Resource Description & Access (RDA)

A new release of the RDA Toolkit was published on Tuesday, October 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: Additional Content in the RDA Toolkit TOPIC 1: Changes in RDA Content This update only contains  “Fast Track” changes that are relatively minor (these are not flagged in the RDA text with revision history icons).  The linked file 6JSC-Sec-13.pdf contains a complete listing of the Fast Track changes. You’ll note that many of the changes are to examples, including moving some examples to more appropriate instructions, replacing some examples, and adding initial articles to some preferred and variant titles, etc.—note that the addition of the initial articles are intended to exhibit the base instruction at RDA 6.2.1.7, and that LC/PCC   practice is to  OMIT  initial articles   (per 6.1.2.7,...

MARC 21 FIELD TAG MARC 21 SUBFIELD CODE MARC 21 FIELD / SUBFIELD NAME RDA INSTRUCTION NUMBER RDA ELEMENT NAME 111 Main entry—Meeting name 19.2 Creator 111 Main entry—Meeting name 19.3 Other Person, Family, or Corporate Body Associated with a Work 111 a Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element 11.2.2 Preferred Name for the Corporate Body 111 a Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element 11.3.3 Location of Headquarters, etc. 111 a Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element 11.4.3 Date of Establishment 111 a Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element 11.4.4 Date of Termination 111 a Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element 11.5 Associated Institution 111 a Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element 11.7 Other Designation Associated with the Corporate Body 111 c Location of meeting 11.3.2 Location of Conference, etc. 111 c Location of meeting 11.5 Associated Institution 111 d Date of meeting 11.4.2 Date of Conference, ...

MARC 21 FIELD TAG MARC 21 SUBFIELD CODE MARC 21 FIELD / SUBFIELD NAME RDA INSTRUCTION NUMBER RDA ELEMENT NAME 110 Main entry—Corporate name 19.2 Creator 110 Main entry—Corporate name 19.3 Other Person, Family, or Corporate Body Associated with a Work 110 a Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element 6.22 Signatory to a Treaty, etc. 110 a Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element 11.2.2 Preferred Name for the Corporate Body 110 a Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element 11.2.3 Location of Headquarters, etc. 110 a Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element 11.4.3 Date of Establishment 110 a Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element 11.4.4 Date of Termination 110 a Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element 11.5 Associated Institution 110 a Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element 11.7 Other Designation Associated with the Corporate Body 110 b Subordinate unit 11.2.2 Preferred Name for the Corpo...