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RDA Test “Train the Trainer Module 1: What RDA is and isn’t [Content as

RDA Test “Train the Trainer Module 1: What RDA is and isn’t [Content as of Mar. 31, 2010] RDA Test Training: Content as of Mar. 31, 2010 -- Module 1

RDA is successor to AACR 2 • but is not AACR 3 -- RDA

RDA is successor to AACR 2 • but is not AACR 3 -- RDA is different from AACR 2 RDA Test Training: Content as of Mar. 31, 2010 -- Module 1 2

RDA based on IFLA’s international models and principles • Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records

RDA based on IFLA’s international models and principles • Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR; 1998) • Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD; 2009) • Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP; 2009) RDA Test Training: Content as of Mar. 31, 2010 -- Module 1 3

Addresses user tasks FRBR: • Find • Identify • Select • Obtain FRAD: •

Addresses user tasks FRBR: • Find • Identify • Select • Obtain FRAD: • Find • Identify • Contextualize • Justify • ICP’s highest principle = “convenience of the user” RDA Test Training: Content as of Mar. 31, 2010 -- Module 1 4

Is a content standard • Not a display standard (as was AACR 2) –

Is a content standard • Not a display standard (as was AACR 2) – Does have appendix D for ISBD and appendix E for AACR 2 style for access points • Not an encoding standard – Use whatever schema you prefer (MARC 21, Dublin Core, etc. ) – MARC 21 used in these training materials (with blank space around subfield codes for ease in reading) RDA Test Training: Content as of Mar. 31, 2010 -- Module 1 5

More international • Focus on local user needs • Choice of agency preparing the

More international • Focus on local user needs • Choice of agency preparing the description: – Language – Script – Calendar – Numeric system RDA Test Training: Content as of Mar. 31, 2010 -- Module 1 6

For wider scope of resources • Response to what’s being acquired in libraries –

For wider scope of resources • Response to what’s being acquired in libraries – More elements for non-printed text resources – More elements for non-text resources – More elements for unpublished resources • Compatible with specialist manuals (DACS, CCO, DCRM(B) etc. ) RDA Test Training: Content as of Mar. 31, 2010 -- Module 1 7

Includes authority data instructions • Based on attributes and relationships in FRAD • Authorized/variant

Includes authority data instructions • Based on attributes and relationships in FRAD • Authorized/variant access points and elements will for now be documented in authority records RDA Test Training: Content as of Mar. 31, 2010 -- Module 1 8

Has controlled vocabularies • Only a few closed: content, media, and carrier types; mode

Has controlled vocabularies • Only a few closed: content, media, and carrier types; mode of issuance; etc. • Most are open: cataloger can supply term if needed term not in list • Some vocabularies being registered on the Web • Training document #1 = list of vocabularies RDA Test Training: Content as of Mar. 31, 2010 -- Module 1 9

What’s changing? • Changes in technology – Impact on descriptive/access data • • book

What’s changing? • Changes in technology – Impact on descriptive/access data • • book catalogs card catalogs OPACs next generation • Move from classes of materials to elements and values (more controlled vocabularies) • Move from individual library to international audience RDA Test Training: Content as of Mar. 31, 2010 -- Module 1 10

Internet • Catalogs are no longer in isolation – Global access to data •

Internet • Catalogs are no longer in isolation – Global access to data • Virtual International Authority File (www. viaf. org) • Integrate bibliographic data with wider Internet environment – Share data beyond institutions RDA Test Training: Content as of Mar. 31, 2010 -- Module 1 11

Developed for the future • When authority and bibliographic data reside in separate “packages”

Developed for the future • When authority and bibliographic data reside in separate “packages” – Records assembled when needed • When access points (if needed) can be assembled “on the fly” • When data for works and expressions can be reused for multiple manifestations RDA Test Training: Content as of Mar. 31, 2010 -- Module 1 12

Implementation for RDA Test • Encoding schema: whatever you’re using now (e. g. ,

Implementation for RDA Test • Encoding schema: whatever you’re using now (e. g. , MARC 21, Dublin Core) • Display format: whatever you’re using now (e. g. , ISBD) RDA Test Training: Content as of Mar. 31, 2010 -- Module 1 13

RDA appendices for transition • Appendix D mappings: – ISBD to RDA – MARC

RDA appendices for transition • Appendix D mappings: – ISBD to RDA – MARC 21 bibliographic format to RDA • Appendix E: – Presentation and punctuation of access points – MARC 21 authority format mapping to RDA Test Training: Content as of Mar. 31, 2010 -- Module 1 14