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,...

Hi all, I am pleased to announce that RDA Blog  on  Resource Description and Access  ( RDA ) has crossed 200000 pageviews mark. About RDA Blog About RDA RDA Blog Testimonials RDA Blog in Wikipedia An article on RDA Blog, published in Technical Services Quarterly, journal on library technical services published by Routledge (Taylor & Francis Online) . Thanks all for your love, support and suggestions. Please post your feedback and comments on RDA Blog Guest Book . Select remarks will be posted on RDA Blog Testimonials page. INTRODUCTION TO  RDA BLOG : RDA Blog  is a blog on  Resource Description and Access  ( RDA ), a new  library cataloging  standard that provides instructions and guidelines on formulating data for resource description and discovery, organized based on the  Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records  ( FRBR ), intended for use by libraries and other cultural organizations repl...

RDA QUIZ in the  Google+ Community RDA Cataloging Question:   Which is/are the International Cataloging Principles (ICP) by IFLA which is/are intended to guide the development of cataloguing codes? Post your vote by this Friday. You can also add your input in the comments box... Correct answer will be declared on the weekend... and a post will be created with further explanations and interesting comments by the users on  RDA Blog See also: RDA Blog  Home About RDA - Resource Description and Access About RDA Blog RDA Resources Cataloger's Reference Directory RDA Blog Testimonials Follow  RDA Blog  in Social Media:  Google+  |  Facebook  |  Google+ Community  |  Twitter  |  YouTube   |  SlideShare  |  Tumblr   |  WordPress  |  Flipboard  |  Pinterest  |  LinkedIn Thanks all for your love, suggestions,  test...

“Take What You See and Accept What You Get” This is the overriding principle of RDA concerning the transcription of data. It is consistent with the ICP “Principle of Representation” to represent the resource the way it represents itself. This is a fairly significant change from AACR2, which includes extensive rules for abbreviations, capitalization, punctuation, numerals, symbols, etc., and in some cases directs the cataloger to ‘correct’ data which is known to be wrong (e.g., typos). With RDA we generally do not alter what is on the resource when transcribing information for certain elements. This is not only to follow the principle of representation, but also for a more practical reason: to encourage re-use of found data you can copy and paste or scan or download into your description of the resource. Let’s see what this principle means for you as an LC cataloger, regarding capitalization, punctuation, and spacing.  It is critical that you understand LCPS 1.7.1 ; the...

What is FRBR? -- RDA Quiz on Google+ Community RDA Cataloging. Join RDA Cataloging online community / group / forum and share ideas on RDA and discuss issues related to Resource Description and Access Cataloging. Following are the comments received on this RDA Blog post <<<<<---------->>>>> Roger Hawcroft , Library Consultant Salman, FRBR is an acronym for Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records. It stems from recommendations made by IFLA in 1988. The FRBR represents the departure of bibliographic description from the long-standing linear model as used in AACR... to a muti-tiered concept contemporaneous with current technology and the increasing development of digital formats and storage. These principles underpin RDA - Resource Description & Access.. You may find the following outline useful: http://www.loc.gov/cds/downloads/FRBR.PDF I have also placed a list of readings ( not intended to be comprehensive or entirely up-to-dtate) in DropBox...

CASE: Selected plays of a Panjabi language author translated into Hindi language. Bibliographic Record The Hindi title when translated into English would read: "Representative plays" Authority Record LC control no.: n 2012217312 LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/n2012217312 HEADING: Gurasharana Siṅgha, 1929-2011. Plays. Selections. Hindi 000 00528cz a2200133n 450 001 9272751 005 20130618010111.0 008 130524n| azannaabn |a aaa 010 __  |a  n 2012217312 040 __  |a  DLC  |b  eng  |c  DLC  |e  rda 100 0_  |a  Gurasharana Siṅgha,  |d  1929-2011.  |t  Plays.  |k  Selections.  |l  Hindi 400 0_  |a  Gurasharana Siṅgha,  |d  1929-2011.  |t  Pratinidhi nāṭaka 400 0_  |a  Gurasharana Siṅgha,  |d  1929-2011.  |t  Pratinidhi natak 670 __  |a  Pratinidhi nāṭaka, 2012:  |b  title page (Pra...

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...