Resource Description & Access (RDA)

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...

RDA is divided into ten sections: sections 1–4 cover elements corresponding to the entity attributes defined in FRBR and FRAD; sections 5–10 cover elements corresponding to the relationships defined in FRBR and FRAD. The initial chapter in each section sets out the functional objectives and principles underlying the guidelines and instructions in that section, and specifies core elements to support those functional objectives. Subsequent chapters within each section cover attributes or relationships that support a specific user task as follows: Attributes Section 1  covers the attributes of manifestations and items that are most commonly used to identify a resource (chapter 2), to select a resource appropriate to the user’s requirements with respect to format and encoding (chapter 3), and to obtain a resource (chapter 4).  Section 2  covers the attributes of works and expressions that are most commonly used to identi...

RDA Appendices A: Capitalization B: Abbreviations C: Initial Articles D: Record Syntaxes for Descriptive Data E: Record Syntaxes for Access Point Control F: Additional Instructions on Names of Persons G: Titles of Nobility, Terms of Rank, Etc. H: Dates in the Christian Calendar I: Relationship Designators: Relationships between a Resource and Persons, Families, and Corporate Bodies Associated with the Resource J: Relationship Designators: Relationships between Works, Expressions, Manifestations, and Items K: Relationship Designators: Relationships between Persons, Families, and Corporate Bodies L: Relationship Designators: Relationships Between Concepts, Objects, Events, and Places [Source: RDA Toolkit] Thanks all for your love, suggestions,  testimonials , likes, +1, tweets and shares .... See also related posts in following  RDA Blog  Categories (Labels):

General Structure Remember that RDA has a clear structure: Table of Contents Introduction Specific instructions o    Entities and their attributes ·             Group 1 (WEMI) (Chapters 1-7) ·             Group 2 (PFC) (Chapters 8-16) o    Relationships (Chapters 17-22, 24-32) Appendices for o    Abbreviation o    Capitalization o    Relationship designators (more on this later) Glossary with links to the text of the instructions Index <<<--------------------------->>> RDA Table of Contents 0: Introduction 0.0 Purpose and Scope 0.1 Key Features 0.2 Relationship to Other Standards for Resource Description and Access 0.3 Conceptual Models Underlying RDA 0.4 Objectives and Principl...