Resource Description & Access (RDA)

RDA Toolkit Update, August 11, 2015 - Changes in Resource Description and Access (RDA) and Library of Congress - Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements (LC-PCC PS) and RDA Toolkit 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 : Fast Track changes The PDF file mentioned in the URL below from RDA JSC site identifies the "Fast Track" changes to RDA that will be included in this release (6JSC-Sec-16.pdf); Fast Track changes are not added to the RDA Update History.  While you are encouraged to peruse the changes, there are no significant changes. TOPIC 2: Change in Content in LC-PCC PSs A summary of LC-PCC PS updates incorporated in this release is available at  August 11, 2015 release of the RDA Toolkit .  Catalogers should review the following policy statements: 1.8.2, First Alternative:  revised to include an e...

How do you cutter a translation of a new collection of stories or poems by one author? How would you account for the collection title in the original language? Under the new guidelines in RDA, many compilations of poems, stories, etc. by one author that used to be cuttered and treated as separate works according to the old LCRI 25.10 because the collection had a “distinctive” title are now given a conventional collective title and cuttered as collections or selections according to CSM F633.  However, there isn’t an example in F633 which illustrates what to do with the original title proper of a translation of collected poems, stories, etc. if the original collection title was “distinctive”. In some cases, the collection in the original language wasn’t published long enough ago for it to have necessarily “become known” by that title (the original collection and translation may even be published in the same year). So, according to RDA 6.2.2.10, the translation of such a col...

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...

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 130 Main entry—Uniform title 130 a Uniform title 6.2.2 Preferred Title for the Work 130 a Uniform title 6.3 Form of Work 130 a Uniform title 6.4 Date of Work 130 a Uniform title 6.5 Place of Origin of the Work 130 a Uniform title 6.6 Other Distinguishing Characteristic of the Work 130 d Date of treaty signing 6.4 Date of Work 130 f Date of a work 6.10 Date of Expression 130 g Miscellaneous information N/A 130 h Medium 6.9 Content Type 130 k Form subheading 6.2.2 Preferred Title for the Work 130 l Language of a work 6.11 Language of Expression 130 m Medium of performance for music 6.15 Medium of Performance 130 n Number of part/section of a work 6.2.2 Preferred Title for the Work 130 n Number of part/section of a work 6.3 Form of Work 130 n Number of part/section of a work 6.4 Date of Work 130 n Number of part/section of a work 6.5 Place of Origin of t...

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, ...