21 Examples International Standard Book Number (ISBN) - MARC to RDA Mapping RDA Cataloging Examples Articles, Books, Presentations on Resource Description and Access (RDA) Establishing Certain Entities in the Name or Subject Authority File : RDA Cataloging Libhub Initiative Corrected Titles Proper & Variant Titles : RDA vs AACR2 : Questions and Answers & Best Practices RDA Bibliography LC RDA Implementation of Relationship Designators in Bibliographic Records 33X fields do not necessarily mean RDA Thank you for reading  RDA Blog  on  Resource Description and Access  ( RDA )! Happy New Y...

RDA Toolkit Update, April 14, 2015  A new release of the RDA Toolkit is published on Tuesday, April 14. This message will cover several points you should be aware of related to the release.  TOPIC 1: Changes in RDA Content TOPIC 2: Change in Content in LC-PCC PSs TOPIC 3: Functional Changes in the RDA Toolkit TOPIC 1: Changes in RDA Content There are two types of changes in the RDA content for this update: 1) the fourth annual major update to RDA based on the decisions made by the Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA (JSC) at their November 2014 meeting; and 2) “Fast Track” changes that are relatively minor and typical of a release update. Revisions from JSC actions: The changes to individual instructions are identifiable by the “revision history” icon in the RDA Toolkit (a dark blue rectangular icon with the date "2015/04").  A complete listing of all changes due to the proposal process will appear in the left-side table of contents...

Following  RDA Blog  posts are revised: Use of 500 and 510 Field to Show Relationships in a Corporate Body Name  [Revised on 2015-04-13] Editor of Compilation vs Compiler  [Revised on 2015-03-31] Conventional Collective title / Uniform title : Questions and Answers  [Revised on 2015-04-03] See also: RDA Blog Testimonials & Reviews  

A revised version of this article is available at:  https://www.librarianshipstudies.com/2020/07/pseudonyms-rda-cataloging-rules-marc-21-examples-name-authority-records.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OLD VERSION Definition Pseudonym A name used by a person (either alone or in collaboration with others) that is not the person’s real name. ( RDA Toolkit Glossary) Pseudonym A name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity. ( AACR2 Glossary)  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Library of Congress / Program for Cooperative Cataloging practice for creating Name Authority Records (NARs) for persons who use Pseudonyms: Q1. How many Name Authority Records ( NARs ) are needed for contemporary persons who use pseudonyms?  Answer: If the person never uses his real name in his works but only use his pseudonym as his name, then establish the Name Authority Record under t...

Subject Headings Manual — Name vs. Subject Authority File — H 405 Establishing Certain Entities in the Name or Subject Authority (Revised) 1. General rule. Whenever a new heading is needed for a named entity, consult the two lists on pp. 5-13 to determine whether the heading is categorized as a Group 1 or Group 2 heading. Follow the procedures appropriate to the group. If neither the precise category, nor a broader category that encompasses the precise category, nor a very closely analogous category is found in either of the two groups, bring the matter to the attention of the Policy and Standards Division (PSD) for an interpretation and possible addition of the category to one of the lists.  GROUP ONE - NAME AUTHORITY GROUP HEADINGS: Named entities always established according to descriptive cataloging conventions with authority records that always reside in the name authority file. GROUP TWO - SUBJECT AUTHORITY GROUP HEADINGS: Named entities always established...